TaskTimer vs Pocket Notifier
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Loud, repeating alarms
- Customizable timer durations
- Quick preset timers
- Home screen widgets
- Daily progress tracking
- Timer history and favorites
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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.
Pocket Notifier
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Pocket Notifier turns just about anything — a server, a script, a cron job, a home-automation rule, a CI pipeline, a webhook — into a push notification on your iPhone and iPad. No code needed on the receiving end. How it works: 1. Create a notification group and get a unique API key. 2. Have any system send an HTTP POST to /api/notify with your key. 3. The notification arrives instantly on your devices. Features: • Unlimited notification groups, each with its own API key • Full notification history, with a home-screen widget for the latest • Mute individual groups per device when you want quiet • Teams (Premium): share a group so notifications reach every member Free plan: 100 notifications per month, 3 devices, 3 notification groups. Premium: a one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited notifications, devices, and groups, plus Teams.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TaskTimer at none against Pocket Notifier's 1. Pocket Notifier's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Pocket Notifier sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TaskTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.
TaskTimer ships an update weekly, Pocket Notifier every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TaskTimer | Pocket Notifier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JTR Labs LLC | Vanmo IT AB |
In-app purchases
TaskTimer
No in-app purchases
Pocket Notifier
- Premium$3.99









