Cyclic Timer vs Year 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.
Year Timer
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[Study Timer] I created a timer app that can calculate time. The biggest difference from other apps is that you can enter the title of goal setting and where you can calculate up to the year in kitchen timer format. We will introduce the main functions. [Home function] This is the first function that appears when the app is displayed. (Main screen) A list of set times and titles is displayed here. [Timer addition function] You can enter the timer information you want to set by pressing the plus button on the main screen. You can save it with save. [Timer detail function] You can actually start the timer by clicking the timer you want to see details from the list on the main screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cyclic Timer at none against Year Timer's shown. Cyclic Timer also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Year Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 12 months). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
Cyclic Timer ships an update every 12 months, Year Timer every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cyclic Timer | Year Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuantong Lu | kohei saiki |
In-app purchases
Cyclic Timer
No in-app purchases
Year Timer
No in-app purchases
