Comparison

Disco Timer vs BigSeconds

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

BigSeconds

This app provides voice updates as a timer approaches its target, ensuring you are aware and ready on time for time-sensitive goals. It features a prominent, snapping second hand with a racing stripe for a dynamic visual representation of time passing.

Highlights
  • Voice updates for approaching targets
  • Large, snapping second hand
  • Dynamic visual time representation
  • Customizable timer alerts
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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When you need a timer that can give you voice updates as it approaches your target, so that you don't just get a beep too early or late for your time-sensitive goal, but can instead be aware and ready exactly on-time. Featuring a second-hand that doesn't amble along its tiny circular track, but instead SNAPS forward toward each new second energetically, reflecting your own ambition and sense of purpose. This second-hand stretches half-way across your screen, and has a RACING STRIPE! BigSeconds - it's your time, use it well!

Screenshots

Disco Timer4 screens
BigSeconds3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Disco Timer at 89% against BigSeconds's 50%. Disco Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). BigSeconds's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Disco Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BigSeconds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Disco Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Disco Timer has 97 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Disco Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of BigSeconds's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Disco Timer ships an update every 5 months, BigSeconds monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Disco Timer versus BigSeconds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDisco TimerBigSeconds
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (97 ratings) — better4.3 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings97 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCodulisRobotic Jam LLC

Customer experience

Disco Timer

All ratings97 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%

BigSeconds

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Disco Timer

One-time1
  • Disco Timer Premium$2.99
1 purchases

BigSeconds

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Disco Timer free?
Disco Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BigSeconds free?
BigSeconds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Disco Timer or BigSeconds?
Disco Timer is rated higher. Disco Timer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while BigSeconds averages 4.3 from 13 ratings.
Do Disco Timer or BigSeconds have ads?
BigSeconds shows ads; Disco Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Disco Timer or BigSeconds?
Disco Timer ships an update every 5 months, and BigSeconds monthly. Most recently, Disco Timer was updated on September 25, 2026 and BigSeconds on September 26, 2026.

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