Interval Timer Alarm vs Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interval Timer Alarm
This free productivity app provides customizable interval timers with repeating alarms and vibrations. It's designed for various uses like study sessions, interval training, and time management, ensuring continuous operation even on lock screens.
- Customizable interval timers
- Repeating alarms and vibrations
- Notes for each interval
- Two sound types
- Optional seconds count sound
- Background operation
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A simple interval timer free app with a one-line notes that repeats alarms and vibrations a specified number of times at fixed time intervals specified in minutes and seconds. You can switch between two types of sounds and select the presence or absence of a seconds count sound. Does not sleep during operation, does not operate on sleep screen / lock screen / background. For Kleperin test, muscle training exercise, presentation practice, talk time management.
Timer
This utility app provides a simple and stylish timer and stopwatch. It offers background notifications, customizable themes and alarm sounds, and vibration options. An optional plugin can remove ads.
- Background timer notifications
- Selectable theme colors
- Selectable alarm sounds
- Vibration on/off
- Tablet support
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A Simple & Stylish Timer Stopwatch App. [Features] - Supports Tablet. - If App is in the background, notifies the timer completion. - Selectable Theme Color.("Ninja BLACK"/"Samurai WHITE"/"Sakura RED"/"Yuzu YELLOW"/"Ajisai BLUE"/"Matcha GREEN") - Selectable Alarm Sound.("Alarm Clock"/"Bell"/"Alert"/"Chime"/"Telephone"/"Cat"/"Dog"/"Bird") - Vibration On/Off ※ Timer is free, but you can hide the ad by buying a plug-in extension. URL Scheme: woodsmall-timer:// Made in Japan. © woodsmall inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Timer at 4.4 against Interval Timer Alarm's 3.9. Timer also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 49%). Interval Timer Alarm's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Interval Timer Alarm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 81 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Interval Timer Alarm's written reviews are positive against 75% of Timer's.
Interval Timer Alarm ships an update every 11 months, Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interval Timer Alarm | Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (18 ratings) | 4.4 (81 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.6% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 81 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | SHIGETO TAKAGI | woodsmall inc. |
Customer experience
Interval Timer Alarm
Timer
In-app purchases
Interval Timer Alarm
- Remove Ads$1.99
Timer
- Monthly plan$0.491 Month
- Annual plan$5.991 Year
- Pay in full$6.99
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