subX Timer vs Chain Timers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
subX Timer
This app provides a modern and intuitive timer for speedcubing enthusiasts. It allows users to log and track solves, view results and averages, and share best times with friends. Customize your experience with different cube types, sessions, and haptic feedback options.
- Log and track solves
- View results and averages
- Share best solves with scrambles
- Select cube type for scrambles
- Create multiple sessions
- Pre-inspection countdown
- Haptic and confetti feedback
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SubX! Simple, elegant and intuitive speed cube timer. Features: - Log, track your solves while a new scramble is provided upon finishing a solve. - View all of your results and averages. - Share any of your best solves with the scramble via text message to your friends to challenge them. - Choose your cube for the scramble to update accordingly. - Create multiple sessions with an identifier. - Pre-inspection timer count down to practice for competitions. - Turn on and off haptic feed back. - Turn on and off confetti celebration after beating your best time. - Dark mode compatable. An app that will help you get faster on the go. More features to come! Stay tuned.
Chain Timers
Connect multiple countdown timers to run in sequence. Configure automatic transitions between timers or choose to pause. Share your timer sequences easily across devices.
- Chain up to 25 timers
- Automatic or manual timer transitions
- Share timer lists
- Cross-device list sharing
- Save timer histories
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Chain your timers. Take control of your time. Chain Timer is a simple and useful app that lets you connect and run multiple countdown timers in a row. Key Features: * Connect up to 25 timers in one sequence * Choose whether to pause or move to the next timer automatically after each one ends * Easily share timer lists (QR codes can also be used for simple lists) * Share lists between iPhone, iPad, and Mac * Save up to 4 timer list histories (5 including the one you're currently using) Perfect for: * Structuring self-study sessions * Setting timers to match recipe steps * Keeping meetings and workshops on track * Creating and following your personal health routines Note: This app does not support sub-second timers. It is not intended for use in competitive sports or situations requiring precise time measurement.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: subX Timer at 5.0 against Chain Timers's 4.0. Chain Timers's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
subX Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | subX Timer | Chain Timers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jesse Rubio | Masayuki Nomura |
Customer experience
subX Timer
Chain Timers
In-app purchases
subX Timer
No in-app purchases
Chain Timers
No in-app purchases









