Swift Timer vs ShortcutTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Swift time setting dial
- Start offset option
- Variety of alert sounds
- Intuitive swipe control
- Precise timing for seconds to hours
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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.
ShortcutTimer
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Shortcut Timer is a simple timer app that can easily be used for timing anything that requires a countdown. It has been built for using with Shortcuts, and includes many shortcut actions to control all the available functions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShortcutTimer at none against Swift Timer's 1. ShortcutTimer also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months). Swift Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads and device support 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. Swift Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ShortcutTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swift Timer ships an update every 13 months, ShortcutTimer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swift Timer | ShortcutTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Doodlearth Ltd. | Robert Smith |
In-app purchases
Swift Timer
- Remove adverts.$0.99
ShortcutTimer
No in-app purchases
