Hourglass vs Repeating Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hourglass
This app offers a simple and user-friendly hourglass experience. Set your desired time, pause it as needed, and enjoy the soothing visual of falling sand. It's designed for moments of calm and focused time management.
- User-friendly hourglass interface
- Set custom timer durations
- Pause and resume timer
- Soothing falling sand animation
- Comforting visual experience
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Simple and user-friendly hourglass app. You can set your desired time and also pause it. Watching the beautiful falling sand is soothing and comforting. standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Repeating Timer
This utility app provides a simple and efficient way to set repeating timers with a clear display of remaining time. It offers an Apple Watch app and home screen widgets for quick access and control.
- Repeat timer with remaining time display
- Apple Watch app integration
- Home screen widgets for quick access
- Ad-free experience (paid feature)
- Supports iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
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Simple repeat timer. Free Features: * Repeat timer. Remaining time at a glance. * Apple Watch app * Widget to start and check timers on home screen. Paid Features: * No ads Terms of use：https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hourglass at Free against Repeating Timer's $1.99. Hourglass also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Repeating Timer's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 30%) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Hourglass is free to download; Repeating Timer costs $1.99 up front. Hourglass sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Repeating Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hourglass ships an update weekly, Repeating Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hourglass | Repeating Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (216 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 216 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #198 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Focaccia, Inc. | Yohei Tamura |
Customer experience
Hourglass
Repeating Timer
In-app purchases
Hourglass
- Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Hourglass Timer Pro$3.99
Repeating Timer
- Premium Plan$0.491 Month
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