Sticky Timers and Countdowns vs Tempo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sticky Timers and Countdowns
Display multiple custom timers directly on your lockscreen or in the dynamic island. Personalize their appearance with colors, emojis, and designs for at-a-glance tracking of various events. Offers quick restart and duplication features for efficient time management.
- Customizable timers
- Lockscreen widgets
- Dynamic Island display
- Multiple timer views
- Customizable designs and colors
- Quick restart and duplicate timers
- App shortcuts
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Keep track of multiple timers at the same time from the dynamic island or your lockscreen with Sticky Timers. If you're keeping track of multiple things at the same time it's useful to have your timers available at a glance at all times. Customise colors, designs to make it fit in with your aesthetic! Features include: - Create custom timers - Customise background, emoji and text color for your timers - Quick timers for easy access - View up to six timers at the same time on your Lockscreen - Show up to two active timers at the same time in the Dynamic Island - Lockscreen Widget to start all your timers - Different alert sounds - Choose a background color for your Lockscreen timers - Quickly restart and duplicate timers - App shortcuts to quickly start timers from Siri or your own shortcuts Choose from different designs in the Dynamic Island and your Lockscreen: Compact: - One Timer with progress circle - One Timer with Emoji - Two Timers Expanded (long press on the dynamic island) and Lockscreen: - Coloured Pill - Coloured Pill with title - Minimal - Emoji If you purchase the 'Super Sticky Timers' in app purchase you will get - Unlimited Timers - Up to six active timers - All designs - Edit and create quick timers - Change the alert sounds - Show two timers in your compact Dynamic Island at the same time - Support Indie Development If you have any questions or feature suggestions, send an email to jordi@goodsnooze.com! This app offers subscriptions for "Super Sticky Timers". Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period (and charged to your iTunes account). You can turn off auto-renew/manage subscriptions in your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use can be found at https://getvivid.app/stterms and Privacy Policy can be found at https://getvivid.app/stprivacy.
Tempo
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Tempo – Multi Kitchen Timer lets you run multiple countdowns at the same time, so you can track every dish in your kitchen without juggling a single timer. Key Features: - Multiple concurrent timers — Start several timers at once; the most urgent one is always front and center - Saved presets — Create up to 6 named presets (e.g. "Pasta – 10 min", "Soft Boiled Egg – 6 min") and start them with a few taps - Alarm notifications — Get a sound and vibration alert when each timer finishes - +30 s button — Add extra time to any running timer with one tap - Individual pause & dismiss — Pause, resume, or dismiss each timer independently, or pause/stop all at once - Keep screen on — Optional setting to prevent the screen from turning off while timers are running - Custom alarm sounds — Choose from built-in sounds - In-app volume — Use a dedicated volume slider independent of your device media volume - Auto-stop alarm — Optionally silence the alarm after a set duration so you don't have to dismiss it manually - Light & dark themes — Includes a Peach Mint light theme and Night Kitchen dark theme, or follow system setting - 5 languages — English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German Perfect For: - Cooking multiple dishes at the same time - Meal prep with staggered start times - Baking with different stage timers - Any activity that needs several independent countdowns How It Works: 1. Create or select one or more presets on the home screen 2. Tap the pot to start — all selected timers run concurrently 3. The timer with the least time left is shown largest; others appear below 4. When a timer finishes, you get a sound + vibration alert and a notification 5. Dismiss, restart, or go back to idle when you're done Privacy Focused: - No data collection - No ads or tracking - Lightweight and efficient Tempo – Multi Kitchen Timer is part of the Ottler Studio suite of simple, focused utility apps designed to make your digital life easier.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tempo at none against Sticky Timers and Countdowns's 3. Tempo also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price 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
Both are free to download. Sticky Timers and Countdowns sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Tempo asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Sticky Timers and Countdowns | Tempo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (51 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Good Snooze | Cedric Marcellin |
In-app purchases
Sticky Timers and Countdowns
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Lifetime$9.99
Tempo
No in-app purchases
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