TimerBar vs ProgressTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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
ProgressTimer
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Time, shown as a single bar. ProgressTimer is a minimal landscape timer that turns elapsed time into a full-screen progress bar. For pomodoro sessions, workouts, cooking, presentation rehearsals — anywhere you want to see time at a glance, even from across the room. ◆ Two modes Count Down Set a duration and watch the bar fill from empty to full as time elapses. Count Up Start from zero and let the bar grow toward your target duration. Both modes auto-stop when the target is reached and play your selected alarm tone. ◆ Landscape × giant progress bar Numbers are secondary — progress is the point. A monochrome bar fills the entire screen so you can read your status from a distance. The time is rendered in a large monospaced number at the center, optimized for legibility against the moving bar. ◆ Lock Screen & Dynamic Island Full Live Activity support. The progress bar and remaining time appear on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Play, pause, and restart the timer without ever opening the app. ◆ Keeps running in the background Closing the app or locking your screen doesn't stop the timer. When time's up, a local notification fires with your chosen alarm tone — Beep, Chime, Bell, or Digital. Use the system volume or set an in-app volume independently. ◆ Icon-first interface No text labels — every control is an icon. From mode selection to duration setup to start, you can begin a session in three taps. Designed to stay out of your way. ◆ Features ・Count Down / Count Up modes ・Hours / Minutes / Seconds wheel picker (up to 24 hours) ・Full-screen progress bar (landscape-only) ・Live Activity (Lock Screen / Dynamic Island) ・Pause / Resume / Restart from Lock Screen ・4 built-in alarm tones + none ・System volume or in-app volume slider ・Local notifications for background alarms ・In-app language switching (English / Japanese) ・Theme support (System / Light / Dark) ・Pure monochrome, distraction-free design ・Locked to landscape for fullscreen visibility ◆ Completely offline, completely private ProgressTimer makes zero network requests. Your settings and timer state stay entirely on your device, never sent to any server. No ads, no tracking. Works anywhere, no signal needed. ◆ Who it's for ・Anyone using pomodoro or time-blocking for focus ・Workout and stretching timers ・Presentation and interview rehearsals ・Cooking timers ・People who want to glance at the timer from across the room ・Anyone looking for a simple, ad-free timer app ◆ How to use 1. Pick a mode (Count Down / Count Up) 2. Set the duration with the wheel picker 3. Tap play 4. Control from your Lock Screen or Dynamic Island anytime That's it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ProgressTimer at none against TimerBar's 2. TimerBar's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. TimerBar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. ProgressTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.
TimerBar ships an update every 10 days, ProgressTimer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimerBar | ProgressTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hwechul Cho | Taniguchi Yota |
In-app purchases
TimerBar
- TimerBar+ Monthly$0.991 Month
- TimerBar+ Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
ProgressTimer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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