Comparison

Gentle Timer vs Doom List

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

Head to head
About

Gentle Timer

This app offers a visually appealing, ad-free timer for focus, productivity, and managing children's routines. It supports various timer types, including countdown, Pomodoro, and interval, with extensive customization options for backgrounds, music, and themes. It also includes helpful everyday tools like a calculator and breathing exercises.

Highlights
  • Visual countdown timers
  • Pomodoro focus sessions
  • Interval training timers
  • Multi timer support
  • Customizable backgrounds and music
  • Everyday utility tools
Features
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Gentle Timer is a cheerful timer with cute animated characters. Set a time, and a character walks across the screen as the timer counts down. When it reaches the other side, time is up. You can always see how much time is left. • Pick a cute character, an animated background, and calming music. • Your character can leave a trail of sparkles, rubber ducks, or baby chicks. • A race car can drive around the timer and finish when time is up. • Choose a pet to pop up and cheer you on. • Your pet also shows on your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Dynamic Island. • Fun animations play when your timer starts and when it ends. Use it for brushing teeth, homework, cooking, reading, or a short break at work. It also has a stopwatch, breathing exercises, and a Pomodoro timer for work and breaks. You can run more than one timer at once, too. There is also a simple Apple Watch timer. Free to download, with no ads and no subscription. Unlock more characters, pets, backgrounds, and music with a one-time purchase.

About

Doom List

Features
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Most to-do lists are a chore. This one is a demolition site. Doom List transforms your everyday tasks into isometric pixel-art sprites—then lets you blow them up when you're done. HOW IT WORKS • Enter a task ("Hit the gym", "Pay bills", "Ship code") • Watch AI generate a unique sprite just for that task • Complete the task in real life • Tap to detonate—watch it explode into flames and debris WHY DOWNLOAD DOOM LIST? VISCERAL SATISFACTION: Traditional apps give you a polite "ding." We give you destruction. Blowing up your "Tax Return" task creates a dopamine loop that actually gets you moving. AI-POWERED PIXEL ART: The AI generates a custom sprite for anything you type. Your list becomes a visual collection of quests. GAMIFIED PRODUCTIVITY: Perfect for chronic procrastinators, ADHD brains, or anyone who wants to watch their workload burn. FEATURES • Instant Generation: Type a task, get a unique sprite instantly • The "Boom": Satisfying, physics-based explosion effects • Cross-Platform: Sync your hit-list across phone and web • Zero Clutter: No complex project management features. Just list it, do it, destroy it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Gentle Timer4 screens
Doom List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Doom List at daily against Gentle Timer's every 2 days. Doom List also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Gentle Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Doom List sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gentle Timer ships an update every 2 days, Doom List daily. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gentle Timer versus Doom List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGentle TimerDoom List
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (376 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings376 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJOHNNY LITablx

Bugs and requests

Gentle Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • No sound issues reported
  • Seconds not displayed on countdown
  • Landscape mode not working

Requested features

8 requests
  • More free options
  • Landscape mode support
  • Ability to set specific seconds
  • Toggle off motion on settings menu
  • Cat character option
Show 3 more
  • View of all timers set all time
  • Ability to create 'Goals' (e.g., set 40 hours)
  • Dinosaur character option

Doom List

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gentle Timer

One-time1
  • Go Premium$4.99
2 purchases

Doom List

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Pro$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • Ammo Pack 10$2.99

Questions

Is Gentle Timer free?
Gentle Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doom List free?
Doom List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gentle Timer or Doom List have ads?
Neither Gentle Timer nor Doom List shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gentle Timer or Doom List?
Gentle Timer ships an update every 2 days, and Doom List daily. Most recently, Gentle Timer was updated on October 10, 2026 and Doom List on October 1, 2026.

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