Comparison

Timer vs Good Jar

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

Head to head
About

Timer

Track your time with ease by clocking in and out of tasks. This app allows for multiple concurrent timers and provides detailed reports on how your hours are spent weekly, monthly, and yearly. It offers a private iCloud sync and a native dark interface.

Highlights
  • Concurrent timers
  • One-tap start/stop
  • Categorization with custom colors
  • Weekly, monthly, yearly reports
  • Full history with edits
  • Trim idle time
  • Private iCloud sync
Features
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Timer is a time tracker for days when you do more than one thing at once. Tap to start a task, tap to stop, and run as many timers side by side as you need. Week, month and year reports show exactly where your hours went. Free, with no ads, no account and no subscription. MADE FOR iPhone Duo Half-fold it on a desk: your running timers sit large on top, and your tasks with Clock In and Clock Out sit below. Open it flat: tasks on one side and your weekly report or history on the other, with a swap button right on screen. ON YOUR APPLE WATCH Start and stop tasks from your wrist, see today's total, and add a complication to your watch face. A Smart Stack card shows up while a timer runs, with a Stop button. Everything stays in sync with your iPhone. WHY TIMER Most time trackers make you pick one thing at a time. Real work is not like that: you start a deep work block, a build kicks off, and you read docs while it runs. Timer tracks overlapping tasks the way your day actually goes. WHAT YOU GET - Multiple timers running at the same time - One tap to start, one tap to stop - Categories with your own colors, so reports read at a glance - Week, month and year reports with stacked bars and per-task totals - History grouped by day, with quick edits and past entries you can add by hand - Trim idle time from a running entry without losing its start - Notes on any entry - Archive tasks you are done with - Private sync between your iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud account GOOD FOR Client and freelance hours, deep work, study, side projects, and anyone who wants an honest look at their week. PRIVATE No account. No ads. No analytics. Your data lives on your devices and in your own private iCloud database. In 18 languages. Made by Agentic Quarks, a small independent studio.

About

Good Jar

This app helps you build positive habits by earning virtual tokens for completion. You can then save these tokens towards personalized rewards you design, making progress feel tangible and motivating.

Highlights
  • Customizable reward system
  • Earn virtual tokens for habits
  • Design personal reward wishlists
  • Track streaks and history
  • Flexible habit scheduling
  • Smart Nudges for motivation
Features
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Small habits add up. Good Jar is a habit tracker with a reward system you design. Complete the habits that matter to you, earn virtual tokens, and save them toward rewards you actually want. Whether you're building a workout routine, reading more, cooking at home, or simply trying to stay consistent, Good Jar makes your progress feel tangible, without penalties or negative balances. MAKE PROGRESS TANGIBLE • Create daily, selected-day, or flexible weekly habits • Choose your own token value for every habit • Complete planned habits or log extra effort • See streaks, history, and weekly recaps EARN REWARDS YOU ACTUALLY WANT • Create your own personal reward wishlist • Save your tokens toward small treats or bigger goals • Claim a reward when you've earned enough • Review past rewards and undo a claim if needed A LITTLE EXTRA MOTIVATION • Smart Nudges can suggest increasing the token value of habits that need more motivation • Track every token you earn and spend with Jar Activity • Celebrate progress without losing points for imperfect days

Screenshots

Timer4 screens
Good Jar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Good Jar at every 3 weeks against Timer's every 3 months. Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. 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 Timer against 5.0 for Good Jar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer ships an update every 3 months, Good Jar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Timer versus Good Jar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimerGood Jar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAgentic Quarks LLCLaura Artiles

Customer experience

Timer

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

Good Jar

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

In-app purchases

None

Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Good Jar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timer free?
Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Good Jar free?
Good Jar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timer or Good Jar?
Timer and Good Jar are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Timer or Good Jar have ads?
Neither Timer nor Good Jar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timer or Good Jar?
Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Good Jar every 3 weeks. Most recently, Timer was updated on November 13, 2026 and Good Jar on November 10, 2026.

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