Span Timer vs FoldFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Span Timer
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Span Timer is a minimalist timer app designed for clarity and focus. MULTIPLE TIMERS Run up to 4 independent timers simultaneously. Whether you're timing different tasks, tracking multiple activities, or managing concurrent workflows, Span Timer adapts to your needs with intelligent layouts. COUNT UP OR DOWN Each timer works your way: • Swipe up for stopwatch mode - count up from zero • Swipe down to set a countdown timer • Switch between modes anytime CLEAN INTERFACE No clutter. No ads. No distractions. Just your timers and the time. GESTURES Simple, intuitive controls: • Tap to start or pause • Long press to add custom titles • Swipe to switch modes DYNAMIC LAYOUTS Span Timer automatically adjusts: • 1 timer: fullscreen • 2-3 timers: vertical stack • 4 timers: balanced grid PRIVACY FIRST Zero data collection. Everything stays on your device. No accounts, no tracking, no analytics. Perfect for: • Focus sessions and Pomodoro techniques • Cooking multiple dishes • Workout intervals • Task time tracking • Meeting time management • Creative time blocking Span Timer is time tracking refined to its essence.
FoldFlow
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Give every task its own countdown timer and run them all at once. Folded tasks become color bars that show the time left — no numbers to read. Put up to five tasks on one screen. While you focus on one, the others fold into slim bars. Each folded bar is itself a timer gauge — the height of its color is the time left. One glance tells you where everything stands, and one tap takes you there. FEATURES • Fold-and-unfold task panels — move between tasks with a tap or a swipe. Smooth transitions keep your context. • Visual timers — the color height of a folded bar is the time left. No numbers to read, and the color warns you as the end gets close. • One-handed time setting — hold a digit and drag to set it; drag the color edge of a bar to adjust while it runs. Recent values are one tap away. • Scheduling — tonight, tomorrow morning, the day after at 2 PM… set things days ahead the same way, or pick a date on the calendar. • Step checklists — list the steps for each task and work through them in order. Save step lists you repeat as favorites and load them anywhere. • Follow-up reminders — if a timer ends and you don't come back, FoldFlow reminds you again at the times you choose (1, 3, 5 or 10 min). • Archive — park tasks you're not doing right now instead of deleting them. Give them a schedule and the app calls you back when it's time. • Quick to-dos — small things that don't deserve a panel go on one line with an alarm. You can even drag a step out of a panel into it. • Minimal dark design. No account, no cloud — your data stays on your device. • In English, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, German, French and Spanish. FOLDFLOW PRO (one-time purchase, no subscription) • 5 task panels instead of 4 • Unlimited favorites, organized in groups • Unlimited archive • Every Pro feature added in the future Few days let you do one thing at a time. You start one task, switch to another while you wait, begin something else — and then wonder, "what happened with that one?" Multitasking is hard not because there's too much to do, but because there's no way to see everything that's running at a glance. FoldFlow grew out of a teacher's real day — lesson prep, admin, meetings and side projects all running at once. Put a time on each and fold and unfold them one by one: that way of working is what FoldFlow is. Great whenever several timers run at once: a separate kitchen timer for each pot, laundry and cleaning in turns, switching subjects while studying, work projects in parallel. It also suits anyone who reads time better as color than as numbers, or who easily loses track of time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Span Timer at none against FoldFlow's 1. Span Timer also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). FoldFlow's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. FoldFlow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Span Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Span Timer ships an update daily, FoldFlow every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Span Timer | FoldFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abhishek Serjam | Ena Yoon |
In-app purchases
Span Timer
No in-app purchases
FoldFlow
- FoldFlow Pro$4.99









