Interval Timer Alarm vs Colored 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.
Colored Timer
This utility app allows users to set up multiple timers that visually change color as time progresses. Define custom "Timer events" to associate specific colors with different time intervals. A pro version offers more timers and color options.
- Color-changing background
- Configurable timer events
- Multiple simultaneous timers
- Pro version for more timers
- Customizable colors
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Colored Timer is a configurable timer that changes its background color as time passes. The colors can be defined as "Timer events". Up to three timers can be used at the same time in Colored Timer. Use Colored Timer Pro for up to 10 timers with unlimited colors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Colored Timer at none against Interval Timer Alarm's 1. Colored Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Colored Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Interval Timer Alarm holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of Interval Timer Alarm's written reviews are positive against 50% of Colored Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Interval Timer Alarm ships an update every 11 months, Colored Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interval Timer Alarm | Colored Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (18 ratings) — better | 3.7 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.6% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | SHIGETO TAKAGI | Sven Bergmann |
Customer experience
Interval Timer Alarm
Colored Timer
In-app purchases
Interval Timer Alarm
- Remove Ads$1.99
Colored Timer
No in-app purchases
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