Is there a good app for set cooking timers for each step?
Poorly Executed: 9 apps already serve this, and 17 data points mined from real user reviews across 2 sources show where they fall short. The right features exist but the execution is buggy, dated, or painful. Out-execute it.
Data refreshed July 20, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to set cooking timers for each step, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| more time to cook | ux | 2 | They need to give me more time to cook |
| recipe time estimates accuracy | other | 2 | die Zeitangabe für die Gesamtzeit für ein Rezept oft massiv zu niedrig angesetzt ist |
| bring back the recipe timer | missing-feature | 1 | Bring back the timer,it made the game more fun |
| recipe timer too short | ux | 1 | the only thing I wish could be improved is the timer for the recipes |
| no built-in cooking timer | missing-feature | 1 | Kein Kurzzeitwecker |
| missing cooking times in recipes | other | 1 | non indica neanche i tempi di cottura |
| more time to complete recipes | missing-feature | 1 | we need more time |
| food preparation timing | reliability | 1 | app order food is not ready |
| recipe prep/cook time estimates | missing-feature | 1 | it doesn't tell you how long each recipe should take to make |
| unrealistic recipe prep times | other | 1 | Plans insane 4 hour cook time items for breakfast |
| timer too short to finish cooking, difficulty too high | ux | 1 | It won't even give you enough time to cook everything |
| recipe prep times are inaccurate/misleading | other | 1 | The preparation times are not useful... any prep which takes longer than expected |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooking Timer+ Multiple Timers | 0.0 | 0 | $0.99 |
| Chef Timer - Cooking food | 5.0 | 1 | $0.99 |
| Barbecue Timer | 0.0 | 0 | $0.99 |
| Hotpot Timer | 0.0 | 0 | $0.99 |
| Single Origin - Coffee Timer | 4.5 | 98 | $0.99 |
| FRYY - Perfect Steak Timer | 3.5 | 61 | $2.99 |
| Borel. | 4.7 | 66 | Free |
| Under-Pressure Cooker | 0.0 | 0 | $0.90 |
Should you build it?
The right features exist but the execution is buggy, dated, or painful. Out-execute it. Opportunity here scores 36 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
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