MultiTimer vs Emergency Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MultiTimer
Manage multiple timers simultaneously on a visual board for tasks like cooking, studying, or workouts. Customize each timer with names, colors, and icons for easy tracking. Offers advanced features like interval training and integration with Apple devices.
- Visual timer board
- Customizable timers (name, color, icon)
- Multiple timer types (countdown, interval, Pomodoro)
- Home screen widgets and Live Activities
- Apple Watch companion app
- Web Share for board viewing
- Pro version with advanced tools
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Keep all your timers in view. From cooking and study to focused work and workouts, MultiTimer brings your timers together on a visual board so you can follow several tasks at once. Set a quick countdown, build an interval workout or alternate focused work with breaks. Give each timer a clear name, color and icon, then see what is running at a glance. TIMERS FOR EVERY ROUTINE Choose countdown, Quick, count-up, Pomodoro and interval timers. Add a stopwatch, counter or clock to the same board. Create interval programs with warm-ups, work periods, rests and repeated groups. CONTROL TIME YOUR WAY Start, pause and reset timers individually. Add or subtract time while a timer is running, set a delayed start or choose when a countdown should end. Use Auto-repeat for recurring countdowns. Open Single View for a closer look at a timer and its current state. KEEP TIMERS WITHIN REACH Check timers with Home Screen widgets, Live Activities and Dynamic Island on supported devices. Use Siri and Shortcuts for supported actions, or follow your timers from the Apple Watch companion app. SHARE A VIEW OF YOUR BOARD Use Web Share to let others view your timer board in a browser. Share the link with someone following the same cooking session, workout or activity. GO FURTHER WITH MULTITIMER PRO Start free, then upgrade to MultiTimer PRO for more boards, more timers and additional tools: - Flexible layouts: move and resize timers to build your own dashboard. - Action buttons: control several timers with one tap. - History: review sessions, add notes, see daily totals and export records to CSV. - Board export: save timer setups for use on another device. - iCloud: sync boards and history across supported Apple devices. - Custom sounds: personalize alerts with imported audio and text to speech. No ads. Just your timers, arranged around what you need to do. Questions or ideas? Contact support@persapps.com or use Feedback in the app. Terms of Use: http://persapps.com/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Icons by Icons8: https://icons8.com/
Emergency Chat
Facilitates communication when speech is not possible. Features a customizable splash screen explaining your inability to speak and a simple chat interface for direct messaging.
- Speech-free communication
- Customizable splash screen
- Pre-written explanation for non-verbal users
- Simple chat interface
- Adjustable title and text
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Emergency chat can be used in any situation where speech is impossible but communication is still necessary. The splash screen has a base text that explains to the person you gave your phone to that you can't use speech and want to use this app to communicate. The default text is aimed at people experiencing an autistic meltdown, where their speech centres stay non-functional for a while even after they've recovered. Both the title and text can be adjusted in the settings screen to be whatever you want the person you give your phone to know. You can then continue to the next screen which has a simple chat client.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Emergency Chat at none against MultiTimer's 4. Emergency Chat also leads on review sentiment (98% vs 82%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.0). MultiTimer's advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 87). On price, rating, 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. MultiTimer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Emergency Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.
Emergency Chat holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MultiTimer has 16K ratings behind it against 87, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of MultiTimer's written reviews are positive against 98% of Emergency Chat's.
| Parameter | MultiTimer | Emergency Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (16K ratings) | 4.9 (87 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 98.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 87 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Astakhov | Leonard Elezi |
Customer experience
MultiTimer
Emergency Chat
User reviews
MultiTimer
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Excellent multi-timer functionality
- 👍 Highly customizable timers
- 🎨 Beautiful and intuitive design
- 🔍 Versatile for various use cases (cooking, workouts, productivity, etc.)
- 🌍 Syncs across devices via iCloud
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🔇 Alarms not always audible when phone is locked or in silent mode
- 🕰 Apple Watch app has limited functionality compared to iPhone app
- 💰 Pro version considered expensive by some users
Emergency Chat
From 87 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Extremely helpful for communication
- 💡 Customizable messages for situations
- 🚀 Simple and easy to use
- ❤️ Life-saving for nonverbal episodes
- ✅ Effective for anxiety and panic attacks
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bright green on white color scheme
- 🐛 Starting message too big with large text
Bugs and requests
MultiTimer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Interval timers not playing sounds consistently
- Timers not syncing properly between iPhone and Apple Watch
- Timers continuing to countdown after being reset
Requested features
5 requests- Allow custom timer durations
- Add ability to copy/duplicate timers
- Implement text-to-speech for alert tones
- Improve Apple Watch app to match iPhone app functionality
- Add option to automatically repeat timers
Emergency Chat
Reported bugs
2 issues- App colors changed to bright green on white
- Starting message too big with large text setting
Requested features
8 requests- Speech option / text-to-speech
- Different chat bubble colors (like iMessage)
- Voice box or sound board with common phrases
- Option to text/alert certain individuals
- Save chats option
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- More pastel color options for chat
- Fix large text display issue with starting message
- Change speech bubble colors
In-app purchases
MultiTimer
- MultiTimer Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- MultiTimer Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Year
- MultiTimer Pro7 Days trial$8.991 Year
- MultiTimer Pro$17.99
Emergency Chat
No in-app purchases
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