Comparison

Visual Timer vs TimeTracker

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

TimeTracker

Effortlessly monitor your daily activities with a simple, one-tap time tracking application. Visualize your progress through daily timelines and cumulative statistics to understand where your time goes. Organize tasks and habits with customizable categories for better productivity.

Highlights
  • One-tap instant time tracking
  • Daily timeline view
  • Customizable categories
  • Daily activity breakdown
  • Quarterly cumulative statistics
  • Historical progress review
Features
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TimeTracker is a minimal time tracking app designed to help you understand how your time is actually spent. Start tracking instantly with just one tap — no setup, no friction. Track your current task in real time, view your daily timeline, and organize tasks with customizable categories. Features: • One-tap instant time tracking • Daily timeline view • Current task duration tracking • Add tasks, categories, and custom durations • Drag and organize tags your way • Daily activity breakdown with charts • Quarterly cumulative statistics • Historical records and long-term progress review Whether you're a student, freelancer, or anyone trying to build better habits, TimeTracker turns your daily activity into clear, structured insights. Make your time visible.

Screenshots

Visual Timer4 screens
TimeTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TimeTracker at none against Visual Timer's 1. TimeTracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.4). Visual Timer's advantage is ratings volume (46 vs 1). 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. TimeTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimeTracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Timer has 46 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, TimeTracker every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Visual Timer versus TimeTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual TimerTimeTracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (46 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings46 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium Ltd家殷 孙

Customer experience

Visual Timer

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

TimeTracker

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Visual Timer

One-time1
  • Visual Timer Unlock$5.99
None

TimeTracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual Timer free?
Visual Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeTracker free?
TimeTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Visual Timer or TimeTracker?
TimeTracker is rated higher. Visual Timer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while TimeTracker averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Visual Timer or TimeTracker have ads?
Neither Visual Timer nor TimeTracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Timer or TimeTracker?
Visual Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and TimeTracker every 9 days. Most recently, Visual Timer was updated on September 20, 2026 and TimeTracker on September 21, 2026.

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