Comparison

Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer vs ABTimers

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

Head to head
About

Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer

This app offers a simple, one-tap timer for various activities like focus, study, and workouts. It displays finish times, works in the background with notifications, and supports vibration for silent mode. An upgrade option removes ads and adds lock screen countdowns and custom sounds.

Highlights
  • One-tap start
  • Finish times displayed
  • Background notifications
  • Vibration for silent mode
  • Easy repeat function
  • Battery friendly operation
Features
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ListTimer is a free timer app that can be started with just one tap. It displays end times and works in the background. ●One Tap to Start All you have to do is tap it once. ●Finish Times Displayed on Screen It shows the time your alarm will finish. ●Notifies You in Background When the timer ends, ListTimer also notifies you in the background. ●Vibration ListTimer vibrates your device so you can also use it in silent mode. ●Repeat Easily Tap the repeat button to repeat the timer at intervals. ●Battery Friendly ListTimer doesn't consume your battery power in the background because it notifies you after you close the app. URL Scheme = "listtimer:" @http://icons8.com/ ■■ Upgrade ■■ - No Ads - Countdown on Lockscreen - Change Alarm Sound - Customize Theme Color - Longer Interval Settings - Save 2 or More Favorites 【Privacy Policy and Term of Use】 https://texttospeech.helpshift.com/a/timerapp/?l=en&s=help&f=privacy-policy

About

ABTimers

This utility app offers multiple customizable timers designed to assist with various tasks, including gaming. It features advanced options like adjustable running times, auto-looping, and silent modes, with iCloud sync for cross-device use.

Highlights
  • Restart timers without leaving games
  • Set quiet times
  • Adjust running timer
  • Auto-looping timers
  • iCloud Sync
  • Send timers to other devices
Features
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Lots of timers, lots of features, and fast to use! Features - Restart, snooze or pause a timer right from its alert, without leaving your game - Swipe a timer to restart, pause, snooze or put it away - Time calculator: set a timer for "25 × 5 minutes" without doing the math - Set Quiet Times to not disturb your family - Saved timers, ready to start with one touch - Timer groups, each with its own alert sound - Lots of timers - It's free - Adjust the time while the timer is running - Finished timers keep reminding you until you deal with them - One touch copy and start - Back up your timers and send them to your other devices - Dark Mode and larger text sizes ABTimers helps you play Message from the author: I play iPhone games. A lot. Many of them make you wait. I wrote ABTimers to help me play. I use it every day. Every time I think "It would be really cool if ABTimers did this or that", I add it as a feature. That's why there are so many settings and options for what should be a simple timer app. If you use ABTimers and you find it doesn't do something, please let me know. I will try to add it.

Screenshots

Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer4 screens
ABTimers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ABTimers at none against Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer's shown. ABTimers also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 56 months) and ratings volume (303 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases and 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

Both are free to download. Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days and ABTimers 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

Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer has 303 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer's written reviews are positive against 100% of ABTimers's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer ships an update every 5 days, ABTimers every 56 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer versus ABTimers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Timer & Alarm ListTimerABTimers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (303 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews89.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings303 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 56 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLemon LLCICNC

Customer experience

Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer

All ratings303 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.7%

ABTimers

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Alarm fails to trigger when app is closed or locked
  • Vibration doesn't work reliably in background
  • App fails to download (stuck on iCloud icon)
  • Notification bar alert insufficient to wake users
  • Inconsistent vibration performance in some scenarios

Requested features

7 requests
  • 12-hour time format option for end-time display
  • Independent alarm volume control (separate from phone volume)
  • Simpler repeat function toggle (zero repeat option in settings)
  • Text/description field to note what timer is for
  • Interval repetition with alerts
Show 2 more
  • Larger font size option
  • Custom time ranges including seconds

ABTimers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer

Subscriptions3
  • ListTime One Weeek$0.497 Days
  • ListTimer Plus$2.491 Month
  • ListTimer Plus7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • ListTimer Plus$4.99
1 purchases

ABTimers

One-time1
  • ABTimers Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer free?
Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ABTimers free?
ABTimers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer or ABTimers?
Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer is rated higher. Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 303 ratings, while ABTimers averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer or ABTimers have ads?
Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer shows ads; ABTimers does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer or ABTimers?
Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer ships an update every 5 days, and ABTimers every 56 months. Most recently, Simple Timer & Alarm ListTimer was updated on October 14, 2026 and ABTimers on October 8, 2026.

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