Comparison

Timers vs Simple Timer & Stopwatch

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

Head to head
About

Timers

Manage multiple tasks simultaneously with this intuitive timer application. Create, label, and reuse custom timers for everyday activities like cooking, exercise, or meditation. Enjoy a variety of alarm sounds to suit your preferences.

Highlights
  • Run multiple timers simultaneously
  • Label and reuse custom timers
  • Variety of alarm sounds
  • Easy multitasking for daily tasks
  • Efficient time management
Features
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Introducing our timer app – your go-to for easy multitasking. Create and reuse timers simultaneously for various activities like brewing tea, boiling eggs, doing laundry, or practicing meditation. Features: Run Multiple Timers: Handle different tasks at once effortlessly. Label and Reuse: Personalize timers for your routine. Alarm Sounds: Choose from various alert options. Simplify your tasks – download the app now for efficient time management!

About

Simple Timer & Stopwatch

This app provides a clear and responsive timer and stopwatch with large time displays for everyday tasks, study, and lessons. It offers customizable layouts, presets, and history tracking, with optional features like showing the current time and keeping the screen awake. Live Activities display your timer or stopwatch on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.

Highlights
  • Large time displays
  • Customizable layouts
  • Preset durations
  • Live Activities integration
  • Offline functionality
  • History tracking
  • Screen awake option
Features
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A clear timer and stopwatch for study, lessons and everyday tasks. Large time displays and responsive layouts keep your countdown or elapsed time prominent, with controls close at hand on iPhone and iPad. Turn on Clock in the layout menu to show the current time alongside your countdown. The clock is optional and off by default. Select the manual Tabletop layout to place the timer above its controls, or use the regular timer layout. Start/Pause and Reset stay at the bottom of the control pane, with presets and optional content above. Your running or paused session continues when you change layouts. Start with 1, 3, 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute presets, or set a custom duration. Pause, resume and reset with simple controls. Use a full-screen countdown and lock its controls to help prevent accidental changes. Review your timer and stopwatch history. Choose light, dark or system appearance, an alert sound or silent mode, and optionally keep the screen awake while timing. Live Activities show your timer or stopwatch on the Lock Screen and, on supported devices, the Dynamic Island. Alerts depend on notification permissions and system settings. Ad-free timing, no account required. The timer and stopwatch work offline. Optional links to our other apps are in Settings. Available in English, Japanese, Korean, German and Simplified Chinese.

Screenshots

Timers3 screens
Simple Timer & Stopwatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Timers at 4.8 against Simple Timer & Stopwatch's 1.0. Timers also leads on ratings volume (31 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timers holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timers has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timers ships an update monthly, Simple Timer & Stopwatch every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Timers versus Simple Timer & Stopwatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimersSimple Timer & Stopwatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (31 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings31 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTue Nguyen MinhCong Le

Customer experience

Timers

All ratings31 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative0.0%

Simple Timer & Stopwatch

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Timers

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Timer & Stopwatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timers free?
Timers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Timer & Stopwatch free?
Simple Timer & Stopwatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timers or Simple Timer & Stopwatch?
Timers is rated higher. Timers averages 4.8 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Simple Timer & Stopwatch averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Timers or Simple Timer & Stopwatch have ads?
Neither Timers nor Simple Timer & Stopwatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timers or Simple Timer & Stopwatch?
Timers ships an update monthly, and Simple Timer & Stopwatch every 3 months. Most recently, Timers was updated on September 16, 2026 and Simple Timer & Stopwatch on September 29, 2026.

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