Classroom Fluency Timer vs Fruit Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Fruit Timer
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Fruit Timer is a visual countdown timer that shows the passage of time with colorful fruit cross-sections. As the timer runs, a watermelon, orange, or kiwi gradually appears clockwise, making the remaining time easy to understand through both numbers and visuals. Switch fruit at any time, pause and resume the timer, and choose sound and vibration separately while the app is open. A clear flashing animation also shows when time is up, even when both are turned off. Fruit Timer is useful for study sessions, daily routines, getting ready, cleaning up, exercise, breaks, and focused work. Features: - Set a timer from 1 second to 59 minutes 59 seconds - Watermelon, orange, and kiwi visuals - Large, easy-to-read remaining time - Pause and resume - Switch fruit while the timer is running - Separate sound and vibration controls while the app is open - Visual completion animation - Portrait and landscape support - Option to keep the screen awake during a timer - Local notification when a background timer finishes - No account required - Core timer features work offline - Optional repeatable developer support purchase with no extra benefits
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Classroom Fluency Timer at none against Fruit Timer's 1. Classroom Fluency Timer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Fruit Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Classroom Fluency Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Classroom Fluency Timer | Fruit Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeff Holtzkener | AKIHIRO OHNO |
In-app purchases
Classroom Fluency Timer
No in-app purchases
Fruit Timer
- Support the developer$0.49
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