Sleep Music Timer vs The Kitchen Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sleep Music Timer
Drift off to sleep with your favorite tunes. This utility app stops music playback after a set duration, conserving your device's battery. Enjoy uninterrupted rest with a simple, ad-free experience.
- Set custom sleep timer
- Automatic music stop
- Device battery saving
- Ad-free experience
- Minimal brightness display
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This app allows you to fall asleep with favorite music. It stops music after selected time for device battery saving. How it works: 1. Open music player and start music. For example, default iPhone player. 2. Return to this app, select time and press 'START' button. 3. Don't quit from app! Display will work on minimum brightness. 4. Music will be stopped and display will be turned off soon when timer fires. No ads! Enjoy!
The Kitchen Timer
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Kitchen timer app to keep track of cooking time remaining for each burner, as well as the oven, all at the same time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sleep Music Timer at Free against The Kitchen Timer's $0.99. Sleep Music Timer also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). The Kitchen Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads 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
Sleep Music Timer is free to download; The Kitchen Timer costs $0.99 up front. Sleep Music Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Kitchen Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sleep Music Timer ships an update every 8 months, The Kitchen Timer every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sleep Music Timer | The Kitchen Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maksim Tolstov | Matthew Hiles |
Bugs and requests
Sleep Music Timer
Reported bugs
2 issues- Timer doesn't always work as expected
- Music sometimes continues playing after timer ends
Requested features
3 requests- Longer timer options (90 minutes, 2 hours)
- Fade out music instead of abrupt stop
- Automatically turn off phone after timer ends
The Kitchen Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sleep Music Timer
- Coffee cup$1.99
The Kitchen Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Sleep Music Timer free?
Is The Kitchen Timer free?
Do Sleep Music Timer or The Kitchen Timer have ads?
Which is updated more often, Sleep Music Timer or The Kitchen Timer?
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