Comparison

Timer for Rehearsal vs CusTimer

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

Head to head
About

Timer for Rehearsal

This app provides a discreet timer for live performances and events. It uses color changes and custom messages to signal time limits without distracting the audience. Ideal for speakers, presenters, and event organizers to manage schedules effectively.

Highlights
  • Discreet visual time warnings (color changes)
  • Customizable warning times and messages
  • Overtime counter
  • Gesture-controlled interface
  • Count up or down timer
  • Siri Shortcut support
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How Much Time Do I Have Left? It’s a simple question that often lingers in the back of your mind while you’re performing. A professional knows how to bring the show to a natural conclusion at just the right moment, but without knowing how long you have, you’re at a loss. Fin was created to solve this problem in the most elegant way possible. Take your iPad, iPhone, Apple Vision Pro, or Mac, and let the timer run as you deliver the best performance of your life. You’ll know when your time is almost up, but no one else will. Keep Your Performers on Schedule If you run conferences, toastmasters meetings, or other live events, you’ll appreciate how well Fin keeps your talent on schedule. Rather than having someone in the front of the room holding up cards, let Fin do the job for you. Fin will turn the background of the screen different colors at warning times you specify. (Yellow, Orange, and Red, or the Toastmasters standard Green, Yellow, and Red, or any other custom set of colors.) When time is up, the screen will pulse and a custom message will appear. The audience will never notice, but your performers will get the hint. Controlled with Simple Gestures Fin was designed to be used in live situations, whether on stage or in the recording studio. Starting or pausing is as simple as a tap on the screen. Adding or subtracting time is as simple as tracing a circle with your finger. Even while the timer is running, you can change the amount of time remaining, in case there’s been a sudden change in schedule. You can have the timer count up or down, depending on your preference. You can choose whether to show only warning colors, the current time of day, or the counting timer. Great for Rehearsals If you know how long your time slot is, Fin will help you practice sticking to it. Use Fin during rehearsals to get a good sense of how long you’re going over or under your allotted time. Fin will automatically start an overtime counter once the timer runs out, so you’ll know not only that the presentation is going too long, but also by how much. Features in the free version: • Large numbers that are easy to read from across a room. • One timer • Up to 3 visual warnings which change the screen background color at times specified by the user. (Any of these three warnings can be switched on or off as you see fit.) • Up to 12 editable templates • The option to play sounds for warning times or when time runs out. On devices with vibration support, warnings can vibrate as well. • Dark and light themes to match your stage conditions. • The ability to count up or down and switch between the two, even after you’ve started the timer. • The ability to hide the counter and just show different background colors, or show the current time instead of the counter. • An overtime counter that counts up after time is up. • A custom message when the timer runs out. • Siri Shortcut support. Launch your favorite Fin presets with your voice. • Add or subtract time with a circle gesture. Trace a circle on screen clockwise or counterclockwise to add or subtract time. (iOS devices only.) • Notifications for when the timer runs out while the device is off, or the app is in the background. • Need to switch to another app while Fin is running? No problem. Fin will calculate the time even while you’re gone. • Remote control of your iPhone timer using Apple Watch. • Universal app for iPhone, iPad, Vison Pro, and Mac. Upgrade to Fin pro for: • Unlimited timers • Unlimited warnings • Unlimited templates • Syncing of timers and templates over iCloud • Speak a timer: Create a timer by simply speaking the amount of time you need. • Remote control and syncing of two or more devices running a single timer. • Universal purchase gives you access to iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro, and Mac versions at no extra cost. Privacy Policy: https://fintimer.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CusTimer

This highly customizable timer app offers speech reminders, second-by-second beeps, and custom "time's up" messages. It features a large display, elegant fonts, cool animations, and supports timer, stopwatch, and clock modes in four languages.

Highlights
  • Customizable timer settings
  • Speech reminders and messages
  • Second-by-second beep sounds
  • Countdown in last few seconds
  • Large, full-screen time display
  • Timer, Stopwatch, and Clock modes
  • Multi-language speech support
Features
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Want a timer that reminds you, with speech, how much time is left? Or a timer that produces little "beep" sounds every second? Maybe one that can do a countdown in the last few seconds? Or a timer that, instead of playing a sound effect when it finishes, verbalize a custom "time is up" message? Then this is the app for YOU! CusTimer, as the name suggests, is a highly customizable timer app. You can customize your own timer settings in numerous ways: - Whether or not to start a countdown during the last few seconds of the timer - Whether or not to produce beep sounds every second - When time is up, verbalize a message or play a sound - Custom "time is up" messages - Set (regular or not) reminders that reminds you how much time is left - Custom reminder messages Other than the customizations mentioned above, CusTimer has various other features too: - The remaining time is written in a super large font that fills the screen of your device - Highly customisable - 3 modes: Timer, Stopwatch, and Clock - Supports speech in four languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese - Elegant fonts! - Cool animations

Screenshots

Timer for Rehearsal4 screens
CusTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Timer for Rehearsal at 4.6 against CusTimer's 4.0. Timer for Rehearsal also leads on ratings volume (132 vs 1) and device support (6 vs 3). CusTimer's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price 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. Timer for Rehearsal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. CusTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timer for Rehearsal holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer for Rehearsal has 132 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Timer for Rehearsal's written reviews are positive against 100% of CusTimer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer for Rehearsal ships an update every 6 weeks, CusTimer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 29, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Timer for Rehearsal versus CusTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer for RehearsalCusTimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (132 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings132 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph CieplinskiXiu Cheng

Customer experience

Timer for Rehearsal

All ratings131 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

CusTimer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Timer for Rehearsal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Access14 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$29.99
None

CusTimer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timer for Rehearsal free?
Timer for Rehearsal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CusTimer free?
CusTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timer for Rehearsal or CusTimer?
Timer for Rehearsal is rated higher. Timer for Rehearsal averages 4.6 out of 5 from 132 ratings, while CusTimer averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Timer for Rehearsal or CusTimer have ads?
Neither Timer for Rehearsal nor CusTimer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timer for Rehearsal or CusTimer?
Timer for Rehearsal ships an update every 6 weeks, and CusTimer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Timer for Rehearsal was updated on July 29, 2026 and CusTimer on June 24, 2026.

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