G.T.D. 2 Min Timer for Pc

It doesn't work in the background. So much for reading an article or doing online banking.

I've tried lots of timers, and this is the one I'm keeping on my first page of apps. The big differences? - It starts a 2-minute timer as soon as you open it. No need to even press Start. This is what you really want, especially if you're using it for the app's anything-you-can-do-in-two-minutes-you-do-right-away rule. It may not sound like much of a difference, but it is. - It shows the seconds counting down in the familiar iPhone time-setting scroller, which for some reason is much more compelling than the usual mm:ss clock format. - At any point, you can just press Reset to start a new 2-minute countdown. So if you finish a task sooner, you're ready to go again with the absolute minimum effort. - At any point, you can drag the minute scroller to start a new countdown. So if you're halfway through the two minutes, you can just drag the minute-wheel to four minutes and it starts counting down again instantly (also resetting the seconds to :00). - On the options page, you can set the default time, so that when you open the app it immediately starts a ten minute timer, or 15 minutes, or whatever. It may not sound like much until you use it, but it's actually a completely new and different interface for a timer, and new way of using the iPhone time-setting controls. Ingenious, and perfect for the intended use.

This is a good the app 2-min timer, but it hasn't been updated in three years, and it's really starting to show its age. The only alarm options are the kind that people thought were funny 10 years ago: you know, the dog that goes "woof woof!" and the duck that goes "quack quack!" Completely inappropriate for a work environment. The icon, with its blaring primary red colored icon, is also a bit of an eyesore. Both faults mentioned here could be fixed in very little time. Just add three non-corny, normal alarm options and tone down the icon's color a bit. Those quick fixes would bring the app up to five stars. Will the developers bother? I can only hope. If they don't, I hope a competitor swoops in and makes an improved version of this app and carries the concept of the the app 2-min timer forward.

This app does exactly what it says. It provides a two minute timer that restarts at the touch of a button and start counting down immediately. It's perfect for whipping through a series of two minute tasks. That said the interface is a couple of iOS revisions behind, and the alarm sounds are similarly outdated.