CountLink
The short answer
TimerLink's free tier allows one active timer, carries their branding, and requires an account; unlocking more is $9/month. CountLink has no timer limit, no branding, no account and no paid tier. The one thing TimerLink offers that CountLink does not is password-protected timer links.
Side by side
| CountLink | TimerLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, permanently. No paid tier exists. | Free tier; Pro $9/month; custom enterprise pricing |
| Account required | No | Yes, sign-in is part of the flow |
| Active timers | Unlimited | 1 free · multiple on Pro · unlimited on Enterprise |
| Branding / watermark | None | TimerLink branding on the free tier; removed on Pro |
| Timer duration | Unlimited | Extended duration is a Pro feature |
| Password-protected links | Not offered | Pro |
| Custom link URLs | Not offered | Pro |
| Custom sounds | A choice of built-in tones, free | Pro |
| Viewers | Unlimited | “Standard limits” on free; not published as a number |
| Live pause / adjust pushed to viewers | Free, unlimited screens (opt in before starting) | “Advanced controls” on Pro |
| Join code to read out | Free | Not offered |
| Agenda of named segments | Free | Not offered |
| Interval / round timer | Free | Not offered |
| OBS / stream overlay | Free, transparent, no watermark | Not published |
| Website embed (iframe) | Free, no watermark | Not published |
| MCP server for AI assistants | Yes: countlink.app/mcp | Not offered |
| Analytics & API | No | Enterprise tier |
TimerLink figures verified against their own pricing page on 12 September 2026. Prices and limits change, so check theirs before deciding.
What TimerLink does better
Password-protected timer links. A real feature and a real gap: CountLink has nothing equivalent. A CountLink link is unguessable in practice but not secret: anyone who has it can open the countdown. If a timer must be restricted to an authorised audience, TimerLink's Pro tier does that and CountLink does not.
Custom link URLs and custom sounds, both on Pro. CountLink offers a fixed set of built-in tones and no vanity URLs.
Analytics and an API on their enterprise tier, if you need to script timer creation from your own systems.
What CountLink does better
One timer versus no limit. Their free tier allows a single active timer and puts their branding on it. CountLink has no cap and no watermark, on any page, at any time.
No account. TimerLink's flow starts with signing in. CountLink has nothing to sign into. The countdown lives in the URL, so there is no user record for it to belong to.
Free things they charge for. Longer durations, removing the watermark, and the controls needed to adjust a running timer are all Pro features there and all free here.
Considerably more of it. Agendas, interval timers, laps, join codes, stream overlays, embeds, calendar export, printable posters, an offline copy, and an MCP server. The full list.
Which one should you use?
Pick TimerLink if you need a timer link that is password-protected, or a custom URL, or you want analytics and an API around timer creation.
Pick CountLink if you want more than one timer, no watermark, no account, and no monthly bill.
Common questions
Can I password-protect a CountLink timer?
No, that is a real gap. A CountLink link is long and unguessable, but anyone holding it can open the countdown, and there is no way to require a password. If restricting the audience matters, TimerLink's Pro tier offers it.
How many timers can I run at once on CountLink?
As many as you like. There is no cap, and the multiple-timers page runs several named countdowns on one screen from a single link. TimerLink's free tier allows one active timer.
Does CountLink put a watermark on shared timers?
No. There is no branding on the board, the fullscreen view, the stream overlay or the website embed, on any tier — there is only one tier.
Is CountLink going to add a paid plan later?
There is no paid tier and no plan for one, because the costs the other tools are recovering (a server connection held open per viewer) do not exist here. Nothing about viewers or timer count will ever be metered.