Comparison

Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) vs Watts Up?

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Multiple simultaneous timers
  • Appliance-specific timing
  • Alarm notifications
  • Leisurely break management
  • Versatile use cases
Features
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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.

About

Watts Up?

Easily determine microwave cooking times by inputting recipe details and your microwave's wattage. The app automatically saves your microwave's power for future use. Optimized for high-resolution displays on supported devices.

Highlights
  • Calculate recommended cook time
  • Input recipe cook time
  • Input recipe microwave wattage
  • Input your microwave wattage
  • Saves microwave wattage automatically
  • High resolution graphics
Features
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Take the guesswork out of microwave cook times. With this app, you can calculate a recommended cook time based on your microwave wattage. Features: - Calculates a recommended cook time based on the recipe cook time, recipe microwave wattage, and your microwave wattage. - Saves your microwave wattage automatically. - High resolution retina graphics optimized for latest models. In-app purchase: - Remove Ads

Screenshots

Kitchen Timer ( Alarm )3 screens
Watts Up?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) at none against Watts Up?'s 1. Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 32 months). Watts Up?'s advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 3). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Watts Up? sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) against 4.7 for Watts Up?. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watts Up? has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) ships an update every 5 months, Watts Up? every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) versus Watts Up?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitchen Timer ( Alarm )Watts Up?
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)4.7 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings315 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 32 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEONSOFTEric Kasnetsis

Customer experience

Kitchen Timer ( Alarm )

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Watts Up?

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kitchen Timer ( Alarm )

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Watts Up?

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) free?
Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Watts Up? free?
Watts Up? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) or Watts Up??
Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) and Watts Up? are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 15 ratings respectively.
Do Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) or Watts Up? have ads?
Both Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) and Watts Up? show ads.
Which is updated more often, Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) or Watts Up??
Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) ships an update every 5 months, and Watts Up? every 32 months. Most recently, Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) was updated on October 9, 2026 and Watts Up? on October 3, 2026.

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