Comparison

Timple vs BGAway

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

Head to head
About

Timple

This utility app offers customizable work and rest intervals with large, clear digits and color-coded animations. It provides on-screen controls for easy management and independent sound settings, designed for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Customizable work and rest intervals
  • Large, clear digits
  • Color-coded interval animation
  • Independent sound settings
  • On-screen timer controls
  • Supports iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
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Simple Timer App with a couple of quirky features for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. And yes, it’s free. Forever. (Menacing glance at other developers) Settings - Set work intervals from 5 seconds to 25 minutes (10 minutes for watchOS) or infinite work mode to manually advance to the next round. - Set rest intervals from 0 seconds to 25 minutes (10 minutes on watchOS). - Enable or disable the last rest interval. - Independent sound settings — sound on/off doesn’t mess with your system-wide sound. - Supports both horizontal and vertical orientations. - Set a pre-timer countdown for ten, three, or zero seconds. Timer - Large digits. Like, REALLY LARGE digits. - Tmer controls, similar to media navigation. - Color-supported intervals with clock-like animation. - Soft, non-irritating sounds generated with a wave-synth on the device. Shoutout to all the 438 Hz fans. Onscreen Controls - Rewind to the beginning of the round / double tap to return to the previous round. - Add 10 seconds to the current round. - Pause and resume the timer. - Fast forward 10 seconds. - Skip to the next round. IMPORTANT!  Developer notes about watchOS version:  - the watchOS version is completely independent, it doesn't synchronize the timer's progress or settings with the parent iOS device. It was technically possible, but it drains Apple Watch battery while application is limited. - Total session length is limited to one full hour (UI doesn't allow user to set longer than that). And I recommend it for even shorter sessions to save battery. If you need longer sessions with watch sensor data collection, please rely on the Apple Workouts app. It's awesome, too. Count your intervals and stay healthy, mindful, and happy!

About

BGAway

Features
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BGAway makes background removal fast, simple, and private. Powered by on-device AI, BGAway removes backgrounds directly on your iPhone. Your images are processed locally for background removal, with no need to upload them to a server. REMOVE BACKGROUNDS IN SECONDS Select a photo and let BGAway automatically separate the subject from the background. Create clean cutouts with detailed edges, including hair and complex objects. BATCH BACKGROUND REMOVAL Need to process multiple photos? Add multiple images and remove their backgrounds in one batch, saving time when working with product photos, portraits, or other image collections. BACKGROUND PRESETS Quickly switch between transparent, white, black, and studio-style backgrounds to prepare your images for different uses. TRANSPARENT PNG Create transparent images ready for e-commerce, social media, presentations, design projects, and more. ON-DEVICE AI Background removal is processed locally on your device using AI. Images are not uploaded to our server for background removal. FREE TO GET STARTED • Up to 20 successful background removals per day • Single and batch background removal • Export up to 1200px • BGAway watermark BGAWAY PRO Upgrade to Pro to unlock: • Unlimited background removal • Full-resolution output • No BGAway watermark • Unlimited batch processing Turn photos into clean, ready-to-use images with BGAway. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Timple4 screens
BGAway4 screens

Verdict

The call

Timple and BGAway are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timple ships an update every 6 weeks, BGAway every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Timple versus BGAway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimpleBGAway
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavel Shlyapnikov松平 洪

In-app purchases

None

Timple

No in-app purchases

None

BGAway

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timple free?
Timple is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BGAway free?
BGAway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Timple or BGAway have ads?
Neither Timple nor BGAway shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timple or BGAway?
Timple ships an update every 6 weeks, and BGAway every 2 months. Most recently, Timple was updated on October 3, 2026 and BGAway on October 12, 2026.

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