The perfect Egg timer App Negative ReviewsMirko Müller

The Perfect Egg Timer Negative Reviews

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DoesnFollowed the instructions for soft boiled and they come out hard boiled. Also put the eggs in cold water when the timer finished. I would think if you are going to charge for this app you should check it works first. Don't waste your money folks, and if you have, ask for it back from Apple as I have..Version: 0

Egg timerTotal waste of money. Timer is trying to tell me that my soft/liquid egg should take 3:30? I normally boil for 1:40. Way over cooked. Don't bother with this app..Version: 0

Height matters moreThe effect of altitude is much greater than this app allows for. Boiling an egg at 2,000 m requires much more than 10-20 seconds. There should also be an option for placing egg straight into boiling water..Version: 0

A waste of moneyA very cute app, just a shame it doesn't work-every egg turns out hard-boiled despite using the soft setting.Version: 1.3

Great app but needs improving!Great app - gets my eggs right every time! But, note to the developers, you cannot use your phone when using this app. If you do, the timer stops and you've lost the point of the app!.Version: 0

Pretty coolThe app is great, looks great too. Would be even better if it included some egg cooking tips. For those that prefer to add the eggs to boiling water an extra option to select would be great. Thanks :).Version: 1.3

Waste of moneyI'm sorry I bought this before reading the reviews. I followed the instructions to the letter and I ended up with hard eggs! I thought I would as I never boil eggs for three minutes for soft!!!!.Version: 0

Egg timerThis must be one of the worst apps I have ever used. I tried it for a soft egg with all the right settings and the egg came out like a rock after nearly six minutes. To get a soft egg the time had to be three & a half minutes. To get the same result with this app you have to reduce the actual size of the egg by about one third, set the softness to liquid and the egg temp to room when it is just out of the fridge..Version: 1.6

What RubbishTimer set it exact as instructions nearly ruined my eggs 6 mins for a Soft boiled in for a medium egg in what world.Version: 1.9.0

Too Hard!!Not the best best app, looks great and great features but for this app to a score higher it must do what it says it will do!!!! "cook the perfect egg" I tried it this morning with great anticipation but my eggs where far too hard. In my opinion you have to boil the water first and then add the eggs. The app has an on/off switch for this but the key thing is to switch the heat off when you start the timer, the app doesn't mention this!?!? 😁.Version: 1.6

Useless appDon't waste your money and the eggs ruined by using this app. If you don't stand over your eggs and start the timer at the right time, eggs are too hard..Version: 0

Needs better instructions....It would have been nice to know the timer stops when you lock your screen... This should be put as a warning when you press start. Still waiting for my eggs to cool off but I assume they are probably ruined..Version: 0

RubbishLooks good. Completely useless. I did everything suggested to get a 'liquid' egg and low and behold... The result? A hard boiled egg. Brilliant. Don't waste your money on this..Version: 1.6

Failed!Considering the aim of this app - one job - to cook eggs perfectly, you would expect it to work okay. But as I suspected, the first time I tried it it failed miserably! Overcooked - couldn't spread the yolk on my toast. Disaster! The one area which doesn't appear to be covered by this is it doesn't take into account how rapidly the water comes to the boil. Not sure how they could incorporate this but hey. Anyway, it gets 3 stars because it is fun and I will be trying out again soon to give it another chance..Version: 0

PointlessYou need to measure your egg on your iPhone's screen - the app even takes into account your height above sea level. The problem is that you need to start your super-accurate down-to-the-second timer, 'when the water starts boiling'. Now is that when the first bubbles appear, or when it reaches a rolling boil? The answer (after much experimentation with over- and under-cooked eggs) is that you need to start it when a few bubbles start appearing but not too many - a period of time with a about a +/- 45 second degree of accuracy. So although you've measured your eggs to the mm and the app knows how high you are above sea level, all that nonsense is undone by the fact that starting your timer is fundamentally not an accurate process. Far easier is to use the built-in timer countdown on your iPhone and set it to 4 mins for runny eggs, or 6 for hard, which produces precisely the same result for free..Version: 1.3

OvercookedFantastic idea but I have had the same issues as others -- follow instructions for liquid eggs + end up with hard boiled. Disappointing + I'm hungry!.Version: 1.7

Not 'perfect'This egg timer is useful if you're making hard boiled eggs. But not so, if u want soft boiled eggs. I just tried this app yesterday, after my husband requested for soft boiled eggs. I did exactly as told by instructions. Measured the egg with my fingertips, set temperature, looked up my location's altitude on google (cause the gps feature didnt seem to work; it took too long), then put 3 eggs in 1 layer in a pot, poured cold water and waited for it to come to a rapid boil before pressing start. I waited 3 mins according to the egg timer. But was dissapointed to find all 3 eggs had become hard boiled. I decided to try it again with another 2 eggs. Same procedure. Measured size, set temperature and altitude. Only this time i set it to in between liquid and soft-boiled, because i figured that the eggs were boiling for too long the last time. Same thing again. This time, the eggs didn't come out hard-boiled, but the yolk n white was still a tad overcooked that it couldnt be spread on toast. I tried it again and ended up wasting 9 eggs yesterday. This egg timer just didnt do what it said it would do. I hope the developers can work on this. Things like, how much water should be added to the pot? Same cooking time for more than one egg in a pot? Should it boil on high heat for the entire duration? This would be a handy and excellent app if it actually worked.Version: 0

