Comparison

Minimalistic Countdown Timer vs Remote

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

Head to head
About

Minimalistic Countdown Timer

This app provides a simple and intuitive way to set countdown timers with customizable options. It features large, visible numbers, optional sounds, and extended time tracking for presentations and practice. Its minimalist design ensures easy use and a clean aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Easy swipe and tap time setting
  • Autorestart, Count Down, Count Up
  • Extended time tracking
  • Optional sounds and loud ringer
  • Minute or Unit based counting
  • Large, highly visible numbers
  • Ignorable timeout screen
Features
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**Large & Simple Countdown Timer** A clean, highly visible countdown timer designed for speeches, presentations, events, meetings, and workouts. Large numbers make it easy to read from a distance, while the minimalistic design keeps everything simple and distraction-free. **Free Version Includes:** • Large, clear numbers – visible from across the room • Extremely simple to use • Countdown and count-up modes • Clear "TIME'S UP!" screen • Timeout sound • Ad-free • Available in 10 languages – use it in your native language **Upgrade to PRO to unlock:** • Control the timer from another device on the same WiFi • Run timers up to 99 hours – ideal for long sessions • Dynamic color alerts (green → yellow → red) • Get visual and sound reminders to stay on track • Customize colors and timeout message • Add a label above the timer • Overtime tracking to see how much extra time you used • No upgrade popups Perfect for speakers, trainers, teachers, event organizers, and anyone who needs a reliable and visible timer. Download now and experience the simplest, most visible countdown timer available! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Remote

Features
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One big countdown everyone can see. One remote in your pocket. Remote Timer turns an iPhone or iPad into a large, glanceable countdown and lets you run it from a second device. No internet, no account, no fiddly setup. Perfect for talks, workshops, classrooms, rehearsals, exams, training sessions and any room that needs to keep to time. TWO ROLES, ONE APP • Timer: shows the big countdown. Put it where the speaker or the audience can see it. Pick a clean progress circle, or on iPhone a progress line that runs around the edge of the screen. • Remote: start, pause and reset the timer and change its duration from another device. See the live time and the timer device's battery level at a glance. BUILT FOR REAL ROOMS • Counts down, then keeps counting up in red so you always know how far over you are. Optional blinking and a haptic tap tell you the moment time is up. • Any duration up to 99 minutes, with quick presets from 1 to 30 minutes. • Controls fade away while the timer runs, so the audience only sees the time. • Devices find each other automatically on the local network. No internet connection needed. • Secret code: only remotes that know your code can connect. NEW IN 2.0 • Live Activity: keep the countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with the set duration, the time since the last sync and a clear "Time's up" state. • "Time's up" notification on your remote when the timer runs out. It is corrected or cancelled automatically when the timer is paused, reset or changed. • Redesigned Timer screen and a redesigned clock-style Remote screen with a REMOTE badge, so you always know which role a device plays. • A welcome tutorial that walks you through choosing a role and pairing two devices. FOR TINKERERS Open the timer in any browser on the same network, or read it from your own scripts through a simple local HTTP endpoint. Start/stop and reset endpoints are protected by your secret code. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Remote Timer collects no data, and everything stays between your own devices. GOOD TO KNOW • Allow Local Network access when asked, otherwise your devices cannot find each other. • The Live Activity and the notification on the remote reflect the last state it received from the timer. They refresh whenever the Remote Timer app is open on the remote. • Requires iPhone or iPad with iOS 17 or later.

Screenshots

Minimalistic Countdown Timer4 screens
Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Remote at none against Minimalistic Countdown Timer's 2. Minimalistic Countdown Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Minimalistic Countdown Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Minimalistic Countdown Timer versus Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimalistic Countdown TimerRemote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgor DonkovLeon Friedmann

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Minimalistic Countdown Timer

Subscriptions1
  • PRO Yearly$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO Lifetime$3.99
None

Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minimalistic Countdown Timer free?
Minimalistic Countdown Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Remote free?
Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Minimalistic Countdown Timer or Remote have ads?
Neither Minimalistic Countdown Timer nor Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Minimalistic Countdown Timer or Remote?
Minimalistic Countdown Timer ships an update monthly, and Remote monthly. Most recently, Minimalistic Countdown Timer was updated on November 1, 2026 and Remote on November 3, 2026.

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