Comparison

Sandflow vs Visual Multi Timer

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

Head to head
About

Sandflow

This app helps you monitor and limit your daily phone and app usage. It tracks time spent on specific applications and games, offering insights to foster healthier digital habits and improve productivity. Features include leaderboards and real-time usage widgets.

Highlights
  • App usage tracking
  • Screen time limits
  • Dynamic Island stopwatch integration
  • Leaderboards for app usage
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Usage insights and analytics
Features
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Sandflow - Screen Time Control helps you control your app usage & develop healthier digital habits. Sandflow - Screen Time Control uses Shortcuts Automation to toggle a stopwatch on the Dynamic Island whenever you open one of your configured apps (TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram...) or any games (Clash of Clans, Marvel Snap, Genshin Impact). It works with all apps. LEADERBOARDS With Leaderboards powered by Game Center, you can now compare your times against their friends, family or with the rest of the world. The one with the least amount of time spent on social media wins the #1 place. INSIGHTS Learn more about your app usage, pickup times and other cool insights that will help you take back control of your time. Check how much time you've "wasted" on an app, how many times you have opened it and much time you've spent each time. EVEN MORE THINGS - Modern design with gorgeous icons and animations - Support for Light and Dark Modes - Check your usage of your apps in real time using the Home Screen interactive widgets BENEFITS: - Enhanced Self-Awareness: By tracking your app usage, you gain a clearer understanding of how you spend your time on your device, leading to better self-awareness and more intentional behavior. - Improved Productivity: Identifying time-wasting apps allows you to reclaim those minutes and redirect them toward more productive tasks or meaningful activities. - Digital Well-being: Developing healthy app usage habits promotes better overall well-being by reducing stress, anxiety, and the feeling of being constantly connected. - Better Time Management: With insights into your app usage patterns, you can allocate your time more efficiently and strike a balance between screen time and other aspects of life. - Mindful Technology Use: Tracking app usage encourages a more conscious and mindful approach to technology, where you use your devices with purpose rather than impulsively. - Family-Friendly Monitoring: Sandflow - Screen Time Control is also suitable for parents who want to monitor and manage their children's app usage in a supportive and responsible manner. PREMIUM: - Unlimited Apps: Add as many apps to track the real time usage as you want - Insights: Check how much time you've "wasted" on an app, how many times you have opened it and much time you've spent each time - Customization: Personalize the colors of different elements in the Dynamic Island and Live Activity - Custom App Icons: Change the app icon to fit your vibe and Home Screen --------- Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Check our Terms - https://appscreentime.com/legal/terms-of-use EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Visual Multi Timer

This app helps you manage multiple tasks simultaneously with customizable timers. It offers pre-made templates for various activities like cooking, workouts, and productivity, along with extensive personalization options. Stay on track with features like Live Activities and widgets.

Highlights
  • Multiple timers running simultaneously
  • Multi-step timer creation
  • Extensive template gallery
  • Customizable timer appearance
  • Live Activities and Dynamic Island integration
  • Homescreen widgets
  • Shortcut Actions support
Features
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Manage your time better with Timus. Cook your favorite dish with the help of cooking timers, become more productive with a Pomodoro timer, stay healthy by working out with HIIT or Tabata timers or even create custom timers to help you throughout the day MULTIPLE TIMERS AND MULTIPLE STEPS Create separate timers for every task you need and run them all at once. Easily create timers with multiple steps, it can be useful for sport, cooking, productivity or some other types of tasks HUGE TEMPLATE GALLERY Speaking of types of tasks! We prepared 20 templates for you so it would be even easier to start managing your time in a better way. Sport, Productivity, Health, Parenting, Cooking – we have it all. EASY CUSTOMIZATION Give timers your own personal touch. Choose titles, icons, colors, signals. Reorder or delete timers with dragging or swiping APPLE FEATURES ON FULL POTENTIAL See active timers in Live Activities and Dynamic Islands, use Homescreen widgets to manage your timers and start timers with Shortcut Actions without even opening the app Meet Timus, your new buddy in the kitchen, your workout partner at the gym, your teammate on the field, and your sidekick at the office. With its quick timer settings, you can focus on what matters most, whether it's work, exercise, or your daily routines. Timus has your back! Download Visual multi timer: Timus today and start making everything on time.  Have any questions? Please contact us at support@happus.co Privacy Policy: https://happus.co/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://happus.co/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Sandflow4 screens
Visual Multi Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Visual Multi Timer at 4.7 against Sandflow's 3.5. Visual Multi Timer also leads on ratings volume (142 vs 10) and review sentiment (83% vs 71%). Sandflow's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Sandflow sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Visual Multi Timer sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Visual Multi Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Multi Timer has 142 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Sandflow's written reviews are positive against 83% of Visual Multi Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sandflow ships an update every 9 days, Visual Multi Timer monthly. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sandflow versus Visual Multi Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSandflowVisual Multi Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (10 ratings)4.7 (142 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews82.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10142 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoneyCoach UGHAPPUS LLC

Customer experience

Sandflow

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.4%

Visual Multi Timer

All ratings142 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative13.0%

Bugs and requests

Sandflow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Visual Multi Timer

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • No vibration when set to silent

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add stopwatch
  • macOS app
  • Ability to view timer as progress bar on lock screen
  • More free programs
  • Visual and vibratory alerts separately or combined
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  • Mac OS version

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sandflow

Subscriptions4
  • Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly Family$8.991 Month
  • Screen Time Realtime Plus7 Days trial$13.991 Year
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  • Premium Yearly Family7 Days trial$28.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plus$49.99
11 purchases

Visual Multi Timer

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly3 Days trial$0.497 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly2 variants$2.991 Month
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  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annual$4.991 Year
  • Quarterly3 Days trial$5.993 Months
  • Annual3 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Year
  • Annual$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime$14.99
  • Lifetime$29.99
  • Lifetime v2$39.99

Questions

Is Sandflow free?
Sandflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Multi Timer free?
Visual Multi Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sandflow or Visual Multi Timer?
Visual Multi Timer is rated higher. Sandflow averages 3.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Visual Multi Timer averages 4.7 from 142 ratings.
Do Sandflow or Visual Multi Timer have ads?
Visual Multi Timer shows ads; Sandflow does not.
Which is updated more often, Sandflow or Visual Multi Timer?
Sandflow ships an update every 9 days, and Visual Multi Timer monthly. Most recently, Sandflow was updated on September 26, 2026 and Visual Multi Timer on September 26, 2026.

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