Comparison

Better Timer vs RecurringTimer

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

Head to head
About

Better Timer

This app allows you to run multiple timers simultaneously and build repeating routines. Customize each timer with colors, icons, and sounds. Start timers from Control Center or Siri without opening the app.

Highlights
  • Run multiple timers simultaneously
  • Build repeating routines
  • Customize timers with colors and sounds
  • Start timers from Control Center and Siri
  • Background timer support
  • Cute pastel design
Features
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Run several timers at once, chain steps into routines that repeat on their own, and give every timer its own pastel color, icon, and sound. Better Timer is made for cooking, workouts, study sessions, and daily routines. NEW IN 1.3 • Live Activities: follow your timers on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and pause or stop them right there • System alarms on iOS 26: finished timers ring and show on screen, even when a Focus is on • Notification actions: add a minute or start the next step without opening the app MULTIPLE TIMERS AT ONCE Pasta, garlic bread, and tea, all counting down side by side. Each countdown keeps its own time, color, and completion sound, and you can pause one or add a minute without touching the others. ROUTINES THAT REPEAT Chain steps like Focus and Break, or Sprint and Rest, and choose how many rounds to run. Better Timer moves to the next step for you, or waits for a tap if you turn on Pause Between Steps. • Pomodoro cycles for studying and deep work • HIIT, Tabata, and circuit rounds • Recipes with several stages • Morning and evening routines MADE FOR EVERY DAY • Quick Timer: start a 1, 5, 10, or 30 minute timer in one tap • 16 pastel colors, plus an icon and sound for every countdown and step • Light and dark mode • Control Center controls on iOS 18 and later • Siri and Shortcuts: "Start Pomodoro in Better Timer" • Repeat Alerts, so a finished timer keeps reminding you until you respond • Timers keep running when you close the app FREE AND PRIVATE No ads, no subscriptions, and no account. Better Timer doesn't collect any data.

About

RecurringTimer

Features
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ecurring Timer lets you set a time interval that repeats automatically — no tapping required between cycles. Set your interval, tap Start, and the app beeps and/or vibrates at every boundary, looping indefinitely until you tap Stop. Works in the background with the screen off. Perfect for: - Interval training and workouts - Meditation and breathing exercises - Practice sessions with timed rounds - Any activity that needs a repeating rhythm **Features** - Single interval input in seconds or minutes - Sound alert, vibration, or both — your choice - Visual countdown with progress ring - Cycle counter tracks how many intervals have completed - Save and reload your favourite configurations as presets - No notifications, no popups — just a clean alert and back to counting

Screenshots

Better Timer4 screens
RecurringTimer3 screens

Verdict

The call

Better Timer and RecurringTimer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Better Timer versus RecurringTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetter TimerRecurringTimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHung NguyenAbu Marcose

In-app purchases

None

Better Timer

No in-app purchases

None

RecurringTimer

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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