Comparison

Flow Timer vs Meltimer

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

Head to head
About

Flow Timer

This app uses calming animations to help you focus and track time for various activities. Set custom durations, choose themes and sounds, and create interval timers for study or workouts. It offers a distraction-free experience for mindful timing.

Highlights
  • Peaceful countdown animations
  • Customizable timer durations
  • Named timers for specific uses
  • Calming background and timer sounds
  • Themed visual preferences
  • Interval timers for Pomodoro/HIIT
  • Timer session tracking and badges
Features
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Water climbs. Sand falls. A picture appears. Flow Timer is a visual timer: it shows you time instead of telling you. Water that climbs the glass as you go, a sand timer whose grains really fall, or a picture that paints itself while you work. Glance at it and you know how long is left — no numbers to read, no arithmetic. BUILT FOR TIME BLINDNESS When minutes feel invisible — as they often do for people with ADHD — a shape you can watch beats a number you have to interpret. That is the whole design. Nothing flashes, nothing nags, nothing demands a decision. The timer simply keeps being visible until it is done. A TIMER WORTH LOOKING AT Most timers are ugly because nobody expects you to watch them. This one is made to be watched: hand-drawn scenes, five colour palettes, an hourglass with real falling sand, calming sounds, and a zen mode that clears away everything but the time. Leave it running on a desk or a second screen and it earns its place. IN THE CLASSROOM AND AT HOME Big enough to read from the back row, clear enough for a child who cannot read a clock yet. Transitions, tests, quiet reading, toothbrushing, screen time, bedtime wind-down. A visual countdown ends the "how long left?" question without anyone having to answer it. ALSO A GOOD STUDY TIMER Set any duration, name it, start it in one tap. Build interval sessions for pomodoro study blocks, workouts or circuits. Streaks, badges, a heatmap and monthly trends record where your focus actually went, from your very first session. OFFLINE, AND STAYS THAT WAY No account, no sign-in, no analytics, no ads. Flow Timer collects nothing about you because it has nowhere to send it — everything stays on your device unless you export a backup yourself. Available in 15 languages. ONE PURCHASE, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Free covers the liquid mode, the sand timer, intervals, every duration, most sounds and your daily statistics. Flow Timer Pro is an optional one-time purchase — never a subscription — adding canvas timers with your own photos, binaural beats and focus tones, your complete history, and backup export. Buy it once and it is yours for good. Built by one person who wanted a timer worth looking at.

About

Meltimer

Features
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Meltimer turns focus time into something you can actually see. Instead of staring at a plain countdown, watch a block of ice melt away, a candle burn down, an hourglass empty, or a plant grow — all in real time, synced to your focus session. It's a small shift that makes deep work feel less like a chore and more like something worth watching through. WHY MELTIMER Most timers just count numbers. Meltimer gives your focus time a visual, almost meditative form — so you actually want to stay locked in until it's done. ALL MODES, NO PAYWALL Melting Ice and Burning Candle modes — free from the start, no sign-up required Hourglass, Growing Plant, Fire, and Balloon — unlock each one permanently by watching a single quick ad Session durations: 1, 5, 15, or 25 minutes free, with 45 and 60 minute sessions unlockable by watching a quick ad BUILD REAL HABITS Daily streaks that keep you coming back XP and leveling system as you rack up focused hours 15 unlockable achievements, from your first session to deep, sustained focus milestones Weekly focus stats so you can see your progress at a glance BUILT FOR REAL FOCUS Clean, distraction-free interface Optional ambient sound (light rain, soft fire crackle) while you work Haptic feedback and completion chimes Daily focus reminders to help you build consistency Whether you're studying, working deep on a project, or just trying to build a healthier relationship with focused time, Meltimer makes every minute visible — and every session a little more satisfying to finish. Download Meltimer and make your time visible.

Screenshots

Flow Timer4 screens
Meltimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Flow Timer at none against Meltimer's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Flow Timer versus Meltimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlow TimerMeltimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCodejuno LtdAbdelhamid jilali Hlili

In-app purchases

None

Flow Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Meltimer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flow Timer free?
Flow Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Meltimer free?
Meltimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flow Timer or Meltimer have ads?
Meltimer shows ads; Flow Timer does not.

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