Comparison

Eye Break Timer vs 20

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

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Eye Break Timer

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Eye Timer - your personal assistant for eye protection and preventing eye strain! Based on the scientifically proven 20-20-20 rule: - Every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet (6 meters) away.

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20

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Every 20 minutes, look 20 feet away, for 20 seconds. Eye doctors call it the 20-20-20 rule. Eye Rest makes it effortless. A gentle vibration — on your iPhone or your Apple Watch — reminds you to rest your eyes through a screen-heavy day. No disruptive alarms. No guilt. Reminders are offers, never demands: snooze them, skip them, and the rhythm quietly continues. MADE TO BE WORTH IT • Tap Start once — reminders loop until you stop, restarting after each break • 12 vibration patterns you choose by feel, from a whisper to a desk-rattler • A 20-second break dial designed to be looked away from • Answer from the notification: Done, Snooze or Skip, without opening the app • A live countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Gentle statistics that encourage, never shame — no streaks to break • Working-hours and quiet-hours scheduling for office rhythms ON YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch companion carries the whole loop — the reminder, the break dial, the done — so a tap on the wrist is enough even when your iPhone is face-down in another room. Give "time to rest" and "rest is over" two different haptics, and choose both from the iPhone. BUILT TO ACTUALLY ARRIVE Reminders survive a reboot, a closed app, and a phone that has been in your pocket all morning. If notifications are switched off in a way that would silence them, Eye Rest says so plainly and takes you to the setting that fixes it, rather than counting down to a reminder that will never come. PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE Free. No ads, no subscription, no account, no analytics. Your settings and your break history never leave your device — there is no server to send them to. Export everything to a single file whenever you like, or delete all of it in one tap. Your eyes need the nudge forever — time blindness during focus is human hardware, not a habit to fix. Your eyes will thank you at five o'clock.

Screenshots

Eye Break Timer3 screens
204 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: 20 at 4 against Eye Break Timer's 2. 20 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 3 level
Eye Break Timer versus 20: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEye Break Timer20
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElmoGroup OUArkar Min Thant

In-app purchases

None

Eye Break Timer

No in-app purchases

None

20

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eye Break Timer free?
Eye Break Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 20 free?
20 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Eye Break Timer or 20 have ads?
Neither Eye Break Timer nor 20 shows ads.

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