Cyclic Timer vs Time Flies By
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.
Time Flies By
Understand how you spend your time with a count-up tracker that runs multiple events simultaneously. Analyze your weekly habits with detailed breakdowns and spot trends over time. Stay focused with anti-sleep mode and access live updates via Dynamic Island.
- Simultaneous count-up time tracking
- Tagging for context
- Weekly analytics and trend comparison
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island integration
- iCloud sync across devices
- Anti-sleep mode for focus
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How time flies, where did the time go? Time Flies By is a count-up time tracker that helps you understand your week without interrupting your workflow: - Get into the zone with an active running event, the phone will automatically enter anti-sleep mode. - Run multiple events simultaneously and leave them aside. Time events are automatically updated, and you can tag everything later as needed. Track multiple things at once: - Start multiple count-up events simultaneously. - Switch, pause, or end events anytime. - Add tags for quick context. Weekly analytics that make sense: - Weekly totals and breakdowns by tags. - Compare weeks to spot patterns and trends. - Review your week in a clear timeline. Always visible when you need it: - Live Activity for ongoing events. - Dynamic Island controls and glanceable status. Sync across devices: - iCloud sync keeps your events and tags up to date automatically. Premium: - Time Flies By is free for core tracking. - A Premium subscription or one-time purchase unlocks: - Analytics beyond 1 week. - Additional themes. Privacy: - Your time data stays yours. No ads. No trackers. No 3rd party services. Start a timer and finally answer: where did the time go? * Privacy Policy: https://airwolfspace.com/timefliesby/privacy * Terms of Use: https://airwolfspace.com/timefliesby/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cyclic Timer at none against Time Flies By's 3. Cyclic Timer also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Time Flies By's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 12 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Time Flies By sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Cyclic Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cyclic Timer against 5.0 for Time Flies By. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Cyclic Timer ships an update every 12 months, Time Flies By weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cyclic Timer | Time Flies By |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuantong Lu | Kai Luo |
Customer experience
Cyclic Timer
Time Flies By
In-app purchases
Cyclic Timer
No in-app purchases
Time Flies By
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$14.99
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