Comparison

Chill Out Time vs Gentle Timer

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

Head to head
About

Chill Out Time

This app helps children and adults learn to calm down and manage their time with a visual timer and a focus-enhancing game. It's designed by a special education teacher to assist those with ADHD, Autism, and Aspergers, offering a gentle way to practice timeouts or time specific activities.

Highlights
  • Visual hourglass timer
  • Calming music
  • Focus game with Moodzie
  • Leaderboards for game
  • Customizable time limits
  • Tips for calming
Features
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Everybody needs to learn how to chill out and especially children with ADHD, Autism and Aspergers! How about some chill out time with Moodzie, a cute little creature that is sensitive to the World? Perfect for children when they need a timeout to calm themselves or when a special activity needs to be timed in and out of the classroom! Great for children at heart to also use to monitor their own time out or important activities. Using this app is easy. Simply choose your activity to chill out with and allocate the time. Simply tap to start the timer and watch the sand drop gently through the hourglass while listening to beautiful calming music. The game included helps to focus attention away from negative feelings. Find the cute, happy Moodzie in the hourglass. How many times can you find him in the allocated time limit? It is a great game to help children focus and be calm. In addition, they can share their results on a leaderboard for positive reinforcement. Chill out time is an essential app to have in your collection and it will allow children and the child within to learn valuable skills in calming. Experience its transformative powers for yourself! Download the app today! App features: *Created by a Special Education teacher (over 25 years experience) and parent of a child with ASD. *Visit the free book and posters from our website to learn more about Moodzie. *Choose the time limit and activity you would like to do while chilling out. *Unlock a game to play while chilling out with one simple, affordable in-app purchase. You get to try it three times for free. *Leaderboards for the game are included to share with friends while in time out. *Improve your life and learn how to be calm and chill out with additional tips. *Twitter and Facebook integration for sharing this with friends and family. *Relax and listen to the healing music or watch the sand dropping through the hourglass. *Music from Mark Watson (Angel Earth Music), a friend of Doreen Virtue.

About

Gentle Timer

This app offers a visually appealing, ad-free timer for focus, productivity, and managing children's routines. It supports various timer types, including countdown, Pomodoro, and interval, with extensive customization options for backgrounds, music, and themes. It also includes helpful everyday tools like a calculator and breathing exercises.

Highlights
  • Visual countdown timers
  • Pomodoro focus sessions
  • Interval training timers
  • Multi timer support
  • Customizable backgrounds and music
  • Everyday utility tools
Features
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Gentle Timer is a cheerful timer with cute animated characters. Set a time, and a character walks across the screen as the timer counts down. When it reaches the other side, time is up. You can always see how much time is left. • Pick a cute character, an animated background, and calming music. • Your character can leave a trail of sparkles, rubber ducks, or baby chicks. • A race car can drive around the timer and finish when time is up. • Choose a pet to pop up and cheer you on. • Your pet also shows on your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Dynamic Island. • Fun animations play when your timer starts and when it ends. Use it for brushing teeth, homework, cooking, reading, or a short break at work. It also has a stopwatch, breathing exercises, and a Pomodoro timer for work and breaks. You can run more than one timer at once, too. There is also a simple Apple Watch timer. Free to download, with no ads and no subscription. Unlock more characters, pets, backgrounds, and music with a one-time purchase.

Screenshots

Chill Out Time4 screens
Gentle Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gentle Timer at 100% against Chill Out Time's 0%. Gentle Timer also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 16 months). Chill Out Time's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chill Out Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gentle Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gentle Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gentle Timer has 378 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Chill Out Time's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gentle Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chill Out Time ships an update every 16 months, Gentle Timer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chill Out Time versus Gentle Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChill Out TimeGentle Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (378 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1378 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS7.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB211 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNatalie ClarkeJOHNNY LI

Customer experience

Chill Out Time

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Gentle Timer

All ratings378 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Chill Out Time

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Gentle Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • No sound issues reported
  • Seconds not displayed on countdown
  • Landscape mode not working

Requested features

8 requests
  • More free options
  • Landscape mode support
  • Ability to set specific seconds
  • Toggle off motion on settings menu
  • Cat character option
Show 3 more
  • View of all timers set all time
  • Ability to create 'Goals' (e.g., set 40 hours)
  • Dinosaur character option

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chill Out Time

One-time1
  • Unnlock Chillout Time Game$0.99
1 purchases

Gentle Timer

One-time1
  • Go Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Chill Out Time free?
Chill Out Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gentle Timer free?
Gentle Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chill Out Time or Gentle Timer?
Gentle Timer is rated higher. Chill Out Time averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Gentle Timer averages 4.6 from 378 ratings.
Do Chill Out Time or Gentle Timer have ads?
Neither Chill Out Time nor Gentle Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chill Out Time or Gentle Timer?
Chill Out Time ships an update every 16 months, and Gentle Timer every 2 days. Most recently, Chill Out Time was updated on September 24, 2026 and Gentle Timer on October 14, 2026.

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