Comparison

Custom Visual Timer vs Kitchen Timer for busy cook

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

Head to head
About

Custom Visual Timer

Features
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Custom Visual Timer turns any countdown into a clear, personalized visual experience. It's great for routines, workouts, cooking, work sessions, and anything you want to time with a little more delight. Profiles: Save named timers for repeat use Themes: Preset palettes or your own colors Photo dial: Image reveals or fades as time elapses Custom alarms: Record your own sounds No ads: Free version stays ad-free. An optional Premium one-time purchase that hides upgrade reminders for a cleaner, uninterrupted experience.

About

Kitchen Timer for busy cook

This kitchen timer features a high-visibility display and touch-less gesture control for busy cooks. It offers frictionless one-click operation and uses text-to-speech for audio alerts, supporting 30 languages.

Highlights
  • High-visibility display
  • Touch-less gesture control
  • Frictionless 1-click operation
  • Text-to-speech audio alerts
  • Supports 30 languages
Features
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This kitchen timer is designed for busy cooks. When you are busy in the kitchen, there's usually no time to read the screen closely, there's no time to config timer, and your hands are usually either wet or occupied. I know that situation, that's why I built yet another timer because a really good one doesn't exist. Key Features: High-Visibility Display: The high-contrast, large-format UI ensures that all active timers can be easily read from across the kitchen at a glance. Touch-less Gesture Control: Keep your workflow sanitary and uninterrupted. Frictionless 1-Click Operation: A single tap is all it takes to start, pause, or stop any timer. Audio Alerts: When a timer finishes and goes into overtime, the system utilizes text-to-speech to read the specific title of the timer (e.g., "Roasted Chicken"). This removes the guesswork from standard, repetitive alarm beeps. Supports 30 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, Turkish, Dutch, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian Bokmål, Danish, Finnish, Czech, UK English, Canadian French, European Portuguese, Ukrainian, Thai, Malay. (English, 简体中文, 日本語, Deutsch, Français, Español, Español (Latinoamérica), 한국어, Português (Brasil), Italiano, Русский, 繁體中文, हिन्दी, العربية, Türkçe, Nederlands, Indonesia, Tiếng Việt, Polski, Svenska, Norsk bokmål, Dansk, Suomi, Čeština, English (UK), Français (Canada), Português (Portugal), Українська, ไทย, Bahasa Melayu)

Screenshots

Custom Visual Timer4 screens
Kitchen Timer for busy cook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kitchen Timer for busy cook at none against Custom Visual Timer's 1. Kitchen Timer for busy cook also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Custom Visual Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kitchen Timer for busy cook asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Custom Visual Timer ships an update monthly, Kitchen Timer for busy cook every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Custom Visual Timer versus Kitchen Timer for busy cook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustom Visual TimerKitchen Timer for busy cook
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTramcat LLCHello Juggler LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Custom Visual Timer

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
None

Kitchen Timer for busy cook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Custom Visual Timer free?
Custom Visual Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kitchen Timer for busy cook free?
Kitchen Timer for busy cook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Custom Visual Timer or Kitchen Timer for busy cook have ads?
Neither Custom Visual Timer nor Kitchen Timer for busy cook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Custom Visual Timer or Kitchen Timer for busy cook?
Custom Visual Timer ships an update monthly, and Kitchen Timer for busy cook every 5 weeks. Most recently, Custom Visual Timer was updated on November 5, 2026 and Kitchen Timer for busy cook on November 9, 2026.

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