Comparison

Ollie Timer vs LAYER

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

Head to head
About

Ollie Timer

This app uses a cute otter companion to help you focus on tasks like studying, working, reading, or coding. Complete focus sessions to earn rewards, care for your otter, and build consistent habits.

Highlights
  • Focus timers (15, 25, 50 min)
  • Task categories (work, study, read, code)
  • Pause and resume sessions
  • Track completed sessions and minutes
  • Weekly stats and focus patterns
  • Daily streak building
  • Collectible shells
  • Care for virtual otter companion
Features
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A quiet focus timer with no ads and no subscriptions. Buy it once, use it forever, and focus with Ollie even when you’re offline. Settle in and gently focus on what you need to do with Ollie, your adorable otter companion. Ollie is a cozy focus timer that makes solo work feel a little warmer and easier to keep up with. Choose what you’re working on — studying, work, reading, or coding — and start a focus session with Ollie by your side. Each time you finish a session, you’ll collect shells, take care of Ollie’s room, and keep a record of the time you spent together. Key Features • No ads • No subscriptions • Buy once, use forever • Works offline • 15, 25, and 50-minute focus timers • Categories for studying, work, reading, and coding • Pause and resume your focus timer • Track your focus time and session history • Weekly focus stats and focus pattern insights • Streaks that show your consistency • Collect shells and special rare shells as focus rewards • Pet Ollie, give him snacks, and play together • Dress up Ollie with hats and accessories You don’t have to focus perfectly. Just showing up today is enough. Ollie will be here, saving your spot.

About

LAYER

Features
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A to do list and habit tracker with a bigger picture. LAYER connects everyday tasks and routines to the goals you care about. Start with today's tasks Capture an idea quickly and check it off. You can start in the inbox without a goal and connect it later. Set priorities and due dates, or filter for actions that take 15 minutes or less. Build habits at your pace Choose repeat days, a starting cue and a minimum action. Try “after dinner, read one page.” Review your weekly check-ins and pause a habit when you need a break. Turn small actions into meaningful goals Break a dream into smaller goals, tasks and habits. Open the connected goal from a task, or find the next step from a goal. Action completion and goal achievement stay separate so effort never pretends to be an outcome. A universe built by small actions See dreams, goals and actions as your own constellations. Use LAYER for reading, study plans, exercise routines or a personal project. Write your own plan or use an optional AI draft to get started. Start with Google, Apple or this device. You can link an account later in My. Link Google or Apple before deleting the app or changing devices. To draft your plan, we send your dream, goals, actions and revision requests to OpenAI. We do not send passwords or payment details. You can write your plan yourself instead. LAYER Orbit Free accounts can keep one major goal and create another after deleting it. The first onboarding AI plan is free; each subsequent AI generation requires watching one rewarded ad. Orbit includes unlimited major goals and four AI planning or redesign requests per day. Watch one rewarded ad for each additional AI request. Unlimited duration is a one-time purchase with no fixed expiry, available while the service operates. Monthly and yearly plans renew automatically. Cancel in your store account settings before renewal. Unlimited duration is a one-time purchase with no automatic renewal. Prices and renewal terms appear on the store’s confirmation screen. Available in Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese for Taiwan and Hong Kong. Privacy policy: https://layer.microcephalus7.dev/privacy?lang=en Terms of use: https://layer.microcephalus7.dev/terms?lang=en Delete account: https://layer.microcephalus7.dev/delete-account?lang=en

Screenshots

Ollie Timer4 screens
LAYER2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LAYER at Free against Ollie Timer's $12.99. LAYER also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Ollie Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

LAYER is free to download; Ollie Timer costs $12.99 up front. LAYER sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Ollie Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ollie Timer ships an update every 3 days, LAYER weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ollie Timer versus LAYER: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOllie TimerLAYER
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperhyeukJin kimseokho heo

In-app purchases

None

Ollie Timer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

LAYER

Subscriptions2
  • LAYER Orbit Monthly$1.991 Month
  • LAYER Orbit Yearly$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • LAYER Orbit Unlimited Duration$22.99

Questions

Is Ollie Timer free?
Ollie Timer costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LAYER free?
LAYER is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ollie Timer or LAYER have ads?
LAYER shows ads; Ollie Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Ollie Timer or LAYER?
Ollie Timer ships an update every 3 days, and LAYER weekly. Most recently, Ollie Timer was updated on October 14, 2026 and LAYER on October 17, 2026.

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