Reveal Timer vs Fast Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reveal Timer
This app provides a countdown to upcoming Apple keynote events, keeping fans informed and engaged. It offers convenient access through Apple Watch and a Today widget, with automatic updates and customizable notifications.
- Countdown to Apple keynotes
- Apple Watch app and complication
- Today widget
- Automatic event updates
- Customizable notifications
- AirPlay Mirroring and TV Out support
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For Apple enthusiasts, the keynotes are exciting. Fans around the world attend and watch these events online. Reveal Timer is an app that counts down to the next one of these events, so that you can keep track of the time until each event with ease. Reveal Timer features both an Apple Watch app and a Today widget so you can access the timer with ease, whenever you want. Included in the Apple Watch app is a complication that lets you see the countdown every time you look at your wrist. The app gets the latest event automatically, so you don't have to do anything for it to update it's information. We can also notify you whenever a news event is announced and added to the timer. In addition to this, you can turn your TV into a timer with our special AirPlay Mirroring or TV Out support. It will even notify you about the event in the hour leading up to it, and can optionally provide a notification every morning telling you how many days are left to the event. Features: • Beautiful full screen design • Notifications in hours leading up to the event • Daily notifications before the event (optional) • Auto-updating • Today widget • AirPlay Mirroring and TV Out support • Apple Watch companion app • Apple Watch complication • Will always be free • No advertisements Download it today and start counting down! Reveal Timer and its developer(s) are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Apple Inc.
Fast Clock
This application simulates a fast clock for model railroads. It allows for custom logos and maps, and can synchronize with external systems like JMRI or use real-time.
- Model railroad fast clock simulation
- Custom logo support
- Custom map integration
- JMRI time synchronization
- Real-time clock option
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A model railroad fast clock app Supports custom logos Supports custom maps Can read time from JMRI, the built-in fast clock, or real time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Reveal Timer at 100% against Fast Clock's 25%. Reveal Timer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and device support (4 vs 2). Fast Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Reveal Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Reveal Timer's written reviews are positive against 25% of Fast Clock's.
Reveal Timer ships an update every 3 months, Fast Clock every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reveal Timer | Fast Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ayden Panhuyzen | Kevin Snow |
Customer experience
Reveal Timer
Fast Clock
In-app purchases
Reveal Timer
No in-app purchases
Fast Clock
No in-app purchases
