Comparison

Better Timer vs Multi

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 multiple timers at once, build repeating routines, and customize everything with a cute pastel design. The multi timer app for cooking, workouts, focus sessions, and more. WHAT MAKES BETTER TIMER DIFFERENT Unlike basic countdown apps, Better Timer is a full-featured multi timer and routine builder: • Run multiple timers simultaneously — time your eggs, pasta, and tea all at once • Build repeat and loop routines — Pomodoro cycles, HIIT rounds, morning routine • Customize every timer with 16 cute pastel colors, icons, and completion sounds • Start any timer from Control Center, Siri, or Shortcuts — no need to open the app PERFECT FOR Egg timer & cooking — run multiple kitchen timers side by side Round timer & workouts — build HIIT, Tabata, and circuit training rounds Repeat timer & focus — Pomodoro study sessions with automatic loop Morning & evening routines — chain steps with custom durations Meditation & nap timer — preset timers with calming sounds Stretch & break reminders — loop through work-rest intervals KEY FEATURES - Multi Timer — Run unlimited countdown timers at the same time - Routine Builder — Chain multiple steps with drag-and-drop reordering - Repeat & Loop — Set per-step repeats or loop entire routines automatically - Round Timer — Perfect for workout rounds, intervals, and circuits - Egg Timer & Presets — Save your favorites with custom name, color, icon, and sound - Quick Timer — Tap to start 1, 5, 10, or 30 minute timers instantly - Cute Pastel Design — 16 soft colors with beautiful ring animations - Dark Mode — Gorgeous in light and dark - Control Center Widget — Start any preset directly from Control Center (iOS 18+) - Siri Shortcuts — "Start Pomodoro in Better Timer" - Smart Notifications — Repeated alerts so you never miss a timer - Background Safe — Timers keep running accurately when the app is closed FREE & PRIVATE No ads. No subscriptions. No account required. No data collected. Just a beautifully simple timer app.

About

Multi

Features
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Timer is a multi-step timer app built for any scene — board games, workouts, presentations, and more. Combine steps freely to create a timer that's exactly yours. ■ Key Features ・Ready-made scenes — Board Game (turn timer), Workout (work/rest intervals), Presentation (talk & Q&A), and more, built in and ready with a single tap. ・Combine steps freely — Build your own timer by connecting multiple steps, each with its own name, duration, and color. ・Repeat counts & infinite loops — Set how many times a cycle repeats, or let it loop forever with no end. ・Auto Mode or Manual Mode — Choose Auto Mode to advance steps automatically, or Manual Mode to move forward at your own pace with a tap. ・Save as My Timers — Save the timers you use often and pull them up instantly, anytime. ・Sound & vibration alerts — Get notified when a step ends, with adjustable volume. ・Light & Dark themes — Follows your device automatically, or set it manually. ・Japanese, English, Simplified & Traditional Chinese — A multilingual interface that's easy for anyone to use. ■ Great for ・Managing turns in board games and card games ・Interval training like workouts and HIIT ・Timing presentations and speeches ・Cooking, studying, and break time Simple and intuitive, Timer fits right into any moment that needs to be divided into time. Give it a try.

Screenshots

Better Timer4 screens
Multi3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Better Timer at none against Multi's shown. Multi's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Better Timer versus Multi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetter TimerMulti
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHung NguyenKAIYOKAN, Y.K.

In-app purchases

None

Better Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Multi

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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