Comparison

Group Timer vs Surrender

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

Head to head
About

Group Timer

Features
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Begin timing shares quickly and easily. Optional reminder alerts participants that their sharing time is running out. Customize timer settings for longer or shorter sharing time.

About

Surrender

Engage in a brief daily practice to release accumulated emotions. This method involves identifying feelings, locating them in your body, breathing with them, and then letting them go. Track your progress and observe improvements in your well-being.

Highlights
  • Daily emotion release practice
  • Identify and locate feelings
  • Breathing exercises
  • Track check-ins over time
  • Mindfulness technique
Features
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Surrender is a short daily practice for releasing the emotions you've been carrying. Not therapy. Not journaling. Just a few minutes to feel what's there, locate it in your body, and let it go. The practice is simple: • Name what you're feeling • Find it in your body • Breathe with it • Let it Go Surrender is a technique found in every major spiritual tradition. It's not giving up, it's stopping the fight with what's already happening. Track your check-ins over time and see how often you feel better after just a few minutes. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Group Timer3 screens
Surrender4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Group Timer at none against Surrender's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Surrender sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Group Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Group Timer ships an update every 11 days, Surrender weekly. Both last shipped on September 8, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Group Timer versus Surrender: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroup TimerSurrender
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB91 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJonathan HarrisFeargal Walsh

In-app purchases

None

Group Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Surrender

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Group Timer free?
Group Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Surrender free?
Surrender is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Group Timer or Surrender have ads?
Neither Group Timer nor Surrender shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Group Timer or Surrender?
Group Timer ships an update every 11 days, and Surrender weekly. Most recently, Group Timer was updated on September 8, 2026 and Surrender on September 8, 2026.

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