My Favorite Timer vs Rainy sounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Favorite Timer
This app visually displays remaining time with three colored segments that fill as time progresses. It's simple to set up and use, with an optional alarm and a feature to view total remaining time.
- Three colored time segments
- Configurable segment lengths
- Visual progress indicator
- Optional alarm sound
- Tap to see total time remaining
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My Favorite Timer uniquely shows the time remaining for your activity via three equally sized colored segments. It’s easy to configure and easy to use. 1) Set the length of time for each color segment 2) Click start 3) As the time progresses, the colored segments fill in at the speed relative to their specified time The time is complete when all three segments are filled in. An optional alarm sound can be played as well. Single tap the while the timer is running to see the total time remaining. Great for: - timing a speech - use at school for timing a class activity - calming a child down (e.g. Timeout) - cooking multiple items in the kitchen at the same time
Rainy sounds
Enhance your focus and creativity with ambient cafe and rain soundscapes. Expert-reviewed to improve work and study sessions.
- Cafe ambient sounds
- Rainy weather soundscapes
- Boost creativity
- Improve work focus
- Expert reviewed
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The ambient sounds of a cafe and rainy weather to boost your creativity and help you work better. Proven and reviewed by experts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Favorite Timer at 50% against Rainy sounds's 0%. My Favorite Timer also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Rainy sounds's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 22 months). On ads, 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
Rainy sounds is free to download; My Favorite Timer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
My Favorite Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of My Favorite Timer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Rainy sounds's.
My Favorite Timer ships an update every 22 months, Rainy sounds fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Favorite Timer | Rainy sounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rien Heald | Faizan Ullah |
Customer experience
My Favorite Timer
Rainy sounds
In-app purchases
My Favorite Timer
No in-app purchases
Rainy sounds
No in-app purchases
Questions
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