Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) vs sTimers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kitchen Timer ( Alarm )
This utility app provides multiple timers for various kitchen appliances and tasks. It's ideal for managing cooking, baking, laundry, or any activity requiring precise timekeeping. Enjoy your break while ensuring everything is ready on time.
- Multiple simultaneous timers
- Appliance-specific timing
- Alarm notifications
- Leisurely break management
- Versatile use cases
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Kitchen Timer The multi-machine timers. Tells the laundry, microwave, oven, gas oven end of time. Please use the timer cook, cooking timer, cooking timer, multi timer, an alarm, a kitchen timer. If you start several days, and at once set to multi-timer, Enjoy a leisurely break like Tea Time, reading, watching TV. Try using a multi-character timer. You can use a washing machine timer, microwave oven timer, oven timer, gas cooker timer with you.
sTimers
This utility allows you to run multiple countdown timers simultaneously. Save your favorite presets and pause or resume them as needed. Receive notifications even when the app is running in the background.
- Simultaneous timer execution
- Save multiple timer presets
- Pause and resume functionality
- Background notifications
- Ad-free experience
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sTimers is a lightweight countdown timer, the letter 'S' means Simple, means that it is just a timer, does not add any extra features, never contain ads, In-App Purchase and incremental package etc. It just a timer. Features: - Simultaneously run multiple timers. - Save multiple preset timer. - Pause and resume timers. - Notification in the background.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: sTimers at none against Kitchen Timer ( Alarm )'s shown. sTimers also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Kitchen Timer ( Alarm )'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 23 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) against 4.8 for sTimers. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively.
Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) ships an update every 5 months, sTimers every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) | sTimers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 88.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EONSOFT | s-joys Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Kitchen Timer ( Alarm )
sTimers
In-app purchases
Kitchen Timer ( Alarm )
No in-app purchases
sTimers
No in-app purchases
Questions
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