Comparison

Better Timer vs Multick

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

Multick

Features
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Multick keeps the times you use most on one screen, so you can start several timers at once with a single tap. STARTS WITH ONE TAP Three minutes, five minutes, a pomodoro. Your usual times sit on the home screen as cards, so there is nothing to type in. Tap a card and the countdown begins. RUN AS MANY AS YOU NEED Boil the pasta while the sauce simmers. Each timer carries its own name and color, so you always know which one is which, and the time left is shown as both a ring and a number. INTERVAL TIMERS Chain several times together: 25 minutes of focus followed by a 5 minute break, or 20 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest repeated eight times. Multick moves to the next step on its own and tells you at every change. WORKS WHILE THE APP IS CLOSED The time remaining appears on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and a notification lets you know when a timer ends. Even if you quit the app, the correct remaining time is restored when you open it again. STOPWATCH Measure elapsed time, record laps, and see your fastest and slowest splits at a glance. Share your lap list from the share sheet. MADE FOR - Cooking, with several pots, the oven and proving times running together - Studying and focused work, including pomodoro sessions - Training, from tabata to rest between sets - Brewing tea and coffee Everything is stored on your device. No account is required, and your timers are never uploaded.

Screenshots

Better Timer4 screens
Multick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Better Timer at none against Multick's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Better Timer versus Multick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetter TimerMultick
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHung NguyenDaisuke Minami

In-app purchases

None

Better Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Multick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Better Timer free?
Better Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Multick free?
Multick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Better Timer or Multick have ads?
Multick shows ads; Better Timer does not.

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