Comparison

Visual Timer vs Prime Timer

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

Head to head
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.

About

Prime Timer

A minimalist and elegant timer designed for efficiency and focus. It offers haptic and acoustic feedback, supports dark mode, and integrates deeply with iOS features like widgets and Live Activities. Ideal for various activities requiring precise timing.

Highlights
  • Minimalist and elegant design
  • Haptic and acoustic feedback
  • iOS Home Screen Widgets
  • Live Activity on Lock Screen
  • Control Center integration
  • System Alarm notification
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A timer you'll love. Minimalist. Satisfying. Beautiful. Optimized for efficiency. Completely free. Handcrafted specifically for iPhone & iPad. Ultimate simplicity. No clutter. Pure focus. With with haptic and acoustic feedback. And attention to the last detail. Supports dark mode. Deeply integrated into iOS. Comes with: • Widgets in different sizes for your Home Screen • a Live Activity with a progress bar on your Lock Screen • Control Buttons to start or stop your timer right from Control Center or with your iPhone's Action Button • a System Alarm when the time is up, just like the Apple timer Ideal for • working out • focusing • workshops • cooking • preparing a cup of tea or coffee • meditation • speaking on stage If you love fluid productivity apps with attention to every detail – this app is for you!

Screenshots

Visual Timer4 screens
Prime Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prime Timer at 100% against Visual Timer's 50%. Prime Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Visual Timer's advantage is ratings volume (46 vs 14) and iOS requirement (18.4 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Visual Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Prime Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prime Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Visual Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Prime Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Prime Timer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Visual Timer versus Prime Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual TimerPrime Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (46 ratings)4.9 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium LtdMischa Hildebrand

Customer experience

Visual Timer

All ratings46 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Prime Timer

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Visual Timer

One-time1
  • Visual Timer Unlock$5.99
None

Prime Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual Timer free?
Visual Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Prime Timer free?
Prime Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Visual Timer or Prime Timer?
Prime Timer is rated higher. Visual Timer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Prime Timer averages 4.9 from 14 ratings.
Do Visual Timer or Prime Timer have ads?
Neither Visual Timer nor Prime Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Timer or Prime Timer?
Visual Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Prime Timer every 9 days. Most recently, Visual Timer was updated on September 20, 2026 and Prime Timer on September 30, 2026.

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