UEILA  It would be nice if the developer would email registration codes promptly. The software is great but in my case waiting 9 days to receive the registration code is irritating and when I emailed the reply was "I am only a small developer". That may be the case but it only takes minutes to check the PayPay account and respond to customers.

Not impressed with the service but the software does it's job well!  
(Version 5.0.5)

ROY VAN DER WONING  No sure why you felt the need to point that out, but I'm still interested to learn what makes your two alternatives "the best".  
(Version 5.0.5)

JGJONES28  This program is great, with many features and options to configure for use as a timer and a stopwatch. The support from the developer is outstanding. I encountered a memory error with the PPC version and the developer worked closely with me to quickly find a solution-most impressive! While Minuteur is not free like some timers, it does so much more and is well worth the price.   
(Version 5.0.5)

THUS.SPAKE.Z  When using Minuteur, I frequently get this error message: "An exception of class OutOf Bounds Exception was not handled. The application must shut down."

Can't find developer's contact info . His website is in French and I don't parlez vous.  
(Version 5.3.3)

LAWDOG  4.7.2 does not work on my MacBook Pro running 10.4.8. It starts up and quits immediately. It's a shame too. I enjoyed using the program and then I updated to the newest version and now nothing.  
(Version 4.7.2)

DJORK  I like the functionality of the application. It works great... but as a programmer myself I have to ask: why in the world is this a 21 MB download? The executable is 10 MB, and the REALBasic runtime libraries make up the rest. Maybe it's time to switch development over to Cocoa?  
(Version 4.7.2)

N. SILVA  This is the nicest timer application I have found. It's easy to use and has a very polished interface, yet there's room for improvement.

Recent versions seem to be getting bloated. The application is 21.1 MB -- seems like a lot for a timer.

A more serious complaint is that sometimes instead of playing the alarm sound it puts up a dialog box asking me to locate GrowlHelperApp. I've missed several alarms because of this! (I don't have Growl installed nor is it enabled in Minuteur's prefs.) This wasn't a problem in earlier versions.

For now, I'm sticking with Minuteur, but if something better comes along I'd consider switching.  
(Version 4.7.2)

ALANR  There's a small problem with the 4.7 Version.

After finishing a countdown the units display (lower left digits) switches to an incomprehensible number. If another countdown is started without quitting and allowed to finish then the display will be correct. It will correctly show the time elapsed since the countdown reached zero.  
(Version 4.7)

ANDREWA121  I just wanted everyone to know that I solved the problem. There appears to be some sort of incompatibility between SurfRabbit and Minuteur. Uninstalling SurfRabbit solved the problem.  
(Version 4.7)

ANDREWA121  I love Minuteur. It's the best egg timer out there. But this last version seems to come with incomplete documentation (just a 1-question FAQ) and crashes on launch, whereas all the other versions have worked swimmingly.  
(Version 4.7)