Comparison

Kitchen Timer for busy cook vs Tempo

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

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About

Kitchen Timer for busy cook

Features
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This kitchen timer is designed for busy cooks. When you are busy in the kitchen, there's usually no time to read the screen closely, there's no time to config timer, and your hands are usually either wet or occupied. I know that situation, that's why I built yet another timer because a really good one doesn't exist. Key Features: High-Visibility Display: The high-contrast, large-format UI ensures that all active timers can be easily read from across the kitchen at a glance. Touch-less Gesture Control: Keep your workflow sanitary and uninterrupted. Frictionless 1-Click Operation: A single tap is all it takes to start, pause, or stop any timer. Audio Alerts: When a timer finishes and goes into overtime, the system utilizes text-to-speech to read the specific title of the timer (e.g., "Roasted Chicken"). This removes the guesswork from standard, repetitive alarm beeps. Supports 30 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, Turkish, Dutch, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian Bokmål, Danish, Finnish, Czech, UK English, Canadian French, European Portuguese, Ukrainian, Thai, Malay. (English, 简体中文, 日本語, Deutsch, Français, Español, Español (Latinoamérica), 한국어, Português (Brasil), Italiano, Русский, 繁體中文, हिन्दी, العربية, Türkçe, Nederlands, Indonesia, Tiếng Việt, Polski, Svenska, Norsk bokmål, Dansk, Suomi, Čeština, English (UK), Français (Canada), Português (Portugal), Українська, ไทย, Bahasa Melayu)

About

Tempo

Features
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Tempo – Multi Kitchen Timer lets you run multiple countdowns at the same time, so you can track every dish in your kitchen without juggling a single timer. Key Features: - Multiple concurrent timers — Start several timers at once; the most urgent one is always front and center - Saved presets — Create up to 6 named presets (e.g. "Pasta – 10 min", "Soft Boiled Egg – 6 min") and start them with a few taps - Alarm notifications — Get a sound and vibration alert when each timer finishes - +30 s button — Add extra time to any running timer with one tap - Individual pause & dismiss — Pause, resume, or dismiss each timer independently, or pause/stop all at once - Keep screen on — Optional setting to prevent the screen from turning off while timers are running - Custom alarm sounds — Choose from built-in sounds - In-app volume — Use a dedicated volume slider independent of your device media volume - Auto-stop alarm — Optionally silence the alarm after a set duration so you don't have to dismiss it manually - Light & dark themes — Includes a Peach Mint light theme and Night Kitchen dark theme, or follow system setting - 5 languages — English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German Perfect For: - Cooking multiple dishes at the same time - Meal prep with staggered start times - Baking with different stage timers - Any activity that needs several independent countdowns How It Works: 1. Create or select one or more presets on the home screen 2. Tap the pot to start — all selected timers run concurrently 3. The timer with the least time left is shown largest; others appear below 4. When a timer finishes, you get a sound + vibration alert and a notification 5. Dismiss, restart, or go back to idle when you're done Privacy Focused: - No data collection - No ads or tracking - Lightweight and efficient Tempo – Multi Kitchen Timer is part of the Ottler Studio suite of simple, focused utility apps designed to make your digital life easier.

Screenshots

Kitchen Timer for busy cook4 screens
Tempo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tempo at 15.0 against Kitchen Timer for busy cook's 18.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Kitchen Timer for busy cook versus Tempo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitchen Timer for busy cookTempo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHello Juggler LLCCedric Marcellin

In-app purchases

None

Kitchen Timer for busy cook

No in-app purchases

None

Tempo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kitchen Timer for busy cook free?
Kitchen Timer for busy cook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tempo free?
Tempo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kitchen Timer for busy cook or Tempo have ads?
Neither Kitchen Timer for busy cook nor Tempo shows ads.

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