Comparison

Better Timer vs NeuraTiM 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 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

NeuraTiM Timer

Features
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NeuraTiM Timer is a simple, flexible interval timer for workouts, focus sessions, study, cooking and everyday routines. Create a timer that matches your activity: choose the duration of each interval, add work and rest phases, set the number of rounds, and start. The clear countdown and phase changes help you stay on track without constantly checking the clock. Use it for: - HIIT, Tabata, circuits and stretching - Pomodoro-style focus and study sessions - Meditation and breathing exercises - Cooking, presentations and household routines - Any activity built around repeated time blocks Why NeuraTiM Timer? - Free to use - No ads or distracting promotions - Privacy-focused - Clean, straightforward interface - Flexible timing for many kinds of routines Spend less time configuring and more time doing. NeuraTiM Timer gives you the structure you need while keeping the experience calm, simple and private.

Screenshots

Better Timer4 screens
NeuraTiM Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NeuraTiM Timer at every 4 days against Better Timer's fortnightly. NeuraTiM Timer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Better Timer ships an update fortnightly, NeuraTiM Timer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Better Timer versus NeuraTiM Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetter TimerNeuraTiM Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHung NguyenMartin Tichovsky

In-app purchases

None

Better Timer

No in-app purchases

None

NeuraTiM Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Better Timer free?
Better Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NeuraTiM Timer free?
NeuraTiM Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Better Timer or NeuraTiM Timer have ads?
Neither Better Timer nor NeuraTiM Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Better Timer or NeuraTiM Timer?
Better Timer ships an update fortnightly, and NeuraTiM Timer every 4 days. Most recently, Better Timer was updated on October 20, 2026 and NeuraTiM Timer on October 8, 2026.

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