Best Kitchen Timer Apps

221+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.1 avg rating

18 free apps

Updated September 2026

With an average user rating of 4.1★, the kitchen timer category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 221+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Compare top Kitchen Timer Apps (September 2026)

#	App	Price	Rating	Ads	In-App Purchases	Updated
1	Best Kitchen Timer	Free	2.4★ (9)	No	No	Sep 2026
2	Kitchen Timer - Simple Cooking	Free	4.5★ (157)	Yes	Yes	Sep 2026
3	Kitchen Timer - Cooking, etc.	Free	5.0★ (1)	Yes	No	May 2026
4	Kitchen Timer	Free	—	No	No	Jul 2026
5	Savable Kitchen Timer	Free	—	No	No	May 2026
6	Cool Kitchen Timer	Free	5.0★ (2)	No	No	Aug 2026
7	Kitchen timer with alarm	Free	3.4★ (10)	Yes	Yes	Aug 2026
8	Kitchen Timer for busy cook	Free	—	No	No	Aug 2026

Top Picks for Kitchen Timer

#1

Best Kitchen Timer by Serhii Simkovskyi

Stylish timer for cooking

Editor's Choice

🍔 Food & Drink

2.4(9 ratings)

Free

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This app provides a stylish and visual timer for cooking and other activities up to 60 minutes. It offers customizable alarm sounds and colors, and can notify you even when the app is not active or the device is locked. It's designed to be kid-friendly and visually engaging.

#2

Kitchen Timer - Simple Cooking by Focaccia, Inc.

Custom patterns & colors.

Strong Contender

4.5(157 ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

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A straightforward kitchen timer designed for everyday cooking. It offers customizable patterns and colors, with a convenient long-press function for quick time setting. Receive notifications even when the app is running in the background.

#3

Kitchen Timer - Cooking, etc. by UT app

Released in July 2021!

Worth Considering

🍔 Food & Drink

5.0(1 ratings)

FreeAds

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Easily manage cooking times with custom, named timers. Features a simple interface, adjustable button functions, and a variety of sound options. Personalize your experience with colorful themes and helpful pre-alarms.

More Kitchen Timer apps to explore

Multi-timer for restaurants

Savable Kitchen Timer

Savable Kitchen Timer

Savable Kitchen Timer

You can run multiple timer

Cool Kitchen Timer

Cool Kitchen Timer

Cool Kitchen Timer

by Serhii Simkovskyi

An elegant kitchen timer with animated visuals for easy time tracking during cooking. It offers visual and sound notifications, works in lock mode, and supports durations from seconds to 100 hours. Designed for everyday use, it's user-friendly for all ages.

Animated time flowVisual and sound notificationsWorks in lock/sleep mode

🍔 Food & Drink

Kitchen timer with alarm

Kitchen timer with alarm

Kitchen timer with alarm

Cooking Alarm for food egg

This app allows you to manage multiple cooking timers simultaneously, up to 12 at once. It helps prevent burning food by providing precise timing for complex meals. You can use predefined timers or create your own custom settings.

12 simultaneous cooking timersPredefined timer optionsCustom timer creation

🍔 Food & Drink

Kitchen Timer for busy cook

Kitchen Timer for busy cook

Kitchen Timer for busy cook

by Hello Juggler LLC

Thyme - A Modern Kitchen Timer

Thyme - A Modern Kitchen Timer

Thyme - A Modern Kitchen Timer

by Thuy Gia Nguyen

This app offers a simple and intuitive kitchen timer experience with a unique stove-like interface. It allows users to set multiple timers simultaneously for various cooking tasks, ensuring precise timing for delicious meals.

Multiple timers simultaneouslyStove-inspired UIEasy timer setting

🍔 Food & Drink

Simple timer and alarm

Smart Kitchen Timer

Smart Kitchen Timer

Smart Kitchen Timer

by Edward Hesketh

Easily manage multiple cooking timers simultaneously. Track when to start each dish to ensure your entire meal is ready at the same time. Features beautiful food imagery and allows for temperature and time adjustments.

