ChainTimer
🍳 The smarter cooking timer

Cook Every Step
Perfectly Timed

The only cooking timer that chains your recipe steps and lets you run multiple recipes at once. Starters, mains, dessert — all timed simultaneously, hands-free.

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Free • No subscription • Works offline

ChainTimer
3 timers saved
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Pizza Night
3 timers • 35 min
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↓ then
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Pasta Bolognese
4 timers • 45 min
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↓ then
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Lemon Cake
3 timers • 60 min
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🍕 PIZZA NIGHT — Timer 2/3
12:34
Bake at 220°C
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UP NEXT
⏱ Rest — 5:00
History
Your sessions
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Pizza Night
Today · 35 min · Done ✓
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Pasta Bolognese
Yesterday · 45 min · Done ✓
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Lemon Cake
2 days ago · Stopped
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Timers per chain
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Simultaneous recipes
8
Unique alert sounds
Free
No subscription
Features

Everything a home cook needs

ChainTimer is built for people who take their cooking seriously.

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Timer Chains

Build sequences of timers that launch automatically. No tapping between timers — just set it and go.

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Run Multiple Recipes at Once

Start as many recipe chains as you need — simultaneously. Main course, side dish, and dessert all ticking in parallel, each with their own alerts.

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Milestone Alerts

Get notified at 50%, 33%, or 25% of any timer. Know when you're halfway before time runs out.

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Custom Sounds

Choose from 8 unique alert tones — Boing, Blip, Doot, Zap, Pew and more. Each timer gets its own sound.

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Recipe History

Every completed cooking session is saved. Review your timing history to perfect your recipes over time.

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Cloud Sync

Sign in with email or Google and your timers sync instantly across all your devices.

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Works Offline

No connection? No problem. All your timers work fully offline, always.

How it works

Three steps to a perfect dish

Setting up your recipe chain takes less than a minute.

1

Build your recipe chain

Tap "New Timer", name your recipe, pick a color and add a timer for each cooking step.

2

Set each step

Set the duration, add a label like "Simmer sauce" or "Rest meat", and choose an alert sound.

3

Cook hands-free

Press ▶ and ChainTimer does the rest. Each step starts automatically so you never miss a beat.

Use Cases

Built for every kitchen

Whatever you're cooking, ChainTimer keeps every step on time.

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Pizza & Bread

Preheat, proof, bake, cool — all timed automatically so nothing burns.

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Roasts & Steaks

Sear, roast, and rest your meat to the exact minute every time.

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Pasta & Sauces

Boil water, cook pasta, reduce sauce — all chained and hands-free.

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Baking & Desserts

Mix, bake, cool, decorate — chain every step of your bake.

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Meal Prep

Run protein, carbs, and veggies simultaneously — each with their own chain, all in one app.

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Drinks & Infusions

Steep, brew, and chill — perfect timing for coffee, tea, and cocktails.

Reviews

People love ChainTimer

★★★★★

"Finally an app that handles cooking sequences properly. I set my pizza chain once and now I never burn anything. The sounds are fun too."

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Sarah M.
Home chef
★★★★★

"I use it every Sunday for meal prep. I have four recipe chains running in sequence and ChainTimer keeps me on track the whole time. Total game changer."

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Marcus R.
Meal prep enthusiast
★★★★★

"I bake sourdough every week and the chain for autolyse, bulk ferment, proof and bake is saved. I just hit play and the app tells me what to do next."

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Yuki T.
Sourdough baker

Ready to cook like a pro?

Download ChainTimer free today and never burn another dish. No subscription, no catch.

↓ Get it on Google Play

Android • Free • Works offline