Visual Timer vs Finish Line
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Finish Line
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You're not lazy. You're not unmotivated. You're someone who starts strong, then watches your project slowly die around week 3 when: - The initial excitement fades - Progress feels invisible - New shiny ideas feel more appealing - No one's holding you accountable You have a graveyard of half-finished projects. And it's eating at you. Finish Line Solves This Finish Line isn't another to-do list or habit tracker. It's designed for people like you—builders, creators, entrepreneurs—who have the discipline to work daily but lack the guardrails to finish specific projects. How It Works 1. Create a project — Set a clear finish line, define 5-10 milestones, write your "why" 2. Checkmark when each milestone is accomplished. 3. Watch progress increase — Visual progress dashboard shows momentum building 4. Finish — Mark complete and start your next project with real momentum Perfect For - Entrepreneurs launching products - Creators finishing courses, albums, or books - Developers shipping apps without context-switching - Anyone who's started 10 things and finished 2 We don't just help you finish projects. We help you become the type of person who finishes projects. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Finish Line at every 5 days against Visual Timer's every 2 weeks. Finish Line also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Visual Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Finish Line sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Visual Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Finish Line every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visual Timer | Finish Line |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (129 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 129 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applorium Ltd | Arthur Duarte |
In-app purchases
Visual Timer
- Visual Timer Unlock$5.99
Finish Line
- Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year