Simultaneous multi-dish timingMeal readiness synchronizationVisual meal representation

🍔 Food & Drink

Measure and visualize time

This app offers a versatile suite of timekeeping tools, including a sand timer, kitchen timer, countdown, and stopwatch. It visually represents time, making it easy to understand for all ages, and provides customizable alarm sounds and color themes.

Digitized sand timer with artistic designKitchen timer with visual minute indicatorFuturistic countdown/count up timer

Kitchen cooking alarm

This application provides a clean, simple, and reliable timer for various timing needs, including cooking, sports, and work. It offers seamless integration with Apple Watch and Today Widgets, allowing for synchronized control and notifications.

Apple Watch supportToday Widget supportSynchronized timer control

Timer-Kitchen timer&Stopwatch

Timer-Kitchen timer&Stopwatch

Timer-Kitchen timer&Stopwatch

Kitchen timer & Stopwatch

This utility app provides a simple and stylish timer and stopwatch. It offers background notifications, customizable themes and alarm sounds, and vibration options. An optional plugin can remove ads.

Background timer notificationsSelectable theme colorsSelectable alarm sounds

free with in-app purchases

Kitchen Timer w/ Check Alert

Kitchen Timer w/ Check Alert

Kitchen Timer w/ Check Alert

Simple everyday cooking timer

This cooking timer app offers a simple, focused interface for everyday use. It features two alerts in one timer, an optional mid-cook reminder, and instant time adjustment. The app runs in the background and allows users to choose their alert tone.

Dual alerts in one timerOptional mid-cook reminderInstant time adjustment

Kitchen Timer - Timer & Alarm

Kitchen Timer - Timer & Alarm

Kitchen Timer - Timer & Alarm

Cooking, Kitchen, Egg Timer

This app provides a simple yet multifunctional kitchen timer with customizable alarms and notifications. It offers features like quick start, tenkey time input, and background operation, all for free.

Quick start functionalityTenkey time inputCustomizable alarm sounds and volume

🍔 Food & Drink

Kitchen timer only numbers

Kitchen timer only numbers

Kitchen timer only numbers

by eventcast inc.

Kitchen Timer+ Voice Control

Kitchen Timer+ Voice Control

Kitchen Timer+ Voice Control

Colorful, background alerts

This kitchen timer offers voice control for hands-free operation and background alerts. Its elegant, seasonally inspired design adds beauty to your kitchen, while customizable settings ensure a personalized experience for various timing needs.

Voice control for start/stopBackground alerts and alarmsSeasonal color themes

🍔 Food & Drink

free with in-app purchases

Kitchen Timer Clock

Kitchen Timer Clock

Kitchen Timer Clock

Easy, Friendly, and Just Works

This app offers a simple and intuitive way to manage cooking timers. It allows for instant timer starts, customizable alert sounds, and personalized visual themes. Designed for ease of use, it helps streamline kitchen tasks without complexity.

One-tap timer startCustomizable alert soundsPersonalized colors and fonts

FAQ about Kitchen Timer

What are the best kitchen timer apps for iPhone?

Best Kitchen Timer tops our kitchen timer apps ranking as of September 2026, with a 2.4-star average from 9 App Store ratings, and it's free to download.

Are there free kitchen timer apps for iPhone?

Yes — 18 of the top kitchen timer apps we rank are free to download, including Best Kitchen Timer and Kitchen Timer - Simple Cooking.

Does Best Kitchen Timer have ads or in-app purchases?

Best Kitchen Timer has no ads and has no in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of September 2026.

How many kitchen timer apps are on the App Store?

We track 221+ kitchen timer apps on the iOS App Store as of September 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.

What are the key features of this timer app?

Key features include visual time indicators, 16 unique alarm sounds, the ability to repeat missed alarms, a kid-friendly visualization of time, and customizable color themes. It also supports background notifications and works across various iOS devices with HD graphics.

What devices is this app compatible with?

The app is a universal app designed to work on both iPhone/iPod and iPad devices. It includes HD graphics for retina and iPad displays and supports all screen orientations for all devices.