Comparison

Countdown vs Timer for Rehearsal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Countdown

A minimalist, full-screen timer app designed for high visibility. It offers stopwatch, timer, and clock modes with customizable alerts and advanced control options. Ideal for events and games where a clear time display is essential.

Highlights
  • Full-screen countdown timer
  • Stopwatch, timer, and clock modes
  • Customizable chime or air horn alerts
  • Adjustable countdown duration up to 10 hours
  • Color-coded time display
  • Optional tenths of a second display
  • Bluetooth keyboard control
Features
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Replace the old sand timer in your favorite game with one that packs a punch! The countdown takes center stage in this app as a full-screen timer counts down the seconds. Run silently, or play a chime or air horn sound to let everyone know that time is up! Perfect for TV broadcasts, classrooms, debates, game shows, sporting events, or anywhere a highly visible stopwatch, timer, or clock with a streamlined appearance is needed. Features: + Beautiful design, maximizing countdown visibility + Tap anywhere to start or stop the countdown + Three modes - stopwatch, timer, or clock + Set a countdown up to 10 hours + Display the time in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, or purple Advanced features: + Optionally show tenths of a second during the last minute for extra excitement + Optionally flash during the last ten seconds + Optionally play an air horn or a chime sound when time is up + Optionally show elapsed time after the timer reaches 0:00 (double-tap or long-press the Timer icon on the settings screen to choose) + The device will not sleep while the timer is running + Background notifications make sure you know when your timer ends + Double-tap the time on the settings screen to switch between 1, 5, and 15-second increments Super-advanced features: + Control the timer remotely using a Bluetooth keyboard: The space bar starts/stops, escape resets, and you can change the countdown time by typing a number followed by enter. + Display the timer on an external screen using AirPlay mirroring, while keeping the controls visible only on your device! + Use side-by-side with other apps on iPad in slide-over or split-view mode

About

Timer for Rehearsal

This app provides a discreet timer for live performances and events. It uses color changes and custom messages to signal time limits without distracting the audience. Ideal for speakers, presenters, and event organizers to manage schedules effectively.

