# Visual Timer - Countdown

> Timer app with quick setup of the duration and easy visual guidance

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/at.cwiesner.android.visualtimer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/at.cwiesner.android.visualtimer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `at.cwiesner.android.visualtimer`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Humane Digital
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 1,125,121
- **Rating:** 4.61 / 5 (24,755 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.8.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-08
- **First published:** 2017-02-12
- **Publisher country:** AT
- **Size:** 15 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.cwiesner.android.visualtimer)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://chriswiesner.github.io/visualtimer/privacy-policy](https://chriswiesner.github.io/visualtimer/privacy-policy)

## Description

Visual Timer is a user-friendly Chrome extension designed for quick setup of countdown timers with a single tap. Its standout feature is the clear visual representation of remaining time, offering an intuitive way to track progress at a glance.

Ideal for work environments, it improves productivity and accountability by keeping tasks and meetings focused. In education, it supports teaching time concepts by visually demonstrating the passage of time, aiding children's understanding. For home use, it's perfect for managing daily routines such as bedtime, practicing instruments, or timing breaks. Users can add custom presets and adjust alarms to suit their preferences. Note that the timer duration is capped at 1 hour due to its visual focus. This extension streamlines time management with simplicity and clarity.

## Rankings

- #63,783 — Overall
- #12 — timer
- #17 — countdown

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.USE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `at.cwiesner.android.visualtimer.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`

## Review summary

Users praise Visual Timer for its simple, ad-free design, accessibility features helpful for time blindness/ADHD, and customizable colors. The top drawbacks are a hard limit on timer duration (1 hour), reliability issues with timing and alarms that vary after updates, several UI glitches and inconsistent behavior, the lack of support for multiple timers, and notification spamming for short timers. Overall, the app is valued for its clarity and free usage but suffers from consistency and feature-extension gaps that affect daily reliability.

### Pros

- Simple, clean, intuitive UI.
- Ad-free and free to use.
- Helpful for time blindness/ADHD with clear time visibility.
- Customizable colors/themes.

### Cons

- Timer duration is limited to 1 hour; cannot set longer durations.
- Unreliable timing and alarms with bugs across updates.
- UI glitches and broken features (interface disappear, color not updating).
- Cannot run multiple timers simultaneously.
- Short-timer notifications can be spammy.

## Similar extensions and apps

- [Visible Timer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.visibletimte.simpledimplee) — 31 users
- [Visual Timer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.leffeapps.caltimer) — 65,521 users, 3.50 / 5
- [Visual Timer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.koshina.visual_timer) — 1,453 users
- [Visual Timer Premium](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.leffeapps.caltimer.premium) — 920 users
- [Timer — Visual Kitchen Timer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.goodowlapps.timer) — 646 users
- [Activity Timer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.LiteDroidStudios.app.ActivityTimer) — 4,823 users, 4.00 / 5
- [Kids Timer Visual Hourglass](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.watchtower.kidstimer) — 1,246 users
- [Visual Timer - Timer Plus](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.anzatech.multi_timer) — 185 users
- [Visual Timer for Kids - Tipi](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.janaug.tipi) — 3,297 users, 4.38 / 5
- [Baby Visual Timer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/net.temperstone.babyvisualtimer) — 32 users
- [Visual Timer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kettnersapps.visualchildrentimer) — 73 users
- [Visual Stopwatch | Timer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.simpleappcreator.visualtimer) — 50 users

---

Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/at.cwiesner.android.visualtimer)