VPAL Digital Kitchen Timer 12/24 Hours Alarm Clock with Magnetic Back and Retractable Stand, Large LCD Display

It's a well put together device. As others have noted, the stand is flimsy and the magnet is rather weak, but it feels good in the hand and the buttons, thanks to the silicone band, are pleasant to touch. If one is careful opening the stand, it'll work just fine. The magnet wouldn't stick to the metal back of my stove, and it barely stuck to the side of the fridge, but it sticks nicely to the fridge door, which is where it now lives. For the price, it's a good deal.

I purchased this magnetic back clock for my work. I am a dental hygienist and I have placed this clock in a location where I can just raise my eyes and look right at it. In my work it is all about time management and even though I have a clock on my computer, I have to turn and move closer to be able to see it. This requires no effort. The numbers are large and easy to read. I have only had it for about 3 weeks, but so far it works like a charm. For the price, you can't beat it!

Observations: It is a little bulkier than I had hoped, but I guess Larger Numbers means that it will be easier to read. I like that it has a 12/24 hour format, although if one is setting this feature "in the morning" there is no way to tell which "mode" it is in till you reach the afternoon hours. I cheated and set the time ahead to 1pm so I could tell the difference when I changed between 12/24 time. The "Count Up" (Stopwatch) feature is nice, as well as the ability to use it as a "Count Down" timer with a one minute alarm. It takes a single AAA battery. Measures 2 1/2"h, 3 1/4"w, 6/8"d, or 1 5/8"d using stand. Configuration: As others have said, the Trick seems to be "resetting" the timer, which is done by holding down the "Minute" and "Second" buttons AT THE SAME TIME. This is actually shown on the device, as on the front (grey rubber) is imprinted the word "RESET" with lines drawn to the two buttons. Perhaps one needs to press down Long-and-Hard to trigger a "reset", as the instructions recommend using BOTH hands instead of just two fingers. Only other item is note is that to "set/configure" this device's features, you need to press (or hold down) the "Start/Stop" button. I have noticed in the Q&A section several queries about the instructions. I'll probably lose the little piece of paper soon, so will jot down some of it below.. Sort of Instructions... ( typed up the manual ) ...As the little piece of paper will Run Away someday (and as of August 2021 I can't find the documentation either) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SETTING THE CLOCK 1. Press MODE button as many times as necessary until the clock time is shown. 2. Press and hold START/STOP button until the digits start flashing. 3. Press HOUR/MIN/SEC buttons as many times as necessary until the desired clock time is shown on the LCD display. 4. Press START/STOP button or leave unit idle for 30 seconds to exit setting mode. * 12 HOURS / 24 HOURS CLOCK FORMAT Toggle select 12Hr or 24Hr format by pressing START/STOP button while under CLOCK mode. For the 12Hr format, the "PM" icon will appear on the LCD display when the clock time reaches noon time. There is no "AM" icon. * COUNTDOWN TIMER 1. Enter the TIMER mode by pressing the MODE button as many times as necessary until the timer (stopwatch) icon appears on the LCD display. 2. Press HOUR button to set the desired hours. 3. Press MIN button to set the desired minutes. 4. Press SEC button to set the desired seconds. 5. Press START/STOP button to Start or Stop the countdown timer. 6. The alarm will beep for 1 minute when the countdown time is reached. 7. Press any button to stop the alarm sound (except MODE button). Note: Once the alarm sound is stopped, the diplay will revert to showing the previous countdown time set. Note: The timer alarm sound can only be stopped in Timer mode. 8. RESETTING THE COUNTDOWN TIMER BACK TO ZERO First press START/STOP button (if necessary) to stop the timer countdown. Then press and hold the MIN and SEC buttons at the same time until the display shows "00:00:00" * COUNT UP TIMER 1. Under TIMER mode, make sure the timer time is 00:00:00. To reset timer, see step 6. 2. Press the START/STOP button to start the count up. 3. Press the START/STOP button to pause the timer. Press again to resume the timer. 4. The alarm will beep for one minute when the maximum time limit (23:59:59) is reached. 5. Press any button to stop the alarm sound (except MODE button). 6. Reset the count up timer back to zero by pressing and holding the MIN and SEC buttons at the same time until the display shows "00:00:00". Note: The timer needs to be stopped before it can be reset. * SETTING THE ALARM 1. Press the MODE button until the display shows the word "AL". 2. Press and hold the START/STOP button until the digits start flashing to enter alarm setting mode. 3. Press the HOUR and MINUTE buttons to set the desired alarm time. 4. Press the START/STOP button or leave unit idle for 30 seconds to confirm and exit setting mode. 5. Press the START/STOP button (while in "AL" mode) to enable/disable the daily alarm function. The alarm's icon will appear/disappear on the LCD display. 6. When the set alarm time is reached, the alarm will beep for one minute. 7. Press any button to stop the alarm sound (except MODE button). * DAILY ALARM ON/OFF 1. Go to ALARM mode - the word "AL" will show up on the display. 2. Press the START/STOP button to enable the daily alarm function. The alarm's icon will show up on the LCD display indicating the daily alarm function is activated. 3. To disable the daily alarm, go to ALARM mode (see step one) and press the START/STOP button. The alarm's icon will disappear from the LCD display. * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Negative stuff: :( It seems that one needs to use something thin like a knife to open the battery compartment, and the stand does seem a bit brittle, but what concerns me is the possibility that over time the button markings will wear off from use - especially if one uses the "timer" often. For what it is worth, the LEFT most button is "Mode", the RIGHT most button is "Start/Stop", and the three middle buttons are (left-to-right) "Hour, Minute, Second". Instructions are included on a little fold out piece of paper, but odds are this will get misplaced. Note: Added the word Manual to this review in 2021 so it might appear better in Missing Manual searches.

