Comparison

Visual Timer vs タイマー

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

Head to head
About

Visual Timer

This utility app provides a visual countdown timer using a colored circle, making it easy to see remaining time at a glance. It's ideal for focused work sessions, managing children's activities, and everyday timekeeping tasks.

Highlights
  • Visual countdown with colored circle
  • Quick keypad time entry
  • Customizable colors and display
  • Clockwise or counterclockwise options
  • Adjustable end sound
  • No account required
Features
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A simple visual timer that shows remaining time as a colored circle, so “how much is left” is easy to grasp at a glance. Useful for study, work, and everyday time management with kids. Features: • Enter minutes on a keypad and start right away • See remaining time as a colored area on an analog-style dial • Customize colors for the timer fill, center, hand, and notches • Show or hide numbers and notches • Switch clockwise or counterclockwise • Turn the end sound on or off Great for: • Focused study or work sessions, including Pomodoro-style intervals • Helping children understand passing time through color • A quick visual timer for kitchen or daily tasks Open the app, set the minutes, and start—no account needed.

About

タイマー

Features
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○こんな人向け ・タイマーに余計な機能を求めていない人 ・とにかくシンプルが好きな人 ・広告が嫌いな人 ・機械に強くない人 ・ミニマリストの人 ○特徴 ・広告なし ・ダークモード対応 ○Noconシリーズについて 「いつも使っているアプリが複雑で使いづらい」、「広告が邪魔」、「機能をそこまで求めていない」といった方々の悩みを解決することをコンセプトにアプリを開発しています。 それに伴い、”デザイン”、”機能”、”設計”の3つの観点において余計なものを一切取り入れず、”極限”までシンプルになるよう日々改善しています。 「足す」よりも「引く」ことを意識した、極めてシンプルなアプリを是非ご堪能ください。

Screenshots

Visual Timer3 screens
タイマー3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: タイマー at every 4 weeks against Visual Timer's every 4 months. タイマー also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Timer ships an update every 4 months, タイマー every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Visual Timer versus タイマー: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual Timerタイマー
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating+417+
Developerkohei yamanehiroki kaneko

In-app purchases

None

Visual Timer

No in-app purchases

None

タイマー

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual Timer free?
Visual Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is タイマー free?
タイマー is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Visual Timer or タイマー have ads?
Neither Visual Timer nor タイマー shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Timer or タイマー?
Visual Timer ships an update every 4 months, and タイマー every 4 weeks. Most recently, Visual Timer was updated on September 21, 2026 and タイマー on August 16, 2026.

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