Comparison

Laundry Timer vs Drying Buddy

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

Head to head
About

Laundry Timer

This weather app estimates outdoor drying times for laundry based on local conditions. It helps plan the best times and days to hang clothes, considering temperature, humidity, and wind. Receive notifications when laundry is estimated to be dry and warnings about adverse weather.

Highlights
  • Drying time estimates based on weather
  • Multiple timers for different fabric types
  • 3-day drying rate forecast (upgradable to 7)
  • Future drying time predictions
  • Drying completion notifications
  • Adverse weather warnings
  • Drying progress charts
Features
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Laundry Timer is a weather app and timer dedicated drying your washing outside. It estimates how long your laundry will take to dry based on local weather conditions and helps you plan which are the best times / days to hang out your washing. It takes into account temperature, solar energy, humidity, wind speed and cloud cover. Save energy and reduce wear and tear on your clothes by drying them outside more often! Features include: - Multiple timers to reflect the drying rates of different fabric types (from light fabrics such as bed sheets to heavy fabrics such as towels). - Three day drying rate forecast (upgradable to 7 days) showing changes in the estimated drying rate throughout each day. - Future drying time estimates: check how long your washing will take to dry for future times / days - Notifications when your laundry is estimated to be dry. - Warnings about adverse conditions such as rain or high gusts of wind. - Charts showing how dry your laundry items are estimated to be at a given time. - Settings to calibrate the timers to better suit our own laundry items. Laundry Timer can be useful all year round: Autumn / Winter: Laundry Timer can be particularly useful in cooler conditions when it can be hard to judge how long it will take for your laundry to dry. - Use the app help you find the best days to plan a wash, and find out how early you need to put your clothes out for them to be dry by the end of the day. - Laundry can still dry on cold days, given the right humidity and wind speed. But even if your laundry is unlikely to be fully dry by the end of the day, you can use the app to estimate whether it will be almost dry. This way you can reduce drying costs by partially drying your laundry outside, before putting it in the dryer to finish the job. To do this tap the relevant fabric type to view the chart. From here you can look up time you want to bring your laundry in, to see how dry it is estimated to be at that time. Spring / Summer: On warm sunny days you don’t always need much help in determining whether or not your laundry will dry. However Laundry timer can be useful in other ways: - If you’re putting out your laundry out later in the day it’s not always obvious your clothes will be dry in time. Use laundry timer to determine if there is enough time to put a late wash on. To do this, tap the timer icon in the current day in the Forecast tab, then drag the slider to the appropriate time (based on how long your wash cycle is). You can then see the estimated drying times at that time. - It’s best not to leave bright or dark coloured fabrics out in direct sunlight for too long to avoid them fading. Use laundry timer to remind you when your clothes are likely to be dry so they don't need to be out longer than necessary. You can also turn fabrics inside out to keep colours vibrant. - If you have multiple loads of washing to get through and limited drying space, you can use Laundry Timer to help judge when to put a new load of washing on. That way you can time it so the previous load is dry by the time the next load is ready to hang out. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/laundrytimer/privacy-policy

About

Drying Buddy

This app estimates how long your laundry will take to dry, both indoors and outdoors. It uses local weather data for outdoor drying and adjusts estimates for indoor conditions. Get rain alerts and drying reminders.

Highlights
  • Drying Timer with estimated completion
  • Indoor and Outdoor drying modes
  • Hourly and Daily weather forecasts
  • Rain alerts for outdoor drying
  • Customizable laundry load types
  • Local weather condition integration
  • Drying completion notifications
Features
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Drying Buddy helps you figure out when your laundry will dry, indoors or outdoors. For outdoor drying, it uses local weather conditions such as temperature, humidity, wind and sunshine to estimate drying time and help you find the best moment to hang your clothes. Drying indoors? Switch to Indoor Drying mode to get an adjusted drying estimate without relying on outdoor conditions. Features: ・Drying Timer Choose your laundry type and get an estimated drying time and completion time. ・Indoor & Outdoor Drying Use Outdoor mode for weather-based estimates, or Indoor mode when you're drying at home. ・Hourly Forecast Check drying conditions for the next 12 hours and see how long your laundry is expected to take. ・Daily Forecast Compare upcoming days and find better opportunities for outdoor drying. ・Rain Alerts Get warned if rain is expected while your laundry is outside. ・Different Laundry Types Choose between light, medium and heavy loads for more relevant estimates. ・Local Weather Drying estimates automatically adapt to weather conditions in your area. ・Notifications Optionally get a reminder when your laundry should be dry. No account required. Just open the app, check the conditions and get your laundry drying.

Screenshots

Laundry Timer4 screens
Drying Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drying Buddy at none against Laundry Timer's 1. Drying Buddy also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). Laundry Timer's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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. Laundry Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Drying Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Laundry Timer against 5.0 for Drying Buddy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Laundry Timer has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Laundry Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drying Buddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Laundry Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, Drying Buddy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Laundry Timer versus Drying Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLaundry TimerDrying Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdward HeskethChloe Agostini

Customer experience

Laundry Timer

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

Drying Buddy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Laundry Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Laundry Timer Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Year
None

Drying Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Laundry Timer free?
Laundry Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drying Buddy free?
Drying Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Laundry Timer or Drying Buddy?
Laundry Timer and Drying Buddy are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 19 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Laundry Timer or Drying Buddy have ads?
Both Laundry Timer and Drying Buddy show ads.
Which is updated more often, Laundry Timer or Drying Buddy?
Laundry Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, and Drying Buddy every 2 weeks. Most recently, Laundry Timer was updated on September 30, 2026 and Drying Buddy on September 22, 2026.

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