Comparison

Classroom Fluency Timer vs CloudLabs Converging Lens

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

Head to head
About

Classroom Fluency Timer

This educational tool offers a flexible timer for classroom use, allowing educators to adjust time discreetly during activities. It features both a standard countdown mode and a specialized fluency timer designed for structured speaking exercises.

Highlights
  • Fudgeable timer for flexible time adjustments
  • Gesture controls for discreet time modification
  • Standard countdown timer mode
  • Specialized Fluency Timer for 4/3/2 activity
  • Customizable segment number and length
Features
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Fully fudgeable classroom timer! Timers are arbitrary by definition, and they will go off when they go off, which may not be when you want then to go off. But you can control thiss. Use gestures to discretely add or remove time to clock while it is active. This is very useful for classroom management. This timer has two modes: Standard Timer and Fluency Timer. The Fluency Timer was specifically designed for faciltating Paul Nation's 4/3/2 fluency activity where speakers repeat their ideas under progressively shorter time constraints. - Fully customisable for both the number and length of each segment. - Also functions as a standard countdown timer. - Allows you to add or remove time from the clock while the timer is active to facilitate classroom management. - Won't go to sleep while timer is active.

About

CloudLabs Converging Lens

Features
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This simulator recreates an optical table with a converging lens and two test objects. The goals of this lab are to experimentally find the focal length, radius of curvature, and power of the lens, as well as find the magnification of the image and determine whether or not it is inverted. During the laboratory development you will be able to observe the changes in the size of the formed image, as the distance between the object and the lens is varied.

Screenshots

Classroom Fluency Timer2 screens
CloudLabs Converging Lens1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Classroom Fluency Timer at every 5 months against CloudLabs Converging Lens's every 21 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Classroom Fluency Timer ships an update every 5 months, CloudLabs Converging Lens every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Classroom Fluency Timer versus CloudLabs Converging Lens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassroom Fluency TimerCloudLabs Converging Lens
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 21 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB81 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJeff HoltzkenerJiovany Orozco

In-app purchases

None

Classroom Fluency Timer

No in-app purchases

None

CloudLabs Converging Lens

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Classroom Fluency Timer free?
Classroom Fluency Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CloudLabs Converging Lens free?
CloudLabs Converging Lens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Classroom Fluency Timer or CloudLabs Converging Lens have ads?
Neither Classroom Fluency Timer nor CloudLabs Converging Lens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Classroom Fluency Timer or CloudLabs Converging Lens?
Classroom Fluency Timer ships an update every 5 months, and CloudLabs Converging Lens every 21 months. Most recently, Classroom Fluency Timer was updated on November 2, 2026 and CloudLabs Converging Lens on November 7, 2026.

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