Timers! vs re
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timers!
This utility allows for an unlimited number of simultaneous timers, perfect for timing multiple tasks at once. It offers an intuitive interface with a dial in landscape and a digital display in portrait mode for easy time setting.
- Unlimited simultaneous timers
- Intuitive dial interface (landscape)
- Digital display interface (portrait)
- Customizable timer names
- Timer status icons
- Simple time scale selection
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An app that allows a very large (effectively unlimited) number of timers to run simultaneously. Time multiple cooking pots, time the glue drying time, time the developing of a photographic print, time a time-out, time a turn in Pictionary, time a test, time the breaks between tests when you're a proctor, time a time-out, time a turn in a debate. Time anything! The app uses a dial when the device is in landscape and a digital display in portrait. A timer is very simple to set -- in landscape you touch the dial and drag the dial to the time you want. No longer do you need to scroll through a picker where you can only see several lines. If the devices is in portrait then you touch the digital display and select the time by scrolling through the digits. Creating a new timer is a simple matter of touching a button and then selecting the time scale. You can also rename the new timer and change the order of the timers in the list. A simple, intuitive icon in the list show if the timer is running and what percentage of the time is left. Great for busy cooks, hobbyists, and anybody who needs to time stuff. See the support site at https://sites.google.com/site/dlkssoftware/timers-for-ios for more information and help. Supports all iOS devices running iOS 8 and later.
re
This app offers a beautiful and intuitive timer experience powered by Apple Reminders. Quickly set timers, sync them across devices, and view them on your lock screen with Live Activities. It includes advanced features like full-screen alarms and the ability to import calendar events.
- Apple Reminders sync
- Live Activities on lock screen
- Full-screen alarms
- Import calendar events
- Multiple timers
- Favorite and edit timers
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re:timer is a beautiful and elegant timer app built on Apple Reminders. Set timers quickly, stay in sync across devices, and keep track of time with a clean, minimal interface. Features - Swipe to create timers - Apple Reminders sync - your timers on all platforms at once, powered by Apple - NEW: Live Activities - see your timers on the lock screen or in the Dynamic Island - NEW: Timers with Alarms (iOS 26) - full-screen take over, even if the app is closed or your phone is in Silent Mode! - Import Calendar events as timers - Multiple timers - with time between timers - Favorite and edit timers - Early reminders - Infinite timer history - Gestimer support / custom lists - URL scheme support - create timers from other apps - Minimal mode - And more coming!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: re at 5.0 against Timers!'s 1.0. re also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Timers!'s advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Timers! costs $0.99 and re $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
re holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: re has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Timers! ships an update every 6 months, re every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timers! | re |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Donald King | Josh Angelsberg |
Customer experience
Timers!
re
In-app purchases
Timers!
No in-app purchases
re
No in-app purchases
