OverRun Timer vs Goal Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OverRun Timer
This app provides precise timing for fixed-duration tasks. It tracks remaining time, elapsed time, and specifically how much time has gone over the target. Features include two distinct timing modes, customizable cues, session history, and export options.
- Two timing modes (Countdown, End Time)
- Detailed overrun tracking
- Customizable cue system
- Session history and notes
- Export sessions as text or CSV
- Lap markers and auto-save
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**OverRun Timer** is a precision timing app for anyone who must deliver on a fixed duration. Set a target, start your session, and track not only remaining time—but also exact **overrun**, the amount of time past your target. Use it in **Countdown** mode (set a duration) or **End Time** mode (set a specific meeting or recording end time). OverRun keeps running after zero so you always know, clearly and immediately, how far over time you are. OverRun is built to support real timing needs in everyday presentations and production workflows: - Keep talks and speeches within a target length - Run and monitor recording production segments that must fit a specific window - Stay on schedule during meetings, presentations, classes, debates, and similar timed sessions - Review timing patterns over time using saved session history ## Key Features - **Two timing modes** - **Countdown**: set a duration and run backward to zero - **End Time**: set a specific stop time and count down to that moment - **Overrun tracking that matters** - Separate displays for countdown, overrun, and total elapsed - Continue tracking after zero so every second over target is visible - **Cue system for better timing control** - Countdown cues with selectable cue packs, including **Fibonacci** - Overrun cues by every 15s, every 30s, every minute, or Fibonacci - Optional haptic alerts and sounds - **Flexible session support** - Add lap markers during a session - Save sessions manually or with auto-save rules - Set session thresholds and completion requirements for auto-save - **Notes and history** - Optional session notes and per-lap notes - Default note templates - Session history list with detail, edit, and delete options - Export sessions as text or CSV - **Meeting and production friendly** - Clear Start/Pause/Reset controls - Persisted settings and state across launches - Local notifications when countdown reaches zero ## Extra - Optional one-time support purchase to remove support prompts (no subscription) Great for timed speaking, live presentations, talks, classes, debate segments, and production workflows where **“how far over target”** is just as important as hitting the mark.
Goal Timer
This app helps you track the actual time spent on your goals, focusing on hours accumulated rather than simple checkmarks. It provides visual progress, historical data, and insights into your time allocation. The core features are free and ad-free, with an optional Pro upgrade for advanced functionality.
- Track time in hours, not checkmarks
- Visual progress and compounding hours
- Timestamp-based timer for data safety
- One-time or recurring goal targets
- Activity heatmap and weekly charts
- Streak tracking with freeze option
- Focus sessions (Pro feature)
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Goal Timer is a warm, encouraging stopwatch for the time you put into what matters — measured in hours, not checkmarks. Habit apps ask "did you?" Goal Timer asks "how much?" A single tap starts the clock. Whenever you work toward a goal, start the timer and forget it's running — your hours quietly accumulate into visible, compounding progress. THE HOURS ADD UP Most tracking apps count streaks and checkmarks. Goal Timer counts the one thing that actually builds skills, fitness, and craft: time. See total hours tracked, your last 7 days, and how close you are to your target — with a live count-up and full per-period history. THREE TAPS TO VISIBLE PROGRESS 1. Name your goal, pick a colour, and — if you like — set a target. 2. Whenever you work on it, start the timer. 3. Watch the hours add up toward what matters. BUILT TO BE TRUSTWORTHY The timer is timestamp-based, so your time is safe even if the app closes, restarts, or your phone dies mid-session. Run several timers at once — deep work and a workout, together. An ongoing notification shows every running timer, and you can stop it right from the notification shade. ONE-TIME TOTALS OR RECURRING GOALS Accumulate hours toward a single lifetime target, or set a goal that resets each day or week. Every finished period is quietly filed into a history you can look back on, so your stats keep their full story. SEE WHERE YOUR HOURS GO Insights turn your sessions into a picture: a 26-week activity heatmap, weekly charts, your best day of the week, and time-of-day patterns — for a single goal or everything at once. Free, because seeing your effort is the whole point. KEEP THE STREAK GOING Show up and your streak grows — a day at a time, or a period at a time for recurring goals — with milestones at 3, 7, 14, 30 days and beyond. Miss a day? A streak freeze bridges it so one off day doesn't wipe weeks of consistency. FOCUS, ON PURPOSE Need to lock in? Start a Focus session — a countdown, Pomodoro cycles, or open-ended — with the screen kept awake and distractions out. Every minute still logs straight to the goal. (Pro) HOME-SCREEN WIDGETS Start, stop, and glance at your progress from a home-screen widget — no need to open the app to keep the hours honest. HONEST, EDITABLE HISTORY Forgot to stop a timer? Tap any past session to fix its length, date, and time. Log time after the fact. Close a finished goal and reopen it whenever you like. Your tracked hours stay accurate. EASY ON THE EYES A warm, considered palette with a beautiful dark mode across every screen and widget. No clutter, no guilt, no noise. FREE TO USE — NO ADS The full core loop is free and genuinely useful: track up to 3 goals, run a timer, and see your progress, history, insights, and streaks. No ads, ever, on any tier. GO PRO WHEN YOU'RE READY Goal Timer Pro unlocks scale and depth: • Unlimited goals — track everything, not just three • Focus Mode — distraction-free countdown, Pomodoro, or open-ended sessions • Multiple timers running at once — several goals in parallel • Edit & add time entries — keep your hours accurate • Export to CSV — your data, whenever you want it • Unlimited streak freezes — Free protects one off day a month; Pro freezes as many as you need WHO IT'S FOR Anyone giving real time to something that matters — deep work and side projects, language learning and practice, workouts and training, reading and study, meditation and creative craft. If it's worth your hours, it's worth tracking. Vague intention, made visible. Start giving your goals the time they deserve. The hours add up. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://goal-timer.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Goal Timer at every 6 days against OverRun Timer's every 6 weeks. Goal Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. OverRun Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Goal Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OverRun Timer against 5.0 for Goal Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
OverRun Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, Goal Timer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OverRun Timer | Goal Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stephen Zinn | Vladyslav Nedodaiev |
Customer experience
OverRun Timer
Goal Timer
In-app purchases
OverRun Timer
- Supporter Unlock$3.99
Goal Timer
- Goal Timer Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- Goal Timer Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$14.991 Year








