Comparison

Candy Timer vs SlimTimer

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

Head to head
About

Candy Timer

Features
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Candy Timer is a friendly focus timer designed to help you stay productive in a calm and playful way. Set simple focus sessions for work, study, or creative tasks, and let a sweet visual style guide you through distraction-free time with gentle motivation instead of pressure. Track your progress, build healthy routines, and enjoy small rewards that make every completed session feel satisfying. With clear statistics, streaks, and achievements, Candy Timer helps you understand your habits and improve them day by day. Whether you need a short burst of concentration or a longer deep focus session, the app keeps everything simple, pleasant, and encouraging so you can focus better and feel good doing it.

About

SlimTimer

Features
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SlimTimer is a fast, simple, and convenient countdown timer for work, study, breaks, workouts, cooking, and everyday reminders. Start a timer with a single tap from the app, a Home Screen widget, or a Lock Screen widget. While the timer is running, Live Activities let you check the remaining time directly from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island without reopening the app (Requires iOS 16.2 or later). SlimTimer is designed around speed and convenience: choose a duration, tap once, and get back to what you are doing. Key features: - Quick countdown presets for commonly used durations. - Dedicated Home Screen widgets for instant timers. - Circular Lock Screen widgets with one-tap start. - Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. - Automatically opens the app, sets the duration, and starts the timer when you tap a widget. - Audio alerts when time is up. - Optional automatic repeat. - Clear light and dark themes. - Lightweight design focused on speed and ease of use. SlimTimer โ€” one tap to start, always easy to check.

Screenshots

Candy Timer4 screens
SlimTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Candy Timer at none against SlimTimer's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. SlimTimer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Candy Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Candy Timer versus SlimTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandy TimerSlimTimer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS1615.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleg TarasenkoLuan Cu Xuan

In-app purchases

None

Candy Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SlimTimer

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Remove ads$1.99

Questions

Is Candy Timer free?
Candy Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SlimTimer free?
SlimTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Candy Timer or SlimTimer have ads?
Neither Candy Timer nor SlimTimer shows ads.

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