[lysozyme]

Agreed, the UX of a magnet timer on the fridge beats using any kind of smart device for the task of setting kitchen timers. Most of them start a simple count up if not programmed for a specific duration, so you can watch the seconds.

Most magnet timers also remember the last duration, so if you use the same timer a lot for the same task (tea, for example), it’s literally a single button press. The same operation on any kind of smart device contains a staggering number of steps, each of which requires cognition and attention.

Magnet timers are also super cheap, so you can get another one if you have two favorite durations. A simple solution meets a simple problem

[skydhash]

And the fact that the digits are big enough to see them meters away. And it has big buttons so you can manipulate them with your knuckles.