Mini Progress vs ProgressTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mini Progress
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Most apps want your attention. They have streaks, badges, and notifications designed to keep you in the app. Mini Progress is different. It wants you to hit your number and get on with your life. Just the Progress Bar No complex dashboards. No "engagement" tricks. Just a simple, beautiful way to track your goals right on your Home Screen. Key Features: - Home Screen Widget: Your goals at a glance. - One-Tap Updates: Increment progress instantly. - Pure Monochrome: A clean, industrial aesthetic. - Privacy First: 100% local data + iCloud sync. No Gamification. No Guilt. Missed a day? Who cares. There are no streaks to break, no badges to lose. It’s a tool, not a game. Pick it up when you're ready.
ProgressTimer
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Time, shown as a single bar. ProgressTimer is a minimal landscape timer that turns elapsed time into a full-screen progress bar. For pomodoro sessions, workouts, cooking, presentation rehearsals — anywhere you want to see time at a glance, even from across the room. ◆ Two modes Count Down Set a duration and watch the bar fill from empty to full as time elapses. Count Up Start from zero and let the bar grow toward your target duration. Both modes auto-stop when the target is reached and play your selected alarm tone. ◆ Landscape × giant progress bar Numbers are secondary — progress is the point. A monochrome bar fills the entire screen so you can read your status from a distance. The time is rendered in a large monospaced number at the center, optimized for legibility against the moving bar. ◆ Lock Screen & Dynamic Island Full Live Activity support. The progress bar and remaining time appear on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Play, pause, and restart the timer without ever opening the app. ◆ Keeps running in the background Closing the app or locking your screen doesn't stop the timer. When time's up, a local notification fires with your chosen alarm tone — Beep, Chime, Bell, or Digital. Use the system volume or set an in-app volume independently. ◆ Icon-first interface No text labels — every control is an icon. From mode selection to duration setup to start, you can begin a session in three taps. Designed to stay out of your way. ◆ Features ・Count Down / Count Up modes ・Hours / Minutes / Seconds wheel picker (up to 24 hours) ・Full-screen progress bar (landscape-only) ・Live Activity (Lock Screen / Dynamic Island) ・Pause / Resume / Restart from Lock Screen ・4 built-in alarm tones + none ・System volume or in-app volume slider ・Local notifications for background alarms ・In-app language switching (English / Japanese) ・Theme support (System / Light / Dark) ・Pure monochrome, distraction-free design ・Locked to landscape for fullscreen visibility ◆ Completely offline, completely private ProgressTimer makes zero network requests. Your settings and timer state stay entirely on your device, never sent to any server. No ads, no tracking. Works anywhere, no signal needed. ◆ Who it's for ・Anyone using pomodoro or time-blocking for focus ・Workout and stretching timers ・Presentation and interview rehearsals ・Cooking timers ・People who want to glance at the timer from across the room ・Anyone looking for a simple, ad-free timer app ◆ How to use 1. Pick a mode (Count Down / Count Up) 2. Set the duration with the wheel picker 3. Tap play 4. Control from your Lock Screen or Dynamic Island anytime That's it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ProgressTimer at none against Mini Progress's 1. ProgressTimer also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. Mini Progress sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ProgressTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mini Progress ships an update every 2 months, ProgressTimer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mini Progress | ProgressTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peerasak Unsakon | Taniguchi Yota |
In-app purchases
Mini Progress
- Lifetime Unlock$3.99
ProgressTimer
No in-app purchases









