Comparison

Swift Timer vs Practice2

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Swift Timer

This utility app offers a unique dial for quickly setting timers from seconds to hours with a single swipe. It includes a 'start offset' feature, allowing you to set the duration after initially touching the icon, ideal for precise timing. Choose from a variety of alert sounds to suit your needs.

Highlights
  • Swift time setting dial
  • Start offset option
  • Variety of alert sounds
  • Intuitive swipe control
  • Precise timing for seconds to hours
Features
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Fast and fun timer. Swift time setting dial This timer app features a unique swift time setting dial to rapidly set the duration from seconds to hours in just one swipe round. Start offset option A counter is started when you first touch the Swift Timer icon. You can leisurely set the duration required and touch the counter. It is then as if you started the timer when you touched the Swift Time icon. This is great for when every second counts such as timing an egg! There are many great sounds to choose from from gentle, like a Tibetan bell, for meditation to a beeping alarm clock for instant attention.

About

Practice2

This app helps you manage timed sessions for various activities like work, music practice, or workouts. Customize sessions, appearance, and even add music playlists to enhance your focus and productivity. It syncs across Apple devices and allows sharing of custom sessions.

Highlights
  • Timed sessions
  • Customizable sessions
  • Appearance customization
  • Music playlist integration
  • Cross-device cloud syncing
  • Session sharing
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An easy to use, flexible session timer, that can be useful for work, guitar practice or a health workout session. Timed sessions - Use session timers to keep your practice, workout or work sessions on track. Customise each session - Simple to add and customise each session to help you meet your goal. Customise appearance - Keep the dark theme when your device is set to light. Add music to your sessions - Listen to music, or play along to tracks during your practice session. Select a session playlist - Choose a playlist to listen to during your session. You can chose a different playlist for each session which is saved for future use. Works on iPadOS and macOS - Use split screen to follow along with another app and keyboard shortcuts for quick access to selected functions. Cloud Syncing - Sign in with Apple and share your sessions across all your iPhone, iPad and Mac devices. Share sessions - Share your favourite sessions with friends.

Screenshots

Swift Timer2 screens
Practice24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Practice2 at none against Swift Timer's 1. Practice2 also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 13 months). Swift Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.7). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Swift Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Practice2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swift Timer ships an update every 13 months, Practice2 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Swift Timer versus Practice2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwift TimerPractice2
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.7
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoodlearth Ltd.Richard Johnson

Customer experience

Swift Timer

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Practice2

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Swift Timer

One-time1
  • Remove adverts.$0.99
None

Practice2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swift Timer free?
Swift Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Practice2 free?
Practice2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swift Timer or Practice2 have ads?
Neither Swift Timer nor Practice2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swift Timer or Practice2?
Swift Timer ships an update every 13 months, and Practice2 every 5 weeks. Most recently, Swift Timer was updated on June 11, 2026 and Practice2 on September 11, 2026.

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