Highlights
  • Discreet visual time warnings (color changes)
  • Customizable warning times and messages
  • Overtime counter
  • Gesture-controlled interface
  • Count up or down timer
  • Siri Shortcut support
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How Much Time Do I Have Left? It’s a simple question that often lingers in the back of your mind while you’re performing. A professional knows how to bring the show to a natural conclusion at just the right moment, but without knowing how long you have, you’re at a loss. Fin was created to solve this problem in the most elegant way possible. Take your iPad, iPhone, Apple Vision Pro, or Mac, and let the timer run as you deliver the best performance of your life. You’ll know when your time is almost up, but no one else will. Keep Your Performers on Schedule If you run conferences, toastmasters meetings, or other live events, you’ll appreciate how well Fin keeps your talent on schedule. Rather than having someone in the front of the room holding up cards, let Fin do the job for you. Fin will turn the background of the screen different colors at warning times you specify. (Yellow, Orange, and Red, or the Toastmasters standard Green, Yellow, and Red, or any other custom set of colors.) When time is up, the screen will pulse and a custom message will appear. The audience will never notice, but your performers will get the hint. Controlled with Simple Gestures Fin was designed to be used in live situations, whether on stage or in the recording studio. Starting or pausing is as simple as a tap on the screen. Adding or subtracting time is as simple as tracing a circle with your finger. Even while the timer is running, you can change the amount of time remaining, in case there’s been a sudden change in schedule. You can have the timer count up or down, depending on your preference. You can choose whether to show only warning colors, the current time of day, or the counting timer. Great for Rehearsals If you know how long your time slot is, Fin will help you practice sticking to it. Use Fin during rehearsals to get a good sense of how long you’re going over or under your allotted time. Fin will automatically start an overtime counter once the timer runs out, so you’ll know not only that the presentation is going too long, but also by how much. Features in the free version: • Large numbers that are easy to read from across a room. • One timer • Up to 3 visual warnings which change the screen background color at times specified by the user. (Any of these three warnings can be switched on or off as you see fit.) • Up to 12 editable templates • The option to play sounds for warning times or when time runs out. On devices with vibration support, warnings can vibrate as well. • Dark and light themes to match your stage conditions. • The ability to count up or down and switch between the two, even after you’ve started the timer. • The ability to hide the counter and just show different background colors, or show the current time instead of the counter. • An overtime counter that counts up after time is up. • A custom message when the timer runs out. • Siri Shortcut support. Launch your favorite Fin presets with your voice. • Add or subtract time with a circle gesture. Trace a circle on screen clockwise or counterclockwise to add or subtract time. (iOS devices only.) • Notifications for when the timer runs out while the device is off, or the app is in the background. • Need to switch to another app while Fin is running? No problem. Fin will calculate the time even while you’re gone. • Remote control of your iPhone timer using Apple Watch. • Universal app for iPhone, iPad, Vison Pro, and Mac. Upgrade to Fin pro for: • Unlimited timers • Unlimited warnings • Unlimited templates • Syncing of timers and templates over iCloud • Speak a timer: Create a timer by simply speaking the amount of time you need. • Remote control and syncing of two or more devices running a single timer. • Universal purchase gives you access to iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro, and Mac versions at no extra cost. Privacy Policy: https://fintimer.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Timer for Rehearsal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Timer for Rehearsal at Free against Countdown's $1.99. Timer for Rehearsal also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and device support (6 vs 2). Countdown's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (79% vs 63%). On update cadence, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Timer for Rehearsal is free to download; Countdown costs $1.99 up front. Timer for Rehearsal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timer for Rehearsal holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 132 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Countdown's written reviews are positive against 63% of Timer for Rehearsal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update every 2 months, Timer for Rehearsal every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and July 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Countdown versus Timer for Rehearsal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownTimer for Rehearsal
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (41 ratings)4.6 (132 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings41132 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#194 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitBit AppsJoseph Cieplinski

Customer experience

Countdown

All ratings41 ratings
Positive78.0%
Neutral9.8%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral12.7%
Negative7.9%

Timer for Rehearsal

All ratings131 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Countdown

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App cannot be quit on iOS 12.4
  • Phone heats up and slows down (reported once)
  • AirPlay/external display rotation issues (upside down/cut off)
  • Screen turns off after timer ends, requiring unlock

Requested features

24 requests
  • Show elapsed time after countdown ends
  • Airhorn as an option to start a countdown
  • European clock format (24h)
  • Countdown to a specific date and time
  • Add seconds to the clock display
Show 19 more
  • Fully hide menu/iPhone switchbar
  • Six-digit format
  • Multiple timers open simultaneously
  • Changeable background colors
  • Selectable/longer horn sound
  • Control from Apple Watch
  • Timer visible in other apps/home screen
  • Beep chime for the last 3 seconds
  • Flash color matching clock color
  • Prevent screen from shutting off when app is open
  • Option for alarm to repeat
  • Customizable 'countdown to start' feature
  • More sound variations
  • Visual clue for count-up feature
  • Count up screen background white only if flash is on
  • Tap twice anywhere to reset
  • Second, non-air horn, pleasant chime sound
  • Option to show seconds for clock display
  • Portrait mode option

Timer for Rehearsal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Countdown

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Timer for Rehearsal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Access14 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$29.99

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Timer for Rehearsal free?
Timer for Rehearsal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown or Timer for Rehearsal?
Timer for Rehearsal is rated higher. Countdown averages 4.1 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Timer for Rehearsal averages 4.6 from 132 ratings.
Do Countdown or Timer for Rehearsal have ads?
Neither Countdown nor Timer for Rehearsal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Timer for Rehearsal?
Countdown ships an update every 2 months, and Timer for Rehearsal every 6 weeks. Most recently, Countdown was updated on September 30, 2026 and Timer for Rehearsal on July 29, 2026.

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