Cyclic Timer vs Reminder Focus 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.
Reminder Focus Timer
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This app is a simple focus timer app built for users of the Reminders app. Setting a time based goal to complete your task can help you lock in your focus. This app provides a useful extension to the Reminders app by allowing you to manage your to-do list in the Reminders app, but focus with a timer on a specific goal or task in this app. MULTIPLE REMINDERS IN ONE TIMER You can select multiple reminders to complete in a single timer. Simply tap "Next" to mark off the current Reminder and move onto the next one. LIVE ACTIVITIES The app supports Live Activities to allow you to see your current focus timer on your lock screen. *Access to Reminders is required to the use the focus timer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Reminder Focus Timer at daily against Cyclic Timer's every 12 months. Cyclic Timer's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). On price, 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.
Cyclic Timer ships an update every 12 months, Reminder Focus Timer daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cyclic Timer | Reminder Focus Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuantong Lu | Travis Chapman |
In-app purchases
Cyclic Timer
No in-app purchases
Reminder Focus Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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