Swift Timer vs Re
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.
Re
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Re:Count is a simple, fast counter for anything you want to keep track of. COUNT ANYTHING • Unlimited counters, each with its own name, icon and colour • Tap to count straight from the list, and undo a mistaken tap • Custom step sizes: add 1, 5, 10 or any number up to 9999 • Allow negative values, or stop at zero • Pin favourites to the top, and reorder by dragging • Archive finished counters to keep their history out of the way • Auto-reset daily, weekly or monthly • Search by name when your list gets long MAKE IT YOURS • 38 icons - water drop, dumbbell, coffee cup, book • Any colour from the colour picker, or the classic palette • Your icons and colours show on widgets and your Watch too • Add a note to any counter - what counts and what doesn't TAGS AND SEARCH • Tag your counters - "Health", "Work", "Daily" - each tag with its own colour; pick more than one to narrow the list to counters that have them all • Counters appear in iPhone search, and in the app icon's quick actions • Tap a widget to open that counter, not just the app • Choose tags for a Focus, and only those counters show while it is on • Anything locked with Face ID stays out of all of it GOALS AND LIMITS • Set a target to reach ("read 20 pages") or a limit to stay under ("no more than 2 coffees") • Progress bars show exactly where you are • Give a target a date to be met by, and see whether you are on pace STREAKS • Track consecutive days of activity • A flame badge shows your current run • Optional streak reminder: if you haven't logged anything by a time you choose, Re:Count nudges you before your streak breaks REMINDERS • Give any counter its own daily reminder at a time you choose • Pick which days of the week it fires • Add a step straight from the reminder, without opening the app • Reminders for locked counters never show the counter's name HISTORY • Every change is logged with a timestamp • Charts by week, month or year, plus a calendar of active days • Browse day by day, or export the whole log as CSV • Swipe an entry away and the value, chart, streak and export all recalculate STATS • One screen for the whole app: activity, totals for the period, your goals with how they are tracking, and any streaks running YOUR DATA IS YOURS • Export everything to a file and import it back - counters, history, notes and tags • Restoring never duplicates counters already on the device • Choose whether locked counters go in the file ON YOUR WRIST • A full Apple Watch app • Turn the Digital Crown to count - no need to reach for your phone • Add a counter to your watch face as a complication, with goal ring and streak • Your counters, history and streaks stay in sync with your iPhone ON YOUR HOME SCREEN • Small, Medium, Large and Lock Screen widgets • Increment straight from the widget without opening the app • A Control Centre, Lock Screen and Action button control (iOS 18 and later) adds a step with one tap HANDS FREE • "Add one to Water in Re:Count" - Siri counts for you • Ask "What's my Pages Read in Re:Count" for a quick answer • Add, subtract and check actions are in the Shortcuts app BUILT FOR EVERYONE • Full VoiceOver support - each counter reads as one row, and counting is its own action • Text scales with Dynamic Type • Counter colours pick the more readable text automatically, in both light and dark mode IN YOUR LANGUAGE • English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Dutch, Turkish, Polish, Vietnamese, Thai and Indonesian • The whole app is translated - widgets, the Watch app, notifications and the Siri phrases too PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • Syncs through your own iCloud account - nobody else can see your counters • No account, no sign-up, no analytics • Lock any counter behind Face ID or Touch ID - Siri leaves those alone Free to use, with a one-time purchase to remove ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Swift Timer at none against Re's shown. Swift Timer also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Re's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 13 months). On price, in-app purchases 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 and Re sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Swift Timer ships an update every 13 months, Re every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swift Timer | Re |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Doodlearth Ltd. | Jamie Newman |
In-app purchases
Swift Timer
- Remove adverts.$0.99
Re
- Remove Ads$2.99









