Countdown Timer Nano vs Cyclic Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Timer Nano
A minimalist timer app with a clean design, offering both numerical and visual time tracking. It features large numbers, an animating circle that changes color with elapsed time, and optional sound alerts. The free version allows setting timers up to 60 minutes.
- Minimalist design
- Numerical and graphical time representation
- Animating circle timer
- Optional sound alerts
- Large, visible numbers
- Up to 60-minute timers (free)
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Features: ● Large numbers for great visibility. ● Simple and intuitive use. ● Circle animates and color changes as time is passing. ● Optional sounds to keep you on track! ● Set up time to 60 minutes (free version).
Cyclic Timer
This app provides a repeating countdown timer that keeps your screen active. It can silently alert you when the timer reaches zero and automatically restart based on your settings. Ideal for timed work, workouts, or gaming sessions.
- Repeating countdown timer
- Keeps screen light up
- Silent alerts
- Automatic restart
- Customizable intervals
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Do you ever want a timer that repeats itself? Cyclic Timer keeps your screen light up and count down silently. When the timer reaches zero, it fires and repeats (upon your setting). The alert sound can be muted so it does not disturb your important work. This could be useful during workout, gaming, or any work that you do need to be notified in every certain time frame. *This is not a timer that supposed to run in the background.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cyclic Timer at 5.0 against Countdown Timer Nano's 4.3. Countdown Timer Nano's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cyclic Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Timer Nano has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Countdown Timer Nano ships an update every 2 months, Cyclic Timer every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Timer Nano | Cyclic Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Igor Donkov | Yuantong Lu |
Customer experience
Countdown Timer Nano
Cyclic Timer
In-app purchases
Countdown Timer Nano
No in-app purchases
Cyclic Timer
No in-app purchases
