Countdown Timers Widget vs Disco Timer
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!
Disco Timer
This app provides a visually intuitive countdown timer for various tasks, from cooking to presentations. Its unique rotary gesture for setting time and large display make it easy to use and read from a distance. Customize alerts and colors for a personalized experience.
- Rotary gesture time setting
- Large, high-contrast display
- Glanceable from a distance
- Disable auto-lock option
- Customizable color combinations (Premium)
- Variety of exclusive alert tones
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Boiling an egg, timing a presentation, or starting your next Pomodoro – Disco Timer is a universal countdown clock for all sorts of tasks. Setting the timer duration is based on 60-minute circle of traditional analog watches – you just wind it up with a single rotary gesture. Then tap the display to run, pause, or reset the timer. Large, high-contrast representation of the remaining time makes it glanceable from quite a distance. And an option to disable the Auto-Lock can keep the device awake while the timer is running. This comes in very handy when keeping an eye on the progress is as important as the finishing time itself. The face of the timer can be customized by choosing from a variety of color combinations (Premium feature). And for the completion alert – you can select from a dozen great-sounding tones, all of which are crafted exclusively for Codulis apps. Give Disco Timer a try, and let us know what you think!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Disco Timer at 89% against Countdown Timers Widget's 36%. Disco Timer also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Countdown Timers Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (5 vs 2). On ratings volume, ads 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
Disco Timer is free to download; Countdown Timers Widget costs $4.99 up front. Disco Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countdown Timers Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
Disco Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 97 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Countdown Timers Widget's written reviews are positive against 89% of Disco Timer's.
Countdown Timers Widget ships an update every 11 months, Disco Timer every 5 months. Both last shipped on September 12, 2026.
| Parameter | Countdown Timers Widget | Disco Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (63 ratings) | 4.7 (97 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 89.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 63 | 97 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Funn Media, LLC | Codulis |
Customer experience
Countdown Timers Widget
Disco Timer
In-app purchases
Countdown Timers Widget
No in-app purchases
Disco Timer
- Disco Timer Premium$2.99
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