Countdown Visual Timer vs SIMTA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Visual Timer
This app provides a calming, visual countdown timer designed to reduce anxiety for individuals with special needs, autism, or ADHD. It offers customizable sounds and an easy-to-understand interface, making time management accessible for children and those with cognitive delays.
- Visual countdown interface
- Reduces anxiety and stress
- Customizable alert sounds
- Lockout options for buttons and settings
- Screen stays on during countdown
- Simple and intuitive design
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Calming. Visual. Quiet. Reduces anxiety and stress. Perfect for nonverbal, special needs,, autism, ADHD. Silent or choose from many alter sounds. Kids, toddlers and caregivers will love the relaxing and easy-to-understand interface. Choose a color and over 50 sounds for notifications (or turn them off!). Stellar Accessibility support and fully localized for over 70 languages + locales. Finally! The perfect accessibility timer for young kids and people with communication or cognitive delays. Those on the Autism spectrum (ASD) and young kids can struggle with understanding time, leading to high anxiety and frustration around transitions. Being able to SEE time pass helps understanding, reducing frustration and anxiety. NO ANNOYING STUFF: — No ads, ever! — No annoying ticking sounds USEFUL FEATURES & OPTIONS: — Simple, elegant design — Easily save custom timer presets — Customize the alert sound (or turn it off!) — Lock out Stop button while timer is running (optional) — Lock out settings changes (optional) — Keep screen on during countdown (optional) — Alert sound when time is up (optional) — Notification if app is closed when timer expires (optional) — Accessibility support for Large Text, VoiceControl, Voice Over, Differentiate without Only Color, Reduce Motion, Reduce Transparency and Increase Contrast — Over 70 languages and locales! For some who have severe forms of Autism / Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), young children, and those with communication or cognitive impairments, Autism Timer Visual Countdown provides a superior, highly accessible experience. Hours, minutes, and seconds are abstract concepts that can be difficult to understand, leading to anger and aggression. Instead, we eliminate both visual and auditory distractions and provide a continuous, calm, visual cue. Most of the time, the app will be used by a caregiver, ABA therapist, or other professional. Changing options, and even the Stop button, can be disabled while the timer is running, and you can choose if you want an alert sound or not when the timer expires. The interface is designed to be simple and intuitive, and most of the buttons get out of the way while the timer is running. This app offers subscriptions. Privacy policy: https://nuclearcyborg.com/privacy Terms of use: https://nuclearcyborg.com/terms
SIMTA
This app visually represents time passing by filling the screen with color that drains away as seconds tick down. It offers a glanceable way to track time without needing to read numbers, ideal for various activities. Pro features unlock more colors and distraction-blocking capabilities with a one-time purchase.
- Visual time representation with draining color
- Glanceable display from across the room
- One-time purchase for Pro features
- Distraction blocking during timers
- Lock screen and Dynamic Island integration
- Horizon Lock for stable color display
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SIMTA is a timer you read at a glance. Set a time and the whole screen fills with color. As the seconds run out the color drains away, so you can tell how much is left from across the room without reading a number. SIMPLE BY DESIGN • Spin the dial, press start. That is the whole setup. • No accounts and no subscriptions. • Red is free, with fourteen more colors in SIMTA Pro. SIMTA PRO — ONE PURCHASE, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION • Fourteen more colors, with the home screen icon to match. • Lock the apps that distract you while a timer runs. • Every time you have run, kept in Recent. • No ads. MADE TO BE GLANCED AT • Horizon Lock keeps the color level with the room as you tip the phone or prop it in a stand. • The controls fade away once the timer is running, so nothing sits on top of the color. • Hide the digits entirely if you only want the color. • Keep the screen awake while a timer runs. • The countdown carries on to the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island, with pause, resume and stop right there. RELIABLE • The countdown stays accurate after you switch apps or lock the phone. • A running timer survives the app being closed. • The alarm is audible even with the silent switch on. Good for cooking, focus sprints, workouts, study blocks, and anything where you would rather feel time pass than watch a number.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SIMTA at 5.0 against Countdown Visual Timer's 4.4. SIMTA also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Countdown Visual Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (36 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Countdown Visual Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and SIMTA sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SIMTA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Visual Timer has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Countdown Visual Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, SIMTA every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Visual Timer | SIMTA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (36 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nuclear Cyborg Corp | OurBeom |
Customer experience
Countdown Visual Timer
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In-app purchases
Countdown Visual Timer
- Autism Timer Premium (Weekly)$0.997 Days
- Autism Timer Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Autism Timer Premium (Annual)3 Days trial$9.991 Year
SIMTA
- SIMTA PRO for 1 Week$0.99
- SIMTA Pro$4.99
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