Sized to your egg
Pick S, M, L, or XL from the carton, or enter the exact weight in grams or ounces.
A boiled egg timer for the egg in your hand.
Six minutes works for one egg and ruins the next. Egg Timer times the egg you’re actually cooking, by its size and how cold it is, so breakfast comes out runny, jammy, or firm the way you wanted.
- Free to download
- iPhone and Apple Watch
- iOS 18.0+
Features
What is Egg Timer?
Egg Timer is an iPhone and Apple Watch app for timing boiled chicken eggs. It calculates cooking time from the egg’s carton size or exact weight, its starting temperature, and the yolk you want: liquid, soft, or firm.
Fridge-cold or room temperature
Set where the egg starts and the timer adds the extra time a cold egg needs.
Runny, soft, or firm
Choose the yolk you want and get a boil time worked out for it.
Alert when it’s ready
A six-step guide takes you from boiling water to the cold-water finish, with an alarm when time is up.
Live Activity and widgets
Keep the countdown on your Lock Screen and start again from the Home Screen.
Apple Watch and Siri
Start a timer from your wrist, or ask Siri to start one with your latest settings.
Egg Timer vs. a fixed-time recipe
One timer doesn’t fit every egg.
Most egg timings quietly assume a medium egg at room temperature. A large egg straight from the fridge needs longer, and that’s where a runny yolk turns chalky or a soft one stays raw. Egg Timer asks first, then times it.
| Egg Timer | A fixed-time recipe | |
|---|---|---|
| Egg size | Carton size or exact weight | Assumes one size |
| Fridge-cold eggs | Taken into account | Ignored |
| Yolk | Runny, soft, or firm | Whatever the recipe aimed for |
| Hands-free | Live Activity, Siri, and Apple Watch | A kitchen timer |
How it works
From fridge to perfect egg in three steps.
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Tell Egg Timer about the egg
Choose its size and whether it’s fridge-cold or room temperature.
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Pick your yolk
Liquid, soft, or firm, whatever you’re in the mood for.
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Start the timer
Lower the egg into boiling water and tap Start. Egg Timer tells you when to move it to cold water.
Is Egg Timer free?
Yes. Egg Timer is free to download from the App Store. Some features require a subscription or a one-time purchase for lifetime access.
How does Egg Timer work out the boiling time?
Egg Timer uses the egg’s carton size or exact weight, its starting temperature, and the yolk texture you choose, then counts down and alerts you when the egg is ready.
Which yolk settings are available?
You can choose a liquid, soft, or firm yolk.
Can I use Egg Timer on Apple Watch?
Yes. Choose your settings and start the timer from your wrist.
Does Egg Timer work with Siri?
Yes. Start a timer with Siri or Shortcuts using your latest settings, and follow it in a Live Activity.
Keep reading
From the blog.
Guide
Boiled Egg Time Chart: How Long to Boil an Egg by Size
How long to boil an egg for a runny, jammy, or hard yolk. Exact times for small to extra large eggs, straight from the fridge or at room temperature.
Read postGuide
Why a Boiled Egg Keeps Cooking After the Timer
Stop a boiled egg from firming further after the timer. Prepare cold water first, cool promptly, and change one part of your method on the next attempt.
Read postGuide
How to Use an Egg Timer on Apple Watch
Use a known duration in Apple Watch Timers or calculate one from egg size, temperature, and yolk preference. Start the countdown at the same cooking step.
Read post Get the yolk you had in mind.
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