Comparison

Timers! vs Instant Timer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Unlimited simultaneous timers
  • Intuitive dial interface (landscape)
  • Digital display interface (portrait)
  • Customizable timer names
  • Timer status icons
  • Simple time scale selection
Features
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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.

About

Instant Timer

Features
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START TIMERS INSTANTLY With Instant Timer, you can start timers quicker than with other apps. HOW IT WORKS Other timer apps usually require you to first set a duration before the timer can start. With Instant Timer, it's the other way around: First, you start a new timer. Then, while this timer is already running, you set its duration. This is why timers can be started so quickly with Instant Timer. LESS STRESS With Instant Timer, you first start a timer and then set the duration afterward. That way you can take the stress out of the moment and set the duration when it suits you best. GREAT FOR COOKING Imagine you are cooking. The water boils, but you also must hurry to finish chopping the vegetables. You quickly put the ingredients into the water - but for how long again? Take the heat out of the moment: Start a timer for the water now, finish chopping the vegetables, and then you have all the time in the world to dig out the recipe and set the water timer's duration accordingly. MANY USE CASES Instant Timer is a flexible tool that can be used for all kinds of situations, including: • Productivity • Cooking • Tea timers • Sports • Presentation rehearsals • When someone asks you to start a timer and you don't even know why yet • Whatever other special use cases you may have in your life Download Instant Timer now and find out how Instant Timer can be the right tool for things in your life. OTHER FEATURES • Manage multiple timers at once • Notifications for active timers • Clean and focused design DOWNLOAD INSTANT TIMER NOW Download Instant Timer now for free. --- ALREADY HAVE INSTANT TIMER INSTALLED? If you enjoy using Instant Timer, consider subscribing to one of the ad-free subscriptions to support its development ;) --- Terms of Use: https://instanttimer.viewout.net/terms-and-conditions/

Screenshots

Timers!3 screens
Instant Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Instant Timer at Free against Timers!'s $0.99. Timers!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) 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

Instant Timer is free to download; Timers! costs $0.99 up front. Instant Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Timers! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timers! ships an update every 6 months, Instant Timer every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Timers! versus Instant Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimers!Instant Timer
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDonald KingDavid Leander Dias Duarte

In-app purchases

None

Timers!

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Instant Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Instant Timer Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Instant Timer Pro (Yearly)$10.001 Year

Questions

Is Timers! free?
Timers! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Instant Timer free?
Instant Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Timers! or Instant Timer have ads?
Instant Timer shows ads; Timers! does not.
Which is updated more often, Timers! or Instant Timer?
Timers! ships an update every 6 months, and Instant Timer every 25 months. Most recently, Timers! was updated on September 19, 2026 and Instant Timer on September 9, 2026.

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