I use this mini clock for my work backstage in theatrical productions. I set it according to the atomic clock online and it has stayed within 1 second of it after 3 weeks. Buttons are easy to operate, but not too easy where other things in your bag will set them off. The only downside to this device is the loudness of the beeps. Great for alarm beeps, but the beep every time you change mode or make adjustments is SO loud. Otherwise, love the option of using the built-in magnet on the back or the kickstand. Numbers on display are about 1 inch tall - very visible!

After our stove was replaced in an apartment, the new stove didn't have a clock. I bought this little one to use to keep track of cooking times. The magnet on the back isn't very strong, so it slips off the stove all of the time. It also doesn't keep accurate time, losing at least a minute every month.

Cheap quality— runs slow after a few days, even with new batteries. Can’t get it to stay on accurate time, it’s almost a minute slow after like a week

Ingot this timer for at my mothers place. She doesnt have a working timer anywhere in her house, but on her phone. I cant je a phone to time something that will only take a few minutes to boil. As it will take at least 30 seconds to find the app and start using it. This is a simple click of some buttons it's set for a time I need. This timer has large numbers so my mother can see them and I can look across the room to see how much times is left. This timer also has a digital clock and does a count down with the time, this timer can time for 23 hours and 59 minutes, almost a whole day! There is magnets on the back so you can stick it on the fridge. Comes with timer unit and instructions.

When I replaced the radio in my van the clock in the new radio was very small and was frequently resetting itself back to noon. At Walmart I bought a cheap dash board clock that sticks on with Velcro. I live in Florida and the inside of the van probably heats up to well over 120F during the day in the driveway. The cheap dash clock stopped working due to the heat and also due to the heat the Velcro pealed off the dash and the clock fell on the floor. So I bought this kitchen timer clock from Amazon and I also bought a heavy duty magnet. Using crazy glue I stuck the magnet on the dash and stuck the kitchen timer on dash magnet. The two magnets stick together firmly. The clock does not move unless I pull it off the dash. The clock has bee in the van for several weeks. I set the clock based on my cell phone clock and both times are still in sync. The kitchen clock has no problem with the heat. It is easy to see the large numbers on the clock. The white looks good enough on the black dash. Overall the clock fits my needs perfectly.

Very Nice Watch for students but it's little bit expensive.Alarm sound is decent Loud .Timer Function works well . It's Durable also. Go for it. I am using from the last 1 year still working.

Small. Can’t see display at night after lights are off

The buttons are to hard to press and resetting usually requires two hands. The stand and the sticker behind are useless when you want to press the buttons with one hand -- you need to stabilize the unit with both hands before. Not worth the price...

Generic Chinese product. Clean front with no visible buttons looks really good. Back magnet works very well, can take the weight of the clock with battery easily. Large digits, clean background with minimal LCD shadow. Buttons at the top feel a bit cheap, flimsy kick stand. No light. Can count down and up, upto 23:59:59. Timer can be set to hour, minute and second. Beeps when changing mode, on reaching countdown 0:00:00, and alarm. Pretty loud beeps. Runs on 1 AAA battery, even Eneloop rechargeable works. Came with a cheap Chinese alkaline battery, but will not use it as such battwries usually leak and destroy the internals. Could have been a bit cheaper. Rwcommendable.

I don't review much but here lot of people confused so i am giving. 1. Quality good ( better than 350,400,450₹ timers ) If you are confused about which to buy then buy this little expensive but strong. 2. Magnetic power good. 3. Functions - Clock / alarm(with loud sound)/ timer all three 4. Button quality - good and hard to push but good quality 5. Body good quality plastic and rubber bordering so not break if fall. 6. Battery -6 month I think 10₹ Nippon battery will run using since 4,5 months and still not new battery needed 7. Display normally good in new battery. Slowly it will becomes light according to dulling of battery. Who should buy : kitchen work , study purpose or those places where this item will close to you. Far from you won't work much because these displays are good for short 5,8 meter. And for front view. Not for side view. I think i coverd all points It does not turned off once you put battery in it will keep on 24/7 and it will show you you clock time, timer or alaram whatever you want to see just change mode