Classroom Timer Lite User Reviews

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Worst

Gets Worse every day

Locked app

I love the classroom timer so I upgraded to pro. Now it’s not working. The App Store says it’s not available. I should have received notification of this but the app won’t even open.

Won’t open

I have tried repeatedly to open this app. Only the picture on the home page opens, and it has no functionality.

Annoying and now useless app

Used to be OK, but recent updates have just made it an annoying and useless app. Steer clear!

Response from developer

Hi Red Orca, Sorry to hear you feel this way regarding the recent updates. Could you please use the feedback form (available inside the app) to provide more detail? I will be happy to consider any suggested changes/modifications. We want to try and make the app as useful as possible. I will look out for your comments.

Ads make this ineffective for classroom

Ads Pop Up right away. Too annoying to use when they are constantly harping on wasting sacred educational time!!

Response from developer

Hi JhollysFolly, Thanks for bringing this to our attention. This is an oversight on our part. Whilst we do need ads in our free version of the app (that is how we can afford to make it for free) there were far more ads showing than we had realized. We have now adjusted the ad display settings so that: 1) Video ads are not displayed at all 2) We have severely restricted the static image ads, you should not see more than 4 in a day and with at least 30 minutes between them. This should minimize any disruption to your classroom, but if you feel it is not working as I have just described, please feel free to email us at support@academyapps.net and I will be happy investigate further.

New Ads are Extremely Intrusive

This used to be great. Now there are full screen ads (often with video!) that start when you try to start a timer. Imagine, a full class watching the projector screen waiting for a timer, when an ad for a video game pops up. Total nightmare.

I can’t decide if I’m going to pay to upgrade to the “pro” version or just pay to use a different app, as their new ad system was so disruptive and frustrating.

Seriously, if you want to create an ad paywall there are much better ways to do so (provide restricted/limited use, header or bottom ad bars, even less intrusive ads).
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Response from developer

Hi Christoble, Apologies for the very delayed reply. We did listen though. Please see the response to "JhollysFolly" review from 3rd Jan 2019. If you find the ads are not working as described in that response, please feel free to contact us directly at support@academyapps.net. Apologies again for the delay in providing feedback.

Doesn't work on my iPhone 6!

The app shuts down on my iPhone 6 as soon as I attempt to set the time! I can use the app on my iPad Air with no issues but I do not bring my iPad to work! I really would like to use the app on my phone!!!

Classroom Timer Light

The app crashes when I attempt to enter a start time. Too bad because the concept of a simple timer to use in a classroom is a good idea. Unfortunately for me, this app is not the one for me.

Excessive pop up ads

Way too many ads. Annoying pop ups on almost every click!

Annoying Ads

The timer works fine and the students like the bomb going off which is why I gave it 2 stars. However, the constant ads popping up while I am using it, is really annoying. Plus, it drains my battery if I use it periodically throughout my day. Definitely could use some improvements on the next update.
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