Comparison

Beeper vs Routine Timer

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

Head to head
About

Beeper

Features
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Lose track of time when you're focused, training, or simply caught up in your day? Beeper gives you gentle recurring cues so you can stay aware of time without constantly checking the clock or restarting timers. Set your rhythm once, then get on with your day. Use Beeper for focused work, study, yoga, strength training, stretching, hydration, breaks, meditation, cooking, or any routine that benefits from a repeated reminder. Caught up in doomscrolling? A recurring cue can remind you to look up when a quick scroll turns into longer than you intended. Choose how often you want a cue, when Beeper should be active, and a sound that fits the moment. With notifications enabled, Beeper can keep the rhythm in the background while you get on with your day. With Beeper you can: • Set recurring cues from minutes to hours • Choose gentle chimes, sounds, and alarms • Set active hours around your day • Align cues to the clock with Snap to Clock • Add custom reminder text • Pause or silence cues temporarily • Keep a large countdown visible while you work Your reminders can reach your wrist, too. When you enable “Play in silent mode” and allow alarms, Beeper’s alarms can also appear on an Apple Watch paired with your iPhone when they fire. Beeper is designed to be genuinely useful from the start. Create a schedule, choose from the included sounds, set your interval, and let Beeper quietly keep track in the background. Want Beeper to fit more parts of your day? Premium is a one-time unlock with no subscription. Premium includes: • Multiple named schedules with their own intervals, sounds, and settings • Custom intervals • 20 additional sounds across four sound packs • Sound rotation • Quick Setups for routines • Your chime interval on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Screen dimming while Beeper runs Create one rhythm for work, another for training, another for evenings, or anything else that fits your life. Pay once. Keep Premium. Calm, flexible, and designed to stay out of your way until you need it.

About

Routine Timer

This app helps you stay on track with any routine by repeating custom intervals. Set durations, breaks, and receive alerts with sound and vibration, even when your phone is locked. It's ideal for hydration, workouts, study sessions, and more.

Highlights
  • Repeat any interval
  • Optional breaks
  • Fixed or infinite loops
  • Sound and vibration alerts
  • Active hours scheduling
  • Light and dark themes
Features
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Routine Timer is the simplest way to repeat any interval — for hydration reminders, workouts, study sprints, cooking, stretching, breathing, and any routine you want to stay on top of. Set a duration, add an optional break, and choose how many times it repeats. Routine Timer alerts you with sound and vibration at every interval, even when your phone is locked or the app is in the background. FREE • One timer that repeats any interval with a single tap • Optional break between intervals • Repeat up to 5 times • Alerts with sound and vibration, even when locked • Five built-in alert sounds • Clean light and dark themes • Start-delay countdown before the first interval ROUTINE TIMER PRO • Save up to 20 timers and run several at once • Repeat forever, or up to 99 times • Active hours — only get reminded during the times you choose • Every alert sound • Record or import your own alert sounds Pro is a yearly subscription with a 3-day free trial for new subscribers, a monthly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Whether you're drinking more water, running intervals, or timing focus sessions, Routine Timer keeps your routine on track. Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price until cancelled in your App Store account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://prioton.com/routine-timer/privacy.html

Screenshots

Beeper4 screens
Routine Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Beeper at every 3 weeks against Routine Timer's every 2 months. Routine Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). 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. Beeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Routine Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beeper ships an update every 3 weeks, Routine Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Beeper versus Routine Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeeperRoutine Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVenkat Sharma Aluru GopalakrishnaPrioton LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Beeper

One-time1
  • Beeper Premium$4.99
3 purchases

Routine Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Beeper free?
Beeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Routine Timer free?
Routine Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Beeper or Routine Timer have ads?
Neither Beeper nor Routine Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beeper or Routine Timer?
Beeper ships an update every 3 weeks, and Routine Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Beeper was updated on October 31, 2026 and Routine Timer on October 17, 2026.

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