Comparison

Kitchen Timer vs frenu

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

Head to head
About

Kitchen Timer

A straightforward kitchen timer designed for everyday cooking. It offers customizable patterns and colors, with a convenient long-press function for quick time setting. Receive notifications even when the app is running in the background.

Highlights
  • Easy-to-use interface
  • Long press for quick time setting
  • Background notifications
  • Customizable patterns and colors
  • Simple cooking aid
Features
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A simple kitchen timer for everyday cooking. Kitchen Timer makes it quick and easy to keep track of cooking time, whether you're boiling eggs, baking, preparing pasta, using the oven, or making your favorite meal. With a clear display and simple controls, you can set your timer and get back to cooking. Perfect for: • Boiling eggs and pasta • Baking and oven cooking • Meal prep • Roasting and grilling • Making bread and desserts • Everyday cooking at home Features: • Long press buttons to set the time quickly • Quickly reuse recently used timer settings • Background notifications when your timer finishes • Customize the timer with colors and patterns Simple, practical, and easy to use. Keep track of your cooking time and enjoy a smoother kitchen routine.

About

frenu

Features
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「frenu」は、画像認識と音声認識を活用した高度なハンドトラッキング技術により、画面に触れることなく操作できる全く新しいウェブブラウザです。 料理中や作業中で手が離せない場面でも、空中で手を動かすだけでスクロールやクリックが可能です。さらに、強力な音声検索機能により、複雑な入力も声だけで完結します。 【主な機能】 - ハンドトラッキング操作: 画面に触れずにスクロール、リンクのクリックが可能。 - 音声検索: Google検索を声だけで実行。 - フルスクリーン表示: 不要なメニューを排除し、コンテンツに集中できるデザイン。 - カスタマイズ: 音声機能のオンオフが可能。 手が汚れている時、手が離せない時、あるいは単に新しいブラウジング体験を求めている時。frenuがあなたのブラウジングを自由にします。

Screenshots

Kitchen Timer3 screens
frenu2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: frenu at none against Kitchen Timer's 1. frenu also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence 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. Kitchen Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. frenu asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kitchen Timer ships an update fortnightly, frenu every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kitchen Timer versus frenu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitchen Timerfrenu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (201 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings201 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB62 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFocaccia, Inc.Kento Saito

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Kitchen Timer

One-time1
  • Kitchen timer Pro$3.99
None

frenu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kitchen Timer free?
Kitchen Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is frenu free?
frenu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kitchen Timer or frenu have ads?
Kitchen Timer shows ads; frenu does not.
Which is updated more often, Kitchen Timer or frenu?
Kitchen Timer ships an update fortnightly, and frenu every 9 days. Most recently, Kitchen Timer was updated on October 16, 2026 and frenu on October 3, 2026.

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