Comparison

Better Timer vs Mushroom Timer

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

Mushroom Timer

Features
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Mushroom Timer — built for players who need to track and coordinate giant mushroom battle/respawn timers as a team. FEATURES • Log each mushroom's battle end time and respawn countdown in seconds • Organize by area (station, neighborhood, etc.) for quick access • Live Activity / Dynamic Island support — see the countdown right on your Lock Screen without opening the app • Customizable notification lead times so you never miss a respawn TEAM SYNC • Create a shared room and invite teammates with a room code • Everyone sees the same live-synced mushroom status in real time • Optional password protection for your room PRIVACY FIRST • In personal mode, everything stays on your device — nothing is uploaded • Data only syncs to the cloud when you actively join a shared room Available in Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and English.

Screenshots

Better Timer4 screens
Mushroom Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Better Timer and Mushroom Timer 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 Mushroom Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetter TimerMushroom Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHung NguyenLian-Shen Chen

In-app purchases

None

Better Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Mushroom Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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