Cyclic Timer vs Countdown & Tasks
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.
Countdown & Tasks
This app helps you track important events with custom countdowns and tasks. Set reminders, view progress on your home screen, and even count up elapsed time after events. Organize your life and never miss a moment.
- Custom countdowns with icons and colors
- Tasks associated with each countdown
- Event reminders and notifications
- Home screen widgets
- Count up elapsed time for completed events
- Calendar event import
- Dark theme
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Countdown & Tasks helps you track every moment that matters. Create countdowns for birthdays, trips, graduations, and any event you're looking forward to. Countdown & Tasks helps you track every moment that matters. Create countdowns for birthdays, trips, graduations, and any event you're looking forward to. FEATURES • Create countdowns with custom icons and colors • Add tasks to each countdown to stay organized • Set reminders, get notified before your events • Home screen widgets to see your countdowns at a glance • Count Up: completed events start counting elapsed time • Import events from your calendar • Beautiful dark theme designed for comfort FREE TIER • Up to 10 countdowns • Up to 3 tasks per countdown • Preset reminders PRO (one-time purchase) • Unlimited countdowns • Unlimited tasks • Custom reminder times All your data stays on your device. No account required. No ads. No tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cyclic Timer at none against Countdown & Tasks's 1. Cyclic Timer also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Countdown & Tasks's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Countdown & Tasks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Countdown & Tasks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Cyclic Timer ships an update every 12 months, Countdown & Tasks every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cyclic Timer | Countdown & Tasks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuantong Lu | Uygar Yagmur |
Customer experience
Cyclic Timer
Countdown & Tasks
In-app purchases
Cyclic Timer
No in-app purchases
Countdown & Tasks
- Countdown & Tasks Pro$2.99
