Cyclic Timer vs In the DogHouse Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
In the DogHouse Timer
This app helps you manage your time and tasks with a visual countdown timer. A cute animated pup keeps you company while you focus, signaling when it's time to move on. Increase your productivity with this simple yet effective tool.
- Visual countdown timer
- Animated pup companion
- Task time tracking
- Two timer views (digital and circle)
- Focus assistance
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It’s easy to get lost in tasks that take more of your time than intended. In The Doghouse is a timer app with a very good pup to keep you company! This FREE app is a good way to keep track of your time for completing tasks, setting time limits and once the timer alarm sounds, you know it’s time to move on to the next thing! Yellow pup sits patiently in the doghouse while the timer is going, so you know it’s time to focus and complete the task at hand. As soon as the timer sounds, pup comes out and is ready to get back to their day! There are two timer views, one is simply a digital countdown and the second adds a countdown circle with movement, so you can visualize the time left until the timer alarm sounds. Increase your productivity and time management with In The Doghouse app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Cyclic Timer at 4 against In the DogHouse Timer's 2. In the DogHouse Timer's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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
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 — 5.0 for Cyclic Timer against 5.0 for In the DogHouse Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
| Parameter | Cyclic Timer | In the DogHouse Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuantong Lu | World Tourism LLC |
Customer experience
Cyclic Timer
In the DogHouse Timer
In-app purchases
Cyclic Timer
No in-app purchases
In the DogHouse Timer
No in-app purchases
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