Well 'ardI wanted a soft dippy eggs - so the program suggested 3.52, I tested one and found it to be hard. Great I thought at least I can have these for a salad I make later. The program did not work for me. Looks like I'm back to boiling the kettle and filling the pan up with the boiling water then placing the eggs in for 3.40..Version: 0

Hard boiled onlyUseless. Adds 2 to 3 minutes more than needed, suggesting 7 minutes, with all parameters carefully entered. Did mine for 4min 30 and it was perfect. Do not waste your money..Version: 1.8.8

Nice graphics but big usability issues.Update of my review: I purchased the app more than a year ago and used is a few times. The user interface looks nice but is unusable. There was no update fixing the tons of issues with the timer. I got another (free!) egg timer now. I am not using this app any more. On iOS 4.x the biggest problem is likely that the app does not run in the background. When your phone rings and the timer is gone. There is another problem when the timer was started. Don't press the Back button or it will reset the running timer. This happens to me twice when the timer was already started..Version: 1.3

OvercookedI boiled my eggs to the liquid timer, but they were hard boiled. Not impressed..Version: 0

Nice idea butHave tried it twice now, made sure water was fully boiling, on both occasions it has left the White and the yoke too runny, seems to work for others though??.Version: 0

Put egg into boiling water?Good app. But it would be really useful to have an option to put the egg into boiling water. This is so much easier than hanging around the pan trying to work out when the water has actually started boiling. Easy addition to make..Version: 0

I like it... butA slick little app, but my 1st attempt at a runny egg was over cooked. Next time I'm going to cover the pan when "bringing to a rapid boil". I really want to give this app more stars but until I get that fully cooked White with runny yoke, it's a 3..Version: 0

Not Convinced Yet !!!!!Nice looking app, need more info though, for example do you pinprick the eggs or not, does 'boiling water' mean 'signs of boilage' or 'full bubblage' because when I timed at full boil I got almost hard eggs when they should have runny!! Plus the timer and alarm went off the entire time???? $1.99, nice looking app but still not sure.Version: 1.3

Imperial measurements option?I'm excited about this app, as I love soft yolks and don't much care for hard-boiled, but I haven't yet gotten to try it with a real-life egg, so I'm tentatively giving the app a three. To all the people who are having trouble with overcooking, did you set your altitude correctly? Water boils at a lower temperature at higher altitudes. For example, I live in Tulsa, which isn't exactly the roof of the world, but my water boils almost four degrees cooler than at sea level. Significant with something as finicky as an egg..Version: 1.3

Very good ... needs a fixIt's a great app and works as described. Needs one fix though: when a call comes in, or you leave the app, the timer stops counting down, which defeats the whole purpose. With ios4 this can be fixed - please do so asap. Thanks!.Version: 0

Nice butPhilosophy of boiling an egg is complicated. However, this app needs to be redesigned as it looks small on new iPhones..Version: 2.3.0

Too many variables???Cool app, great interface, but it does not really work. I tried the soft boiled egg, measured the egg sizes and set to fridge (4deg), the time came up as 4.07! Started the timer after the water was boiling... hard boiled egg was the result, not even close to soft. Nice concept though..Version: 0

Useless without multitasking supportWould be great but without multitasking this app is not practical at all..Version: 1.3

Could be betterI used it for the first time and the egg was on the hard side???.Version: 0

IPhone X screen.Did you forget the screen isn’t just a square nowadays. Good app, rubbish update, it’s been 12 months now..Version: 2.0.0

Nicely made, doesn't workA nice UI, but it just doesn't work. Every time I've used it for soft boiled eggs, the time is too long and the eggs come out hard boiled - either with pre-boiled water or cold water. I have much more luck just boiling water, then putting the eggs in for 3-3.5 minutes..Version: 1.8.5

Multi-tasking screws it up.This works fine if it's all you are doing, but if you switch between other apps, it slows the clock down and it won't report the accurate time. I've added an extra two minutes of cooking time onto it before I noticed what was happening. Shouldn't be hard to fix, so how about an update?.Version: 1.3

Great idea but...Tried it but the eggs were hard boiled instead of soft if done as instructed. I think it might work to start the timer AND put the eggs in the water, both when the waters is boiling..Version: 0

Billy boilingHi Mirko, Thanks for the egg timer, it was good fun to use. I had just one problem: when is the water boiling? We usually bring the water to boil first, and then put in the eggs. Would it be possible to include this as an option? Otherwise: thumbs up! Cheers, Teijin.Version: 0

Can only time 1 eggI cannot find the option we can choose multiple eggs if you are boiling 10 or more obviously the time would be different. It’s a great app but could be more user-friendly.Version: 2.0.0

No notifications!App needs to be fixed. Does not notify you when done if phone is locked!.Version: 1.8.9


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