Comparison

Kitchen Timer vs Pumpkin

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

Head to head
About

Kitchen Timer

Features
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Cooking three things at once while the oven clock tracks only one? KitchenTime is a kitchen timer built for real cooking: pasta, rice, tea and eggs counting down side by side, each with its own loud alarm. Most timer apps hand you a single countdown. KitchenTime hands you a board: up to 12 timers running at the same time, each with its own name, a big readable countdown and an alert that fires even when your phone is locked or the app is closed. WHAT YOU GET • Dinner where the pasta, the sauce and the roast veg all land together — up to 12 timers running side by side • A soft egg at exactly 6:00 from one tap — 10 kitchen presets covering pasta, rice, eggs, tea, steak rest and proofing dough • Your own “Roast chicken — 45 min” saved once, started in one tap every week after • An alarm that still rings with the screen off, the app closed, or even after your phone restarts • Start all and Pause all for the moment everything hits the stove at once • Countdown digits big enough to read from across the kitchen with wet hands PERFECT FOR • Home cooks juggling three pots and an oven • Parents lining up dinner, homework and bath time • Tea and coffee drinkers steeping more than one cup • Meal preppers batch-cooking a whole Sunday afternoon WHY NOT JUST THE CLOCK APP? The built-in timer runs one countdown and calls it “Timer”. When the rice, the eggs and the tea all need watching, one nameless countdown is how dinner burns. KitchenTime names every timer, runs them all at once, and tells you exactly which one just finished. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account, no sign-up, no tracking. Your timers and presets live on your phone and nowhere else. FULL ACCESS KitchenTime requires a Full Access purchase: an auto-renewing weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Full Access opens the entire app — up to 12 simultaneous timers, all 10 kitchen presets, custom timers up to 3 hours, and your own saved presets. Put a name and a countdown on everything you cook — get KitchenTime and run your first full board tonight. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

About

Pumpkin

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¿Te ha pasado que el precio del anaquel no coincide con el de la caja? ¿O que vas sumando en la mente y al final terminas pagando de más? Pumpkin es el copiloto inteligente para tu carrito de compras, diseñado nativamente para iOS. CARACTERÍSTICAS PRINCIPALES: • Suma en tiempo real: Agrega productos con su precio y emojis mientras recorres los pasillos. • Presupuesto visual: Fija un límite antes de entrar y mira el anillo circular llenarse. • Cero sorpresas: Sabe exactamente tu total antes de llegar a la caja. • Apple Maps integrado: Guarda tus tickets con la ubicación de la tienda para saber dónde y cuánto gastaste. • 100% Privado: Todo se guarda en tu dispositivo. SIN SUSCRIPCIONES Olvídate de los cobros mensuales. Pumpkin ofrece un modelo de pago único de por vida para desbloquear las listas ilimitadas.

Screenshots

Kitchen Timer4 screens
Pumpkin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pumpkin at every 2 days against Kitchen Timer's every 4 months. Kitchen Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. Kitchen Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Pumpkin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kitchen Timer ships an update every 4 months, Pumpkin every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Kitchen Timer versus Pumpkin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitchen TimerPumpkin
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEAN ASIA CO., LTDAbner Castro Aguilar

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Kitchen Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Egg Boil Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Chef Presets Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tea Brew Lifetime$29.99
1 purchases

Pumpkin

One-time1
  • Pumpkin Pro - Acceso Total$4.99

Questions

Is Kitchen Timer free?
Kitchen Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pumpkin free?
Pumpkin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kitchen Timer or Pumpkin have ads?
Neither Kitchen Timer nor Pumpkin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kitchen Timer or Pumpkin?
Kitchen Timer ships an update every 4 months, and Pumpkin every 2 days. Most recently, Kitchen Timer was updated on November 5, 2026 and Pumpkin on November 6, 2026.

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