Cyclic Timer vs Timer Just
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.
Timer Just
This app allows you to set up and manage an unlimited number of custom timers with editable labels. It announces the name of each timer when it finishes, offering hands-free and eyes-free operation. Its clean design makes it easy to use for various activities like cooking, studying, and workouts.
- Unlimited custom timers
- Editable timer labels
- Voice announcements of timer names
- Hands-free operation
- Clean and simple design
- Multi-language support
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Timer Just is the fast, reliable multiple timer app that speaks your timer names out loud. Create and run as many timers as you need, name each one (e.g., “cooking brownies”), and when time’s up you’ll hear that name announced—hands-free, eyes-free. - Unlimited custom timers with editable labels - Voice announcements say each timer name when it finishes - Clean, simple design for quick setup and reuse - Works great for cooking, workouts, studying, childcare, and productivity - Choose your preferred language: English (default), Spanish, Hindi, French, Russian, Bengali, Indonesian, Chinese, German, Turkish, Dutch, Thai, Vietnamese, Javanese, Sundanese
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cyclic Timer at none against Timer Just's shown. Cyclic Timer also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (4 vs 2). Timer Just's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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 — 5.0 for Cyclic Timer against 5.0 for Timer Just. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Cyclic Timer ships an update every 12 months, Timer Just every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cyclic Timer | Timer Just |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuantong Lu | Geeraard Mcmanus |
Customer experience
Cyclic Timer
Timer Just
In-app purchases
Cyclic Timer
No in-app purchases
Timer Just
No in-app purchases
