Comparison

TaskTimer vs Linear Timer+

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

Head to head
About

TaskTimer

This app provides loud, repeating alarms for tasks that require your attention. It rings until dismissed, even when the phone is locked, ensuring you don't miss important time-sensitive alerts. Features quick presets, custom durations, and home screen widgets for easy monitoring.

Highlights
  • Loud, repeating alarms
  • Customizable timer durations
  • Quick preset timers
  • Home screen widgets
  • Daily progress tracking
  • Timer history and favorites
Features
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TaskTimer Plus is the simple countdown timer for daily life. Whether you are cooking dinner, switching laundry, cleaning for 15 minutes, studying, working out, or taking a quick break, TaskTimer Plus helps you start a timer fast and stay on track without clutter. Choose a quick preset, enter a custom duration, and let the app handle the rest. When time is up, get a loud timer alert, then dismiss or snooze it with one tap. Why TaskTimer Plus? TaskTimer Plus is built for people who want a timer that feels fast, calm, and easy. There are no complicated dashboards to learn and no account required. Open the app, pick a time, and start. Quick presets for common tasks Start 5, 10, 15, 30, or 45-minute timers, or choose longer 1-hour and 2-hour presets for deeper work, chores, cooking, and study blocks. Custom countdown timers Need a specific time? Enter any duration for your task, from a few minutes to a longer session. Soft background colors Make your timer feel like yours. Choose from soft theme colors to create a calm, personal timer screen for cooking, studying, breaks, workouts, or chores. Widgets, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island Check your active timer from the Home Screen, Lock Screen, or Dynamic Island without constantly reopening the app. History and favorites Reuse timers you start often. Save frequent tasks and view your recent timer history so your next session is even faster. Made for iPhone and iPad Use TaskTimer Plus on iPhone when you are on the move or on iPad as a full-screen desk, kitchen, study, or workout timer. Simple by design No account required. TaskTimer Plus keeps everyday timing focused, fast, and easy to understand. Download TaskTimer Plus today and make every task easier to time.

About

Linear Timer+

This app provides a visually minimal interval timer to enhance focus and build routines. It allows for multiple simultaneous timers, customizable intervals with color-coding, and features like Pomodoro mode and scheduled starts. Smart audio cues and second-level precision support various activities.

Highlights
  • Run multiple independent timers
  • Customizable intervals with color-coding
  • Pomodoro mode with configurable durations
  • Scheduled timers for automatic starts
  • Save and reuse timer presets
  • Voice, haptic, and transition sound cues
  • Second-level duration support
Features
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Linear Timer+ is an interval timer built for people who work in structured blocks — focus sessions, workout sets, study sprints, cooking timers, or any sequence of named activities. Most timers count down to zero. Linear Timer+ lets you build a full sequence: 25 minutes of FOCUS, 5 minutes of BREAK, then repeat. Each interval has its own label, duration, and color. The timer moves through them automatically, chiming at each transition. Named intervals — call them whatever reflects your actual work. DEEP WORK. STRETCH. COOLDOWN. COLD PLUNGE. Your labels, your rhythm. Live Activity — the timer stays visible on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island. See your current interval and a live progress bar without touching your phone. Works with screen off — sounds and voice cues fire reliably in the background. Lock your phone and walk away. Logbook — a private on-device record of your focus history. Total time, weekly comparison, a 7-day chart, and time broken down by each of your activity labels. No punishing streaks — just honest information about how you actually spend structured time. Voice cues — optional spoken announcements at each transition: the interval name, time remaining, what's coming up next. Multiple timers — run independent sessions side by side. A workout and a work block at the same time. Scheduled starts — set timers to auto-start at specific times on specific days. Presets — save your favorite configurations and load them in one tap. Pomodoro mode — classic 25/5 technique built in, no setup needed. 100% private — no accounts, no cloud sync, no analytics. All data stays on your device. The Logbook has never seen the internet.

Screenshots

TaskTimer4 screens
Linear Timer+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Linear Timer+ at none against TaskTimer's shown. Linear Timer+ also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). TaskTimer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TaskTimer against 5.0 for Linear Timer+. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TaskTimer ships an update weekly, Linear Timer+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TaskTimer versus Linear Timer+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskTimerLinear Timer+
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJTR Labs LLCThe InfoDump LLC

Customer experience

TaskTimer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Linear Timer+

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TaskTimer

No in-app purchases

None

Linear Timer+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TaskTimer free?
TaskTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Linear Timer+ free?
Linear Timer+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TaskTimer or Linear Timer+?
TaskTimer and Linear Timer+ are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do TaskTimer or Linear Timer+ have ads?
TaskTimer shows ads; Linear Timer+ does not.
Which is updated more often, TaskTimer or Linear Timer+?
TaskTimer ships an update weekly, and Linear Timer+ every 2 months. Most recently, TaskTimer was updated on September 22, 2026 and Linear Timer+ on September 14, 2026.

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