Comparison

Egg Timer vs Perfect Egg Timer

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

Head to head
About

Egg Timer

Easily cook perfectly boiled eggs with this application. It precisely times your eggs for soft, medium, or hard results and alerts you when they are ready. Enjoy stress-free egg preparation for any meal.

Highlights
  • Precise cooking time
  • Soft, medium, hard egg options
  • Alarm notification
  • Stress-free cooking
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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Egg Timer helps you boil eggs to the exact doneness you want — soft, medium, or hard — with a clear mm:ss countdown you can trust. Set your doneness, tap Start, and watch the timer on screen, on your Home Screen widget, and on the Lock Screen (Live Activity). The countdown keeps running when you lock your phone or switch apps, and you get a notification when time is up. A short “How to cook” guide is built in. Why users switch to Egg Timer 3: • Reliable countdown — no more guessing or hidden timers • Soft (2:30), Medium (4:40), Hard (10:00) presets • Live Activity on Dynamic Island and Lock Screen • Widget — quick start or live countdown; brief “Ready!” state when done • Background alert when cooking finishes • Calm kitchen design; stop anytime with confirmation Free. No limit on how many eggs you cook.

About

Perfect Egg Timer

Easily determine the ideal cooking time for your eggs. Select egg size and desired cooking type to receive a notification when your eggs are perfectly ready.

Highlights
  • Select egg size
  • Choose cooking type (soft, hard, etc.)
  • Receive cooking completion notifications
  • Simple and intuitive interface
Features
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Boiled, soft, hard ... The egg offers multiple delicious possibilities. But you still need to know the different cooking times! With Perfect Egg Timer, you can easily determine the ideal cooking time for your eggs. HOW DOES IT WORK ? 1. Select the size of your eggs 2. Select your cooking type 3. Receive a notification when your eggs are ready Would you like to make a suggestion, report a problem? Contact us by e-mail: contact@apps4fun.fr

Screenshots

Egg Timer4 screens
Perfect Egg Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Perfect Egg Timer at 100% against Egg Timer's 33%. Perfect Egg Timer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Egg Timer's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Perfect Egg Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Egg Timer has 52 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Egg Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Perfect Egg Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Egg Timer ships an update every 3 months, Perfect Egg Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Egg Timer versus Perfect Egg Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEgg TimerPerfect Egg Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (52 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiFLoop Bilgi TeknolojileriDavid Azancot

Customer experience

Egg Timer

All ratings52 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

Perfect Egg Timer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Egg Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Perfect Egg Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Egg Timer free?
Egg Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Perfect Egg Timer free?
Perfect Egg Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Egg Timer or Perfect Egg Timer?
Perfect Egg Timer is rated higher. Egg Timer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Perfect Egg Timer averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Egg Timer or Perfect Egg Timer have ads?
Both Egg Timer and Perfect Egg Timer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Egg Timer or Perfect Egg Timer?
Egg Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Perfect Egg Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Egg Timer was updated on September 6, 2026 and Perfect Egg Timer on September 9, 2026.

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