kpad timers vs Shimmer Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
kpad timers
This utility app allows users to set and manage multiple timers simultaneously. It offers a customizable grid layout for easy access to frequently used timers, with no ads or registration required.
- Run multiple timers at once
- Customizable grid layout
- Assign colors to timers
- No ads
- No registration required
- Timer-specific notifications only
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kpad comes in handy if: - You set the same timer every day - You need a simple way to run multiple timers at once No ads, no need to register and login. No unrelated notifications too, you only get notified when your timers go off. kpad gives you a panel with a fixed grid where you can place up to 12 timers. By combining timers' positions and colors, you can create an easily memorable layout suited just for you. For example, let's say you drink mint tea every day. You can create a green timer button, place it in the top right corner of the app, and it'll be quickly accessible whenever you need it.
Shimmer Browser
This web browser offers customizable visual styles and a resizable sidebar for a personalized experience. It includes features to manage tabs, set time limits, block web annoyances, and organize saved links. Homescreen widgets provide quick access to selected tabs.
- Customizable visual styles
- Resizable sidebar
- Tab saving and organization
- Time limits on saved tabs
- Web annoyance blocking
- Homescreen widgets
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Introducing Shimmer Browser - The focus browser! Your style - 3 visual styles to choose from, resizable sidebar with a compact icon-only made, and all buttons are fully customisable. Arc-like - save tabs, organise them into folders, sync via iCloud. No more doom-scrolling - set time limits on saved tabs. Clutter-free - block annoyances on the web, quickly clean up unsaved tabs, or set them to auto-close! Tab triage - saved tabs detect links to other sites, and present them in tab triage with options to save for later. Tabs on your homescreen - add widgets to your homescreen and select the tabs they show. Give it a try! It’s free up to 4 tabs at once, so you can get a sense of the browsing experience. If you like it, you can unlock the full experience and help me add more features!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: kpad timers at 100% against Shimmer Browser's 50%. kpad timers also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). Shimmer Browser's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. kpad timers sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Shimmer Browser sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shimmer Browser holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of kpad timers's written reviews are positive against 50% of Shimmer Browser's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
kpad timers ships an update weekly, Shimmer Browser every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | kpad timers | Shimmer Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Andrei Prigorshnev | Jamie Froggatt |
Customer experience
kpad timers
Shimmer Browser
In-app purchases
kpad timers
- Full Version$0.69
- Full Version$0.79
- Full Version2 variants$0.99
Shimmer Browser
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$3.99
- More Tabs$7.99
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- Generous Tip$9.99









