Comparison

Timber vs Kala Yoga Timer

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

Head to head
About

Timber

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Timber is a customizable interval timer and routine builder. Whether you're crushing a HIIT workout, sinking into a deep focus session, or perfecting your morning schedule, Timber lets you build your routine, your way. Create simple countdowns or advanced multi-step routines with reusable blocks, groups, repeats, nested timers, media cues, and background playback. Stop switching between separate apps for HIIT, Tabata, Pomodoro, meditation, stretching, coaching, and cooking. Timber lets you build the exact routine you need. BUILD ONCE, REUSE ANYWHERE Create simple or highly advanced timers using our flexible block-based system. • Create reusable timer blocks • Group blocks into circuits, sets, and rounds • Repeat blocks, groups, or full timers • Nest timers inside other timers • Merge blocks into groups or split them apart • Edit linked blocks once to update them everywhere, or unlink for a custom version • Duplicate timers and blocks for easy modification GUIDE EVERY STEP WITH RICH MEDIA CUES Don't just watch the clock. Attach rich media to any timer step so you know exactly what to do and when to do it: • Add YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion video demos • Attach local video, audio, image, recording, and text prompts • Use text-to-speech voice cues for hands-free guidance • Add music, countdown sounds, and instructions to individual timer steps • Keep cues running with native background playback ONE TIMER FOR EVERY ACTIVITY • Workouts & Training: HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, boxing rounds, circuit training, stretching, and mobility. Add exercise demo videos right into your rest and work intervals. • Focus & Productivity: Pomodoro, deep work, studying, reading, and work sprints • Mindfulness: yoga, breathwork, meditation, and guided practice • Daily life: morning routines, cooking steps, speaking practice, and coaching plans TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See how consistently you’re completing your routines. • View weekly timer time, completed sessions, and streaks • Explore seven-day activity bars and a monthly heatmap • See per-timer stats including times run, total time, and average completion • Review completed, skipped, and unplayed sections of each session SHARE AND IMPORT COMPLETE TIMERS • Share lightweight timers with a QR code • Share media-rich timers as a Timber zip file • Choose which media files to include before sharing • Preview media before exporting or importing • Scan QR codes from another phone or from a saved image • Review, rename, and confirm shared timers before adding them • Imported timers stay clearly marked so you know where they came from RELIABLE BACKGROUND PLAYBACK Run timers with a focused, distraction-free display or continue while using other apps. Timber keeps your countdown, audio cues, TTS prompts, and notifications moving in the background. • Use a focused full-screen playback view • Follow and control timers with Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Keep timers and supported media cues running in the background FULL BACKUP & RESTORE Keep a portable copy of your Timber data. • Back up timers, blocks, history, media, and your theme preference • Export everything as a .timber.zip file • Preview a backup before restoring it • Choose individual timers to restore • Restore nested timers and their required media automatically PRIVATE & OFFLINE-FIRST Your data belongs to you. Timers, blocks, history, and local media are stored on your device. You decide when to export, share, back up, or restore them. No account required, no forced logins WHY CHOOSE TIMBER? • Replaces basic countdown timers, stopwatches, and routine apps • Reusable blocks make advanced timers faster to build • Rich media cues help you know exactly what to do next • QR and zip sharing make it easy to move routines between devices • Flexible enough for simple tasks and complex schedules Create once. Reuse anywhere with Timber. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Kala Yoga Timer

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Kala is a yoga timer. Build a sequence of intervals, press start, and the session runs hands-free. A gong, bell, bowl, or chime sounds at the end of each timer, and the next one begins on its own. Pause whenever you need to. After the last interval the clock counts upward, so a long savasana is never cut short. Sequences are made of blocks. A block holds one timer or several, and it can repeat. Three minutes nine times, then a five-minute rest, is two blocks. Three minutes and one minute, five times, is one block with two timers. Tap any bar to change its name, length, and color. Bar widths match the durations, so you can see the shape of the practice before you start. Save a sequence as a routine and load it the next time. A few starter routines are included. Choose from nine sounds, or silence. Set the volume, play a sound when the session starts, and play a triple sound when the whole sequence finishes. The screen stays awake while you practice. Fourteen themes set the background, from northern lights to a quiet beach. Reduce background motion if you want them still. Kala works offline. Sequences and settings stay on your phone. There is no account.

Screenshots

Timber4 screens
Kala Yoga Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kala Yoga Timer at none against Timber's 2. Kala Yoga Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown). Timber's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Timber sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Kala Yoga Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timber ships an update every 2 days, Kala Yoga Timer every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Timber versus Kala Yoga Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimberKala Yoga Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.2 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSREEHARI P CSTEVEN DONALD NEWMAN

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Timber

Subscriptions1
  • Timber Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Timber Pro Lifetime$7.99
None

Kala Yoga Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timber free?
Timber is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kala Yoga Timer free?
Kala Yoga Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Timber or Kala Yoga Timer have ads?
Timber shows ads; Kala Yoga Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Timber or Kala Yoga Timer?
Timber ships an update every 2 days, and Kala Yoga Timer every 9 days. Most recently, Timber was updated on November 10, 2026 and Kala Yoga Timer on November 10, 2026.

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