Better Timer vs NeuraTiM Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
NeuraTiM Timer
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Better Timer | NeuraTiM Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hung Nguyen | Martin Tichovsky |
In-app purchases
Better Timer
No in-app purchases
NeuraTiM Timer
No in-app purchases
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