Countdown Timers Widget vs About 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!
About Timers
Manage multiple timers and stopwatches simultaneously for any task, from cooking to work sessions. Get notifications when timers complete and customize their appearance. Run them reliably in the background.
- Unlimited simultaneous timers and stopwatches
- Focus Mode for distraction-free viewing
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Completion notifications
- Customizable appearance (colors, shapes, glow)
- Reliable background operation
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TIMERS THAT ARE ACTUALLY BEAUTIFUL About Timers is the most visually stunning way to run multiple timers and stopwatches on iPhone and iPad. Born in the kitchen — where managing multiple things at once is the difference between a great meal and a burnt one — but at home everywhere you need precise timing. MULTIPLE TIMERS, ALL AT ONCE Run as many timers as you need, simultaneously. Every timer is a visual tile with vibrant gradients, a glowing progress ring, and ambient light that pulses as it counts down. Pasta, sauce, vegetables — all on screen at the same time, each with its own alarm sound and repeat alerts. STOPWATCHES WITH SPLIT TRACKING Track laps, rounds, and splits with millisecond precision. Set a target time for each split — the app shows you instantly whether you were faster or slower, in green or red. Ideal for workouts, coaching, board games, or any activity where every second counts. DEEPLY INTEGRATED INTO iOS • Home screen widgets in small, medium, and large • Lock screen widgets — circular progress and rectangular countdown • Time-sensitive notifications that break through Focus and Do Not Disturb BEAUTIFUL BY DESIGN Dozens of color themes and gradient palettes: rainbow, gold, nova, and more. Choose your shape — circle, squircle, or rectangle. Ambient glow effects in gradient or solid styles. 15 custom app icons to match your home screen. This is what a timer app looks like when design actually matters. ABOUT TIMERS PRO Upgrade to unlock unlimited timers and stopwatches, lock screen widgets, Focus Mode (hide stopped timers for a cleaner view), alternative app icons, and every new theme added in future updates. Available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time purchase. Privacy: https://www.abouttimers.com/privacy.html EULA: https://www.abouttimers.com/eula.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: About Timers at Free against Countdown Timers Widget's $4.99. About Timers also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 36%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). Countdown Timers Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On rating and ratings volume 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
About Timers is free to download; Countdown Timers Widget costs $4.99 up front. About Timers sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Countdown Timers Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Countdown Timers Widget against 4.5 for About Timers. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 57 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of Countdown Timers Widget's written reviews are positive against 67% of About Timers's.
Countdown Timers Widget ships an update every 11 months, About Timers fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Timers Widget | About Timers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (63 ratings) | 4.5 (57 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | 57 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Funn Media, LLC | Gertjan.com |
Customer experience
Countdown Timers Widget
About Timers
In-app purchases
Countdown Timers Widget
No in-app purchases
About Timers
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$9.991 Year
- One-time Purchase$14.99
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