Comparison

Shansan Super Timer vs Nixie Tube Timer

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

Head to head
About

Shansan Super Timer

Features
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"Welcome to Shansan Super Timer, the professional-grade timer app designed for both iPhone and Apple Watch. Key Features: Multi-Alert Timers: The standout feature! Create a main timer and add multiple, distinct alerts with custom names and sounds at specific intervals. Perfect for complex routines like workouts, cooking, or study sessions. Full Apple Watch App: Don't just view your timers—create, manage, and run them directly from your wrist with a beautiful interface and full Digital Crown support. Seamless Syncing: Timers created on your iPhone instantly appear on your watch, and vice-versa. Reliable Background Notifications: Your alerts will always fire on time with sound and haptics, even when the app is closed. Siri Integrated: Use your voice to start your custom timers without ever touching your device. Accessible: Full support for VoiceOver ensures everyone can use the app with ease. Stop juggling multiple alarms and start managing your time with precision. Download Super Timer today!"

About

Nixie Tube Timer

This app provides a visually appealing countdown timer with photorealistic nixie tubes. It allows users to extend timers mid-countdown and customize sound and color themes. It operates fully offline with no data tracking.

Highlights
  • Photorealistic nixie tube display
  • Extend timers mid-countdown
  • Eight customizable color themes
  • Six synthesized tick sounds and four alarms
  • Import custom alarm audio
  • User-defined timer increment buttons
  • Fully offline operation
  • Screen stays awake during countdown
Features
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Down to 30 seconds and need longer? Tap +1m and the clock reads 1:30, still running. Photorealistic nixie tubes, eight color themes, fully offline, nothing tracked. A TIMER YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO LOOK AT This is a countdown built around photorealistic nixie-tube digits. Dial in hours, minutes and seconds, hit Start, and watch the tubes glow down one digit at a time — a focus sprint, a kid's timeout, a pot on the stove. The screen stays awake while it runs. STRETCH A TIMER THAT'S ALREADY RUNNING This is the part other timers don't do. You set one minute. It counts down to thirty seconds and you realize you need longer. Tap +1m and the clock reads 1:30 and keeps going — still running, never stopped, never reset, nothing to start over. EIGHT COLOR SCHEMES Neon Green, Cyber Blue, Amber Glow, Crimson Red, Deep Purple, Hot Pink, Sunny Yellow and Rainbow. Switch instantly, no restart. A Full Glow style spreads the aura across the whole screen if you want more of it. SOUND ON YOUR TERMS Six tick sounds — Classic, Soft, Digital, Woodblock, Mechanical, Pendulum — synthesized on the fly and locked in step with the digits. Four alarms: Radar, Beacon, Chime, Pulse. Import your own audio file as a custom alarm, or set either to None for silence. Ticks and alarm have their own volume sliders. THE BUTTONS ARE YOURS The amounts you add are the ones you choose — +30s, +1m, +5m, +25m, whatever your day actually uses. Nothing is preset for you; press and hold to remove one. They sit right under the countdown while it runs, one tap from the tubes. Durations you run often come back as one-tap shortcuts too. BUILT TO BE QUICK - Timers from a few seconds up to 99:59:59 - Timed against the clock, so it stays accurate instead of drifting - Pause, resume, restart, cancel — or stretch the countdown without pausing it - Haptic feedback on start, on tap, and at zero - A local notification when the timer ends, even if you have left the app PRIVACY, PROPERLY No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no tracking, no data collection of any kind. The app never sends anything anywhere. Everything you set stays on your device. Free. iPhone, iOS 17 and later.

Screenshots

Shansan Super Timer4 screens
Nixie Tube Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shansan Super Timer at daily against Nixie Tube Timer's every 3 days. Shansan Super Timer also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shansan Super Timer ships an update daily, Nixie Tube Timer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Shansan Super Timer versus Nixie Tube Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShansan Super TimerNixie Tube Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmogh J SGood Gary Apps LLC

In-app purchases

None

Shansan Super Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Nixie Tube Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shansan Super Timer free?
Shansan Super Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nixie Tube Timer free?
Nixie Tube Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shansan Super Timer or Nixie Tube Timer have ads?
Neither Shansan Super Timer nor Nixie Tube Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shansan Super Timer or Nixie Tube Timer?
Shansan Super Timer ships an update daily, and Nixie Tube Timer every 3 days. Most recently, Shansan Super Timer was updated on October 28, 2026 and Nixie Tube Timer on October 29, 2026.

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