Comparison

TimerBar vs Visual Timer

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

Head to head
About

TimerBar

This app provides a visual countdown and progress bar for presentations, meetings, and focus sessions. It offers basic timer functions for free, with optional advanced features available through a subscription.

Highlights
  • Visual countdown and progress bar
  • Adjustable duration (1 second to 6 hours)
  • Start, pause, resume, restart, stop controls
  • Light and dark display modes
  • Saved timer presets (subscription)
  • Countdown to a specific end time (subscription)
Features
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TimerBar puts a clear countdown and a live progress bar on your screen for presentations, meetings, rehearsals, and focus sessions. Start right away, for free: - Choose a duration from 1 second to 6 hours - Start, pause, resume, restart, and stop your timer - See your current clock or focus on the remaining time - Keep timer setup and controls visible when you need them - Use light or dark display mode TimerBar+ adds: - Saved, named timer presets - Countdown to a chosen end time - Personal progress colors and fonts TimerBar+ is an optional auto-renewing subscription. Available plans and any eligible free trial are shown in the app with your local price and billing period. The basic timer stays free. Terms of Use: https://www.asdftq.com/timerbar/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.asdftq.com/timerbar/privacy.html

About

Visual Timer

This app offers a visually engaging countdown timer with multiple unique styles to represent the passage of time. Customize colors, backgrounds, and alarm sounds for various activities like focus work, cooking, or kids' routines.

Highlights
  • Nine unique visual timer styles
  • Customizable colors and backgrounds
  • Over 50 alarm sound options
  • Adjustable durations from seconds to hours
  • Presets and recent duration quick-picks
  • Designed for focus, cooking, kids, and workouts
Features
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Visual Timer - Time you can actually see Make every minute count with a timer that's actually worth looking at. Visual Timer turns the wait into the show: nine beautiful, hand-crafted styles that each visualize time in a different way. Pick your style: • Circular - a classic clock-face wedge that drains as time runs out • Liquid - a wave-tinted pool that drains as the clock ticks • Pixel - a grid of pixels disappears one by one • Rain - thousands of tiny grains rain down and pile up to fill the screen • Blocks - falling pieces stack up to fill the screen • Maze - a snake winds across the screen until it fills every cell • Rings - concentric rainbow rings, one per minute, leaving a colored trail • Sun - the sun arcs across the sky, drifting from dawn through dusk to night • Path - a dot glides along a trail — follow the built-in curve or draw your own • Spread - a colorful infection blooms from a few seeds until it fills the screen Make it yours: • Pick any color for the timer fill or background • Use your own photos as a backdrop or foreground • Choose from 50+ alarm sounds, from a gentle chime to a rooster • Custom durations from a few seconds to several hours • Quick-pick recent durations and built-in presets Built for any moment: • Focus and deep work - visual progress without distraction • Cooking - set it on the counter and just glance over • Kids - turn time-outs, brushing teeth, or screen-time limits into something they actually watch • Workouts - clear interval timing without staring at numbers • Meditation - calm, smooth visuals that don't pull attention • Studying - Pomodoro sessions that look like part of the desk A timer that feels at home on your phone. Designed top-to-bottom for iOS - Liquid Glass controls, fluid animations, and dark-mode-first aesthetics.

Screenshots

TimerBar4 screens
Visual Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TimerBar at 5.0 against Visual Timer's 4.5. Visual Timer's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (129 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TimerBar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Visual Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimerBar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Timer has 129 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimerBar ships an update every 10 days, Visual Timer every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TimerBar versus Visual Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimerBarVisual Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (129 ratings)
Positive reviews—33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1129 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHwechul ChoApplorium Ltd

Customer experience

TimerBar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Visual Timer

All ratings106 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TimerBar

Subscriptions2
  • TimerBar+ Monthly$0.991 Month
  • TimerBar+ Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
1 purchases

Visual Timer

One-time1
  • Visual Timer Unlock$5.99

Questions

Is TimerBar free?
TimerBar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Timer free?
Visual Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TimerBar or Visual Timer?
TimerBar is rated higher. TimerBar averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Visual Timer averages 4.5 from 129 ratings.
Do TimerBar or Visual Timer have ads?
Neither TimerBar nor Visual Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimerBar or Visual Timer?
TimerBar ships an update every 10 days, and Visual Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, TimerBar was updated on November 8, 2026 and Visual Timer on November 8, 2026.

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