Comparison

Timer & Stopwatch vs Acid Interval

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

Head to head
About

Timer & Stopwatch

Features
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CountDo is a versatile app for timers and stopwatches. It is designed to make time visible without creating pressure. Everything is calm, clear, and thoughtfully reduced. You can create timers and stopwatches, customize them, and adapt them to your daily routine. Colors, symbols, and designs can be freely chosen. Notifications or alarms can be enabled optionally for timers. Gentle animations accompany your sessions without distraction. CountDo is suitable for study phases, focus work, or quiet sessions where you want to stay present with your time. Available on iPhone and iPad. With CountDo, you can: • create and customize timers and stopwatches • freely adjust colors, symbols, and designs • use notifications or alarms for timers • view your Session History and gain insights into your time usage. • export your Session History as CSV, JSON and Report. • experience calm, subtle animations • use interactive widgets on your Home Screen • share timers or stopwatches via QR code • create custom automations with app’s actions in Shortcuts • use everything locally, without accounts or cloud services Free: • Create up to 2 timers and 2 stopwatches Premium: • Unlock all fonts & backgrounds • Unlock all widgets • Create unlimited timers • Create unlimited stopwatches • Star Mode with Display Always-On • Export session history as CSV or generate weekly, monthly, and yearly PDF reports CountDo helps you use your time more consciously. Not faster, not more, but clearer and more focused in a space that feels calm and aesthetic. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Standard Apple End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Acid Interval

This focus timer offers a visually unique approach to deep work, moving away from traditional interfaces. It provides customizable timers and engaging visual feedback to help users stay on task, even with the screen off. The app prioritizes a distraction-free experience with no account or data syncing required.

Highlights
  • Unique visual interface
  • Customizable timer intervals
  • Engaging animation mechanisms
  • Screen-off notifications
  • No account or data sync
  • Phone lock compatibility
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A focus timer worth looking at. Most focus timers look like a spreadsheet with a countdown in it. This one is built the other way round. A single enormous numeral, bleeding off the edge of a field of acid green. Behind it, a mechanism that moves in time with the clock and never drifts. Rings that bounce, breathe, ripple inward, or pass momentum down a Newton's cradle. A square whose perimeter burns like a fuse, four seconds a side, for box breathing. When you start a session the whole field inverts to black and the numbers light up like something switched on behind them. Tap anywhere to start. Swipe to change the color. You never have to open a menu. 25/5, 50/10, 90/20, or count up. The classic pomodoro, longer ultradian blocks, or open-ended flow when you don't want a deadline. Timed properly. Built on timestamps, not ticks. Lock your phone, switch apps, come back: it is exactly where it should be. It tells you when you are done, even with the screen off. No account. No sync. No data leaves your phone. ACID INTERVAL PRO One payment unlocks all eight mechanisms, all ten colorways, and custom interval lengths. The timer itself is free and always will be.

Screenshots

Timer & Stopwatch4 screens
Acid Interval4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Timer & Stopwatch at weekly against Acid Interval's every 2 weeks. Acid Interval's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Timer & Stopwatch sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Acid Interval sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer & Stopwatch ships an update weekly, Acid Interval every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Timer & Stopwatch versus Acid Interval: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer & StopwatchAcid Interval
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJORG VAN HETTINGAPreston Carr

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Timer & Stopwatch

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual3 Days trial$6.991 Year
1 purchases

Acid Interval

One-time1
  • Acid Interval Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Timer & Stopwatch free?
Timer & Stopwatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Acid Interval free?
Acid Interval is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Timer & Stopwatch or Acid Interval have ads?
Neither Timer & Stopwatch nor Acid Interval shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timer & Stopwatch or Acid Interval?
Timer & Stopwatch ships an update weekly, and Acid Interval every 2 weeks. Most recently, Timer & Stopwatch was updated on October 24, 2026 and Acid Interval on October 22, 2026.

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