Comparison

Hourglass vs LuxMate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Hourglass

A minimalistic countdown clock app designed for iPhone. It offers a clean interface with a visual progress indicator and supports multiple time units. Easily share countdowns and receive notifications when events conclude.

Highlights
  • Minimalistic design
  • Multiple time units
  • Visual progress indicator
  • Unlimited countdowns
  • Sharable content
  • Push notifications
  • Notification Center widget
  • Apple Watch compatibility
Features
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When time doesn't fly, countdown in style with Hourglass. Hourglass is a minimalistic countdown clock for iPhone. It's simplistic, easy to use, and has a beautiful design. Features: - Beautiful, Minimal Design: The flagship feature of Hourglass is its incredible design. The sleek, black background blends seamlessly with the device bezel. No complicated features or in-app purchases, just a clear design with easily readable text. - Multiple Time Units: Simply tap the time remaining to switch between seconds, minutes, hours, and days. - Visual Progress Indicator: The beautiful blue ring surrounding the time indicates the progress of the time remaining to an event. - Unlimited Countdowns: Countdown to as many events as your heart desires. Simply swipe left or right to switch countdowns, and get an overview of all your countdowns by going back to the Countdowns list - Sharable Content: Easily E-mail, Text, or Tweet the time left to an event by tapping the Share icon. - Push Notifications: Get notified when a countdown finally finishes. - Notification Center Widget: Instead of having to open Hourglass, just swipe down to view your Countdowns in the Notification Centre. - Compatible with Apple Watch: Now, you can easily view your countdowns quickly and easily, right on your wrist!

About

LuxMate

Connect to your meter via Bluetooth to control recording, reading, and deleting functions. Visualize parameter changes with trend curves for easy analysis.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth meter connection
  • Control recording, reading, and deleting
  • Visualize parameter trends
  • Illumination value charting
  • Data analysis
Features
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@Using LuxMate, you can control the recording, reading, deleting and other functions of the meter via bluetooth connection. @The parameters such as the illumination value returned by the meter can be drawn into a curve, so that the user can directly see the variation trend of the parameters.

Screenshots

Hourglass4 screens
LuxMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hourglass at 80% against LuxMate's 0%. Hourglass also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hourglass holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Hourglass's written reviews are positive against 0% of LuxMate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hourglass ships an update fortnightly, LuxMate every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hourglass versus LuxMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHourglassLuxMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.2 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMat CartmillShenzhen Jumaoyuan Science and Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Hourglass

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

LuxMate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hourglass

No in-app purchases

None

LuxMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hourglass free?
Hourglass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LuxMate free?
LuxMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hourglass or LuxMate?
Hourglass is rated higher. Hourglass averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while LuxMate averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hourglass or LuxMate have ads?
Neither Hourglass nor LuxMate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hourglass or LuxMate?
Hourglass ships an update fortnightly, and LuxMate every 2 weeks. Most recently, Hourglass was updated on June 10, 2026 and LuxMate on June 4, 2026.

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