How to run multiple timers at once on Android

Can the built-in Clock app do it?

Built-in Clock timers vary by phone and version. Some run only one timer at a time. Others can run several, but show them one per page, so you can't see them all at a glance.

If you only need one or two now and then, the built-in app is fine. If you reuse the same timers every day, run three or more at once, and need to see which ends first, a multi timer app is much easier.

The trick: set up named timers in advance

When you juggle several timers, the slow part is entering the time. Tapping in 9:00 with wet hands or a pot in one hand is more annoying than it sounds.

So save the times you use often, with a name. Once you have "Pasta 9:00", "Laundry 45:00" and "Plank 1:00", all you do next time is tap Start on the card. It's why reviewers keep saying things like "I love that I can save my regularly used timers".

Example 1: Cooking — watch the finish order

Cooking is the classic case of several things running at once. They start at different times; what matters is which one ends first.

• Save Pasta 9:00, Sauce 15:00 and Oven 12:00.
• Start Sauce as it goes on the heat, then tap Pasta when the water boils.
• Each card shows the time it ends, so you never have to work out which finishes first.
• Pasta not quite done? Tap +1 min instead of setting a new timer.

Example 2: Workouts — a set timer and a rest timer side by side

Workouts usually repeat the same time several times, like five one-minute planks. Put the repeat count on one timer and keep a separate rest timer next to it.

With "Plank 1:00" and "Rest 0:30" side by side, you tap Rest the moment the plank ends. The interval timer guide covers repeat and start delay in detail.

Example 3: Laundry and chores — long timers by end time

For long timers — washer 45 minutes, dryer 60, dishwasher 90 — the time it ends matters more than the time left. Seeing "ends 4:14 PM" tells you right away whether you can step out or do something else first.

Long timers are also the easiest to miss. If the app shows how long ago a timer ended, you know it's been 12 minutes even if you didn't hear the alarm, and you get the laundry out before it gets musty.

Other combinations people use

Real reviews mention a surprising range: steeping tea for 4 minutes alongside soft-boiled eggs, timing prints on 3D printers, practice problems while studying, a 30-minute walk after a meal, and medication intervals.

When you're measuring rather than counting down, you may want several stopwatches too — timing a 3D print and a walk at the same time, or recording laps to compare splits.

Keep notifications from piling up

If five running timers put five notifications in your shade, the important ones get buried. An app that sums up everything running in one notification keeps it clean.

When several timers end close together, it also matters that the alarm reliably rings. If yours stays quiet with the screen off or on silent, see the guide on why timer alarms don't ring.

Doing it with Timerdeck

Timerdeck saves as many named timers as you like and lays them out like a deck on one screen. Grid or list view fits six or more, and each card shows the time left, the original time and the time it ends. Start, pause and reset are one tap on the card, and −1m / +1m work while it runs.

No ad or permission prompt gets in the way when you tap Start, and everything that's running shares one quiet notification. The Stopwatch tab runs several named stopwatches side by side with laps, and the home-screen widget starts or pauses favorite timers without opening the app.