13.3
2026-10-03
Your timer just got more fun to watch!
As time runs down, a little story plays around your timer:
• A dragon lights torches with its fire breath.
• A fire truck puts out fires along the road.
• A cat eats fish off a sushi belt.
• A snake chases a mouse that always gets away.
12.3
2026-09-11
Every countdown deserves company.
Pick your pet — from koalas and seahorses to unicorns, dragons and a few friendly monsters. It waits with you on the lock screen, in the Dynamic Island, and right there on the timer. Halfway through, it pops up to tell you you're doing great. Poke it for a fun surprise.
12.0
2026-09-03
Every countdown deserves company.
Pick your pet — from koalas and seahorses to unicorns, dragons and a few friendly monsters. It waits with you on the lock screen, in the Dynamic Island, and right there on the timer. Halfway through, it pops up to tell you you're doing great. Poke it and the whole screen goes sparkly.
11.8
2026-08-28
Pick a pet and it keeps you company while the clock runs — on your lock screen, in the Dynamic Island, and on the timer itself.
Forty to choose from: koalas, seahorses, unicorns, dragons and a few friendly monsters. Tap yours and it throws a handful of sparkles across the screen.
11.6
2026-08-15
Your pet now sits on the timer screen!
• Pick a pet, give it a name, and watch it show up on your timer, Dynamic Island, Lock Screen, and Home Screen widget
• Bug fixes
11.5
2026-08-10
Your pet now sits on the timer screen!
• Pick a pet, give it a name, and watch it show up on your timer, Dynamic Island, Lock Screen, and Home Screen widget
• Improved pet animations
11.3
2026-08-06
• Improved animations.
• Bug fixes
11.2
2026-07-20
• Name your pet — pets appear on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.
• Improved pet animations.
11.1
2026-07-18
• Name your pets — names now appear on the Lock Screen & Dynamic Island.
• New pets, plus fixes and polish.
11.0
2026-07-16
New animated pets that live in your Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen while the timer is running.
10.8
2026-07-11
Your timer has a new friend!
Pick an animated pet — beagle, cat, dragon, and more — to trot along in your Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen while you focus.
10.7
2026-07-04
Redesigned Live Activities & Dynamic Island - Timer, Stopwatch, Pomodoro, and Interval now have a new look on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.
10.6
2026-07-02
Redesigned Live Activities & Dynamic Island - Timer, Stopwatch, Pomodoro, and Interval now have a new look on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.
10.4
2026-06-22
Refreshed music customization screens.
10.2
2026-06-16
Refreshed music & customization screens. Thanks for designing your timers with us!
9.8
2026-06-09
Bring your own music! You can now play your own tracks while your timer runs — from your music library, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music or Amazon Music.
Snap a photo. Build a character. Create your own custom sprites and backgrounds instantly using your camera!
9.5
2026-06-02
Gentle Timer is now on Apple Watch! Set a timer right from your wrist with the same dreamy themed backgrounds you know from iPhone — standalone, works even when your phone isn't nearby.
9.4
2026-05-21
New stunning sparkle animations.
9.3
2026-05-11
Stunning visuals
9.2
2026-05-05
Fast and smooth animations
9.0
2026-04-30
New awesome sparkle animations!
8.8
2026-04-19
Users can now add custom messages of encouragement to their timer.
8.7
2026-04-14
UX improvements
8.4
2026-03-26
Robust sparkles
8.0
2026-03-20
Sprites now leave a trail of sparkles.
7.9
2026-03-16
Create your own buttons, characters, and backgrounds.
7.8
2026-03-12
Draw your own buttons and characters.
7.7
2026-03-10
Play your favorite songs from your music library. Create your own sprite. Customize timer backgrounds using photos from your photo library. Add custom text.
7.6
2026-03-07
Play your favorite songs from your music library. Customize timer backgrounds using photos from your photo library. Add custom text.
7.5
2026-03-03
Play your favorite songs from your music library. Customize timer backgrounds using photos from your photo library.
7.3
2026-02-28
New to 7.3: Now you can play your favourite songs from your music library.
7.0
2026-02-21
Added a new breathing tool with gentle animations to help you pause, relax, and reset
6.8
2026-02-15
New in 6.8: New built-in calculator
6.6
2026-02-08
New to 6.6: New built-in counter
6.5
2026-02-07
New to 6.5: Interval timer with custom music & backgrounds
6.4
2026-02-05
New in 6.4: Multi-timer mode - set and run multiple timers in one session.
6.2
2026-01-31
New in 6.2: Added a calming Pomodoro mode for focused work and gentle breaks. New music.
6.1
2026-01-26
Gentle Timer 6.0 brings a brand-new Preset Mode! Set it up in Options and start timers instantly using your favorite presets.
And yes - there are new sprites, backgrounds, and extra sparkles.
New in 6.1: Now works even better on smaller iPhones. Added new fish and T-Rex sprites. Bug fix.
5.9
2026-01-19
Live Activities and Dynamic Island support
Bug fix
5.8
2026-01-16
Brand new backgrounds!
5.7
2026-01-12
New backgrounds and sparkles.
Bug fix.
5.5
2026-01-05
Haptic feedback
5.4
2025-12-30
New backgrounds and sparkles!
5.3
2025-12-26
New sprites, backgrounds, and sparkles!
5.2
2025-12-21
App optimization
5.1
2025-12-20
Updated start buttons.
5.0
2025-11-30
New backgrounds!
New sparkles!
4.9
2025-11-24
New Backgrounds!
New Sprites!
New Sparkles!
4.8
2025-11-20
Stopwatch Lap support for smaller iPhone sizes.
4.7
2025-11-19
Stopwatch lap mode
4.4
2025-11-13
New toggle for button animations.
Wider range for time selection.
4.3
2025-11-08
App optimization.
4.2
2025-11-03
Updated App Preview
4.1
2025-10-29
UX improvements
Bug fixes
3.6
2025-10-23
New music, characters, and backgrounds!
Plus, you can now add custom animated sparkle effects.
3.5
2025-10-19
Review UX improvement
3.3
2025-10-19
• More cute characters and music
• Performance improvements & bug fixes
Thanks for using Gentle Timer!
3.2
2025-10-18
UX improvements
2.12
2025-10-09
The timer music will continue to play even if the screen is off or the phone is on silent.
2.1
2025-10-05
New animated backgrounds! You can now customize the background animations before, during, and after your timer for an even more delightful experience!
2.0
2025-09-30
Gentle Timer Version 2 is here with exciting new features and improvements! You can now customize animated backgrounds both during the timer and after it completes. This update also adds new start button styles, more character options before and after the timer, fresh music tracks, and fun animated icons.
1.6
2025-09-11
App optimization
1.2.4
2025-02-17
Updated button visuals