Comparison

Timer AI vs Ynter

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Timer AI

Features
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Timer AI is a timer for everything you do in blocks of time: focus, meditation, breathwork, sleep, stretching, workouts, cooking. And every session can run inside a place. Pick a ready-made session, choose a scene and press start. A misty forest, a fireplace, rain under an eave, the sea at sunset. The scene moves, its sound plays, and a voice tells you what comes next, so you can stop watching the clock. SCENES • 19 scenes, 12 of them photographic with real depth and motion: forest, fireplace, rain, seaside, rose garden, underwater and more • Seaside and Fireplace are real filmed footage • Make your own scene from your photo and your own mix of sounds • Choose the sound: the scene's own, a mix you built, or keep your own music playing READY-MADE SESSIONS • 51 sessions across focus and study, meditation, breathwork, sleep, stretching and recovery, yoga, running, HIIT, cooking and everyday routines • Pomodoro, deep work, box breathing, 4-7-8, body scan, power naps, the perfect soft-boiled egg • Sleep timers fade out gently instead of stopping BUILD YOUR OWN • Build any interval timer by hand, free and unlimited • Or just describe it: type it, say it, take a photo of a recipe or a training plan, or paste a YouTube link, and AI turns it into a timer WHILE IT RUNS • Spoken cues and countdowns, with reminders like "four minutes remaining" • Voice commands: pause, resume and skip hands-free with any headset • Live Activity and Dynamic Island on your Lock Screen • 9 display styles, including Calm (a line instead of a ticking clock) and Focus Arc for your desk in landscape • 5 tick sounds • Spotify: your own playlist alongside the timer • Session history, step by step, with an account PREMIUM • Every scene and every premium session • Layer several ambient sounds in your own mix • Motivational and Drill Sergeant coach voices • 30 AI timer creations per month (free accounts get 2 to try) • Voice notes after a session Terms of Use: https://timerai.online/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://timerai.online/privacy.html

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Ynter

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Ynter is a free interval timer that speaks the language of LLMs. No subscriptions. No "Pro" tier. No locked screens. Every feature in Ynter is unlocked from the moment you install — including the ones below. If the app earns a spot in your week, an optional tip jar is how you say thanks. That's the whole business model. Bring your own coach: any LLM Ynter reads a simple JSON lesson format. That means you can ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any other model to design a workout for you — "give me a 25-minute kettlebell EMOM for shoulders," "build me a beginner yoga flow with long holds" — copy the result, paste it into Ynter, and run it. Your training plans live with you, not behind someone's API key. There's a built-in import sheet with the prompt format ready to go. Hand it to your LLM of choice and you have a tailored workout in under a minute. Built-in lessons to start with Don't want to prompt anything? Ynter ships with ready-to-run routines: • HIIT & Tabata — 45/15, 20/10, classic intervals • Yoga flows — long holds with gentle pacing • Strength sets — work, rest, rounds, done • Quick warm-ups — six minutes when that's all you've got A real editor for custom workouts Prefer to build by hand? The lesson editor lets you set every step's name, work time, rest time, and rounds. Tap any duration to type an exact value on the number pad. Save it, run it, share it. Reps for strength and machine work Not everything is a countdown. Switch a step to reps and Ynter drops the work timer — do the set at your own pace and tap "Done" when you're finished. Only the rest is timed. Perfect for the weight room, on iPhone and Apple Watch. Edit with Apple Intelligence On devices with Apple Intelligence, rewrite a lesson right in the editor: "double all rests," "add a cool-down," "turn this into a 20-minute session." The on-device model rewrites the lesson privately and offline — nothing leaves your device — and you review the result before saving. Live Activity & Dynamic Island Glance at your phone face-down on the bench: current interval, round, and time remaining sit right on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. No unlock needed. Apple Watch app, included Lessons sync to your wrist. Haptics fire on the Watch. Sessions keep running even if your phone is across the room. iCloud sync across every device Build a lesson on your Mac, run it on your iPhone, finish it on your Watch. Same routines, every screen. Voice cues that respect your music Spoken countdowns ride along on top of whatever you're listening to instead of cutting it. Mute the voice and you still get a bell and a haptic tap. Premium voices supported when installed. iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch Built in SwiftUI for every Apple platform you own. What you get — all free: • Paste-in JSON lesson import (works great with any LLM) • Built-in HIIT, Tabata, yoga, and strength lessons • Custom lesson editor with work/rest/rounds — plus rep-based steps and exact number-pad entry • Apple Intelligence lesson editing (on supported devices) • Live Activity & Dynamic Island • Apple Watch app with haptics • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Watch • Spoken interval cues with music ducking • Background audio • No ads. No tracking. No subscriptions. No paywalled features. Optional tip jar if you want to support development. Get the workout your AI just designed. Ynter will count.

Screenshots

Timer AI4 screens
Ynter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ynter at none against Timer AI's shown. Ynter also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Timer AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Ynter sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Timer AI versus Ynter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer AIYnter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSelim MidikogluAndreas Gaschka

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Timer AI

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Ynter

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Generous Tip$3.99
  • Huge Tip$17.99

Questions

Is Timer AI free?
Timer AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ynter free?
Ynter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Timer AI or Ynter have ads?
Timer AI shows ads; Ynter does not.

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