# Time Timer review (2026): is the free plan enough?

> Visual countdown timer app built around a disappearing disk

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA.

Time Timer is the app edition of the company's physical visual timers, in which a colored disk shrinks as time passes. It runs single or repeating timers and can run several at once. The company describes it as suited to routines, study blocks and people who find time hard to track, and it also sells wall clocks and hand-held timers.

- **Category:** Focus Apps
- **Made by:** Time Timer LLC
- **Website:** https://www.timetimer.com
- **Runs on:** iOS, Android, macOS
- **Who should skip it:** Tight if you need more than 3 timers on the free app.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026

## Pricing

As of Nov 13, 2026, Time Timer has a free plan.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free app: up to 3 timers, several running at once, the original 60-minute red disk or any duration, and limited sound, vibration and color options.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | Up to 3 timers, multiple timers at once, any duration, limited sound, vibration and color choices. |

Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/time-timer/id332520417 on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Time Timer before buying.

## Key features

- **Disappearing-disk timer:** The remaining time is shown as a colored disk that shrinks. The disk can be set to anything from 1 second to 99:59:59, or left at the classic 60-minute red disk.
- **Several timers at once:** Run more than one timer together, save timers for reuse, and set repeating timers of up to 99 in one run.
- **Routine sequencing:** Premium chains timers into sequences such as a morning checklist or a set of work sprints, and groups saved timers.
- **Apple Watch and device sync:** The vendor says the Apple Watch and iPhone sync. Premium adds syncing across mobile and desktop devices.
- **Alerts and display options:** Choose vibration, sound or both at the end of a timer, change colors and sounds, switch light or dark mode, and keep the screen awake while the app is open.
- **Companion hardware:** The same company sells physical timers, watches and dry-erase boards, and an Enterprise Edition of the app aimed at teams and schools.

## Good for

- People who want to see time pass instead of reading a number
- Parents, teachers and therapists building routines and transitions for children
- Short work sprints and study blocks

## Worth knowing

- Free app is capped at 3 timers and limited customization; sequencing, groups and cross-device sync are Premium features.
- The Premium subscription price is not shown on the vendor pages or in the store text we read, so it is not listed here.
- No Windows or Linux app is listed; the vendor lists iOS, Android and Mac apps.
- It is a general countdown timer, with no break cycle or task list of its own.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Time Timer shows time as a disappearing red disk, and the free app runs several timers at once. Free stops at 3 timers, sequencing and sync need Premium with no price shown, and it has no break cycle or task list.

- **Value for money: C.** The free app costs nothing, but the Premium price is not shown on the vendor pages or in the store text we read, so there is nothing to grade the paid side against.
- **Free plan and trial: B.** The free app gives up to 3 timers, several running at once, any duration and limited sound, vibration and colour options. A person can live on that.
- **Features: C.** A general countdown timer with routine sequencing, device sync and alerts. It has no break cycle or task list of its own, which a Pomodoro-style focus tool has.
- **Ease of use: B.** 4.6 from about 15,000 App Store ratings. Set a time and the disk runs.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** iOS, Android and Mac, with Apple Watch support. No Windows or Linux app.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Time Timer's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among focus apps

- Time Timer's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 35 of the 83 other focus apps we grade, and level with 13.
- It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 54 of 83) and worst on features (C, above 5).

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/focus

## Keep it, or make your own?

**Your call.** A focus timer at its plainest counts down 25 minutes and keeps a log. You could make the core of Time Timer for yourself: Pomodoro timer and time blocking. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call.

- You could make: Pomodoro timer and time blocking: an app builder makes these well.
- You could not: Apps for macOS, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- You could not: Hooks into the device itself: an Apple Watch app.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.6 out of 5 from 14,635 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id332520417

## Works with

Apple Watch

**Tags:** Pomodoro timer, Time blocking

## Alternatives

- [Pomofocus](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pomofocus): Browser-based Pomodoro timer with a task list and reports. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pomofocus-vs-time-timer)
- [Goodtime](https://toolgpa.com/tools/goodtime): Minimalist open-source Pomodoro timer for Android. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/goodtime-vs-time-timer)
- [Focus Keeper](https://toolgpa.com/tools/focus-keeper): Pomodoro timer with progress charts for iPhone, Android and web. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/focus-keeper-vs-time-timer)
- [Tide](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tide): Nature soundscapes with a focus timer, sleep and meditation. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/tide-vs-time-timer)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026:

- https://www.timetimer.com
- https://www.timetimer.com/products/time-timer-ios-app
- https://www.timetimer.com/products/time-timer-app-enterprise-edition
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/time-timer/id332520417

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