Comparison

Silent Touch Timer vs OmniFocus 4

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

Head to head
About

Silent Touch Timer

This app provides a silent, visual timer that is easy to read from a distance and ideal for presentations, performances, and productivity techniques. It offers customizable warning times and counts up or down without any noise or vibration.

Highlights
  • Silent operation
  • Visually readable timer
  • Customizable warning times
  • Count up or down
  • Ideal for presentations
  • Supports Pomodoro Technique
Features
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Download now and streamline your life with the beautiful to see, lovely to use, and fastest to set timer! "Does exactly what it promises and with a sleek, innovative and intuitive interface. Would buy it again if I could!" GREAT FOR PRESENTATIONS • Easily readable up to 30 feet away on your iPhone. Try putting it behind your audience for better eye contact - for even further try a giant iPad timer! • If you're in charge of keeping presenters on time, just set it up where they can see it, maybe add a time warning to let them know when they should be wrapping up. • Won't disturb your audience, or you, with ANY noise or vibration. • Lets you know at a glance how far overtime you’ve gone – better talk faster next time! "'Apple' simple to use. Works every time. What could be better??" FANTASTIC FOR PERFORMANCES • Use it for music, dance, church services, comedy, plays, whatever has a start and an end! • Count up instead of down if you need to, you can even use warning times while counting up. • Great for keeping yourself in sync while podcasting. "I use the Pomodoro technique at work but didn't want a ticking ringing timer going off in my open plan office. Silent Timer does everything I need and doesn't annoy my coworkers." HELPS WITH PRODUCTIVITY AT HOME AND THE OFFICE • Time your work or your internet breaks at the office without disturbing your coworkers or yourself. • Works great for the Pomodoro Technique, just set the timer to 25 minutes and Pomodoro your way out of procrastination. "One of my most-often used apps...! An unobtrusive, light, very effective timer used while studying, exercising, interviewing people, teaching students and even when evaluating student's answer-sheets...!" SUPPORT You can find more information and support at yoctoapps.com, or contact me at support@yoctoapps.com.

About

OmniFocus 4

This task management application helps busy professionals organize and prioritize their work. It offers a unified interface across multiple Apple devices, allowing users to create, organize, and focus on tasks efficiently. A free trial is available.

Highlights
  • Unified interface across Apple devices
  • Task creation and organization
  • Perspectives Bar for navigation
  • Focus mode for specific projects
  • Secure, end-to-end encrypted sync
  • Universal cross-platform purchase
Features
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OmniFocus is powerful task management software for busy professionals. With tools to help tame the chaos, you can focus on the right tasks at the right time. Two-week free trial! OmniFocus 4 introduces a modernized, unified interface across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. Centered around your task outline, OmniFocus 4 brings a consistent experience, optimized for each device type, to all of your Apple devices. Easily create tasks anytime–from anywhere–and organize them with projects, tags, and dates. Quickly navigate OmniFocus on any device using the Perspectives Bar, Quick Open, and Back and Forward history. With Pro, use Focus to help focus your attention on specific projects or folders, and customize OmniFocus to only display the information most relevant to you. New to OmniFocus? The simple, efficient OmniFocus 4 interface will help you discover and implement a trusted system that works and grows with you. Upgrading from a previous version of OmniFocus? In OmniFocus 4, discover enhanced versions of all the powerful task management features you already rely on, along with new features that will level-up your workflow. Omni offers a free and secure sync service, protected with end-to-end encryption, ensuring only devices you authorize can access your data. And now, for the first time ever, OmniFocus is available as a universal cross-platform purchase: get full access to OmniFocus 4 on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro with a single license purchase. Accomplish more every day–anywhere you go–with OmniFocus 4.

Screenshots

Silent Touch Timer4 screens
OmniFocus 44 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: OmniFocus 4 at Free against Silent Touch Timer's $0.99. OmniFocus 4 also leads on ratings volume (343 vs 37) and device support (5 vs 3). Silent Touch Timer's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On update cadence and ads 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

OmniFocus 4 is free to download; Silent Touch Timer costs $0.99 up front. OmniFocus 4 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Silent Touch Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Silent Touch Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OmniFocus 4 has 343 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Silent Touch Timer's written reviews are positive against 53% of OmniFocus 4's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Silent Touch Timer versus OmniFocus 4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilent Touch TimerOmniFocus 4
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (37 ratings) — better4.0 (343 ratings)
Positive reviews84.1% of reviews — better52.6% of reviews
Number of ratings37343 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan McCardleThe Omni Group

Customer experience

Silent Touch Timer

All ratings37 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive84.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.9%

OmniFocus 4

All ratings343 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral7.6%
Negative21.9%
Written reviews445 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral13.9%
Negative33.5%

Bugs and requests

Silent Touch Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

OmniFocus 4

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • View options button not working consistently
  • Custom perspectives not persisting in sidebar
  • App crashing on launch
  • Drag and drop functionality issues
  • Incorrect task completion when adding new tasks
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  • Inconsistent behavior when changing due dates

Requested features

6 requests
  • Markdown support in notes
  • Gantt view for projects
  • Ability to reorder perspectives in the sidebar
  • Print to PDF with due dates and completed dates
  • Natural language processing for task creation
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  • Board view for projects

In-app purchases

None

Silent Touch Timer

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

OmniFocus 4

Subscriptions2
  • Legacy Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Legacy Subscription$99.991 Year
One-time8
  • Upgrade to v4 from v1-v3$37.49
  • Upgrade v4 to Pro from v1-v3$37.49
  • Unlock Standard (Mac Promo)$56.00
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  • Unlock Standard$74.99
  • Upgrade from Standard to Pro$74.99
  • Upgrade to v4 Pro from v1-v3$74.99
  • Unlock Pro (Mac Promo)$111.99
  • Unlock Pro$149.99

Questions

Is Silent Touch Timer free?
Silent Touch Timer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is OmniFocus 4 free?
OmniFocus 4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Silent Touch Timer or OmniFocus 4?
Silent Touch Timer is rated higher. Silent Touch Timer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while OmniFocus 4 averages 4.0 from 343 ratings.
Do Silent Touch Timer or OmniFocus 4 have ads?
Neither Silent Touch Timer nor OmniFocus 4 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Silent Touch Timer or OmniFocus 4?
Silent Touch Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and OmniFocus 4 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Silent Touch Timer was updated on October 16, 2026 and OmniFocus 4 on October 17, 2026.

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