My Favorite Timer vs Cyclic Timer
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
Cyclic Timer
This app provides a repeating countdown timer that keeps your screen active. It can silently alert you when the timer reaches zero and automatically restart based on your settings. Ideal for timed work, workouts, or gaming sessions.
- Repeating countdown timer
- Keeps screen light up
- Silent alerts
- Automatic restart
- Customizable intervals
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Do you ever want a timer that repeats itself? Cyclic Timer keeps your screen light up and count down silently. When the timer reaches zero, it fires and repeats (upon your setting). The alert sound can be muted so it does not disturb your important work. This could be useful during workout, gaming, or any work that you do need to be notified in every certain time frame. *This is not a timer that supposed to run in the background.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cyclic Timer at Free against My Favorite Timer's $0.99. Cyclic Timer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and device support (4 vs 2). My Favorite Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, 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
Cyclic Timer 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.
Cyclic Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
My Favorite Timer ships an update every 22 months, Cyclic Timer every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Favorite Timer | Cyclic Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rien Heald | Yuantong Lu |
Customer experience
My Favorite Timer
Cyclic Timer
In-app purchases
My Favorite Timer
No in-app purchases
Cyclic Timer
No in-app purchases
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