Countdown Timers Widget vs Simply Timers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Timers Widget
Easily manage and track multiple timers simultaneously. Customize timers with icons and titles, and receive background notifications when they complete. Ideal for various daily activities.
- Run multiple timers simultaneously
- Assign icons to timers
- Background operation with notifications
- Customizable sound alerts
- Repeat timer option
- Vibrate on completion
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With Orbs you will be able to run multiple timers at once. See your progress of multiple timers running at once. Customize by adding an icon to your view or showing the title of the timer. Orbs is a quick & easy way to setup a timer for different activities you do throughout the day such as: boiling an egg, steeping tea, working out, doing planks, timing meditation sessions, and so on! Key Features • Run multiple timers at once • Assign icons to your timers • Extra time - timer keeps on going • Different sound alerts to choose from • Repeat timer option • Vibrate on complete option • Works in background! Get notification while not using the app that your timer is complete!
Simply Timers
This utility app allows you to easily manage multiple timers simultaneously for various activities. Set repeating timers, customize notifications, and organize them with folders. It supports up to 24-hour intervals and offers a simple, intuitive interface.
- Add multiple timers
- Run timers simultaneously
- Repeating timers
- Customizable notification sounds
- Organize timers with folders
- Up to 24-hour intervals
- Snooze from notification
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Simply Timers offers a simple solution for tracking all of your timers. Easily add new timers, set timers for repeat or make notifications silent right from the main screen. Run all your timers at the same time and be notified when they have completed. Features: • Simple Design • Add multiple timers • Run multiple timers at once • Repeating timers • Different sounds for each timer • Change timer options from main screen • Up to 24-hour interval • Supports night mode • Snooze from notification • Turn off Repeat from notification • Custom warning notification and sound for mid timer interval • Organize timers with folders • Keep screen on while running Suggestions or questions? Email: support@simplyjt.me or Visit: https://simplyjt.me/#contact
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simply Timers at 100% against Countdown Timers Widget's 36%. Simply Timers also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Countdown Timers Widget's advantage is ratings volume (63 vs 1) and device support (5 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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
Simply Timers is free to download; Countdown Timers Widget costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simply Timers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Timers Widget has 63 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Countdown Timers Widget's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simply Timers's.
Countdown Timers Widget ships an update every 11 months, Simply Timers every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Timers Widget | Simply Timers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (63 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Funn Media, LLC | Joseph Thryselius |
Customer experience
Countdown Timers Widget
Simply Timers
In-app purchases
Countdown Timers Widget
No in-app purchases
Simply Timers
No in-app purchases
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