Comparison

Kitchen Timer by Sanwa vs grotimer

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

Head to head
About

Kitchen Timer by Sanwa

Features
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"CookTimer" is a simple, easy-to-use kitchen timer that shines when you're cooking several dishes at once. 【Run multiple timers at once】 Boil an egg while the pasta cooks—manage that kind of multitasking at a glance with several timers side by side. Each one shows its remaining time as a circular gauge. 【Cooking presets】 Set the times you use most with a single tap: soft-boiled egg, hard-boiled egg, pasta, instant noodles, cooking rice, simmered dishes, toast, steaming and more. No need to punch in the minutes every time. 【Notified when done】 When a timer finishes, you get a push notification. Even if you're using another app, you'll never miss the moment your food is ready. 【Easy-to-read dark design】 Big numbers and a dark theme that's easy to see in the kitchen. The remaining time is clear at a glance. 【Great for】 - People cooking several dishes at the same time - Anyone who wants to time boiling or steaming precisely - Anyone looking for a kitchen timer Make cooking smoother and more fun.

About

grotimer

Features
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grotimer is a fast kitchen timer for everyday cooking. Search a dish, choose your device and options, then start the timer. Made for air fryer, oven, grill, pan, pot and tea. The built-in database works offline and gives practical timing guides for vegetables, meat, fish, eggs, sides, snacks and drinks. What you get: - 450+ offline cooking guides - Device and category filters - Clear timer steps with alarms - Record your own runs and replay them exactly - Favorites for repeat meals - Custom items and categories with grotimer Pro Free users can browse the full database and start 3 timers per calendar day. grotimer Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited timer starts, favorites, custom cooking items and custom categories. All user-created data stays on your device. Cooking times are guidance; adjust them to your appliance, portion size and food safety needs.

Screenshots

Kitchen Timer by Sanwa3 screens
grotimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kitchen Timer by Sanwa at none against grotimer's 1. Kitchen Timer by Sanwa also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). grotimer's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. grotimer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kitchen Timer by Sanwa asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kitchen Timer by Sanwa ships an update fortnightly, grotimer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Kitchen Timer by Sanwa versus grotimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitchen Timer by Sanwagrotimer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSANWA Inc.Adrian Grochla

In-app purchases

None

Kitchen Timer by Sanwa

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

grotimer

One-time1
  • grotimer Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Kitchen Timer by Sanwa free?
Kitchen Timer by Sanwa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is grotimer free?
grotimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kitchen Timer by Sanwa or grotimer have ads?
Neither Kitchen Timer by Sanwa nor grotimer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kitchen Timer by Sanwa or grotimer?
Kitchen Timer by Sanwa ships an update fortnightly, and grotimer every 5 weeks. Most recently, Kitchen Timer by Sanwa was updated on September 27, 2026 and grotimer on September 17, 2026.

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