AN ANDROID APP BY QUIETLY HANDY
Handy Timer
Separate timers. A calmer kitchen.
Keep pasta, vegetables and the oven on their own named countdowns. Start a one-off, reuse a recent timer or keep a preset for the jobs you do often.
Available on Google Play. Get Handy Timer for Android, or find help with your timers below.
A FEW USEFUL THINGS
Made for several things at once.
A quick timer, no preset needed
Create a one-off from one second to 24 hours. Start a recent choice again without typing its duration.
Your own timings, ready to go
Save presets or start a saved set together. Each timer has its own Pause, Resume and Reset controls.
A glance beyond the app
Use compact or overview widgets. The expanded running notification can show the next two countdowns when Android notifications are enabled.
APP SUPPORT
Need a hand?
Email matt@quietlyhandy.com for Handy Timer support. Include your Handy Timer version, Android version and a short description of what happened. Please do not attach private timer names, backup files or unrelated notifications.
If an alert is missing or hard to find
- Open Handy Timer’s Settings. When a timer ends covers finish sound and the finish screen; While timers run covers the ongoing notification.
- Under More, open Help with sound or lock screen for the problem you are seeing. Notification categories, lock-screen settings, volume, battery restrictions and Do Not Disturb can affect what appears or sounds.
- Use Try a 5-second timer in Settings to check your phone before relying on it. The test may sound. Full-screen access and the separate choice to show timer names are not the same setting.
Android decides whether an alert may appear over the lock screen. We do not promise a lock-screen takeover or guaranteed alarm delivery. Stop controls are available in the finish notification and the app.
Local timers. Clear privacy details.
Timer functions work offline, with no account or ads. Timers, presets and saved sets are kept on your device. Backups are deliberate exports to a destination you choose; they contain readable names and settings, and that provider may sync them to cloud storage. Optional spoken names use your installed speech engine and a voice marked for offline use.
Android app analytics: the Google Play release includes Statsig usage analytics at app startup, without a consent prompt or an in-app opt-out. It uses a random installation identifier and fixed categories for app openings and timer actions, without sending timer names, IDs, exact durations, presets or backups. Statsig also receives SDK diagnostics and ordinary connection information, including an IP address. Configured private test builds have included this analytics since October 31, 2026; some earlier test builds do not include it.
Read Handy Timer’s full privacy notice for identifiers, SDK diagnostics, local retries, retention, exported-file deletion and speech-engine limits. This website is separate: its Google Analytics and Statsig follow the regional website policy and the Analytics preferences control below. That browser choice does not control Android app analytics.