Comparison

Portal Timer vs Reality Browser

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

Head to head
About

Portal Timer

This app helps Ingress players manage portal cooldowns with multiple timers, mod calculations, and custom notifications. It offers features like automatic Ingress launching and burn-out timer calculations. Supports widgets and faction-specific time differences.

Highlights
  • Multiple portal cooldown timers
  • Automatic mod rarity calculation
  • Customizable notifications
  • Automatic Ingress launch
  • BurnOut Timer with hack count tracking
  • Widget support
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PortalTimer is a companion timer for Ingress agents. Put one panel per hacked portal and count three things at once: the time until you can hack again, the hacks you have left, and the four-hour burn-out. Features - One panel per portal: name, faction and four mod slots - Cooldown: 5 minutes on enemy portals / 3 on friendly ones, shortened by the rarity of your Heat Sinks - Hack count: 4 plus your Multi-hacks; the counter turns to the warning colour past 3/4 of the limit - Burn-out: after the cooldown of the hack that reached the limit, the panel becomes a four-hour bar (auto-start is a setting) - Sojourner (23 h 30 min), Virus and Drone (1 h each) timers - Local notifications and haptics when a timer ends - Home Screen (small, medium) and Lock Screen widgets; start and stop timers from the widget - Two looks: eXotic (Ingress Prime style hex badge) and Circle (ring) - Portal panels live in your iCloud and follow you to your other iPhones No account, no ads, no tracking, no analytics. Donations are optional in-app purchases that unlock nothing. PortalTimer is an unofficial app, unrelated to Niantic, and never connects to the game.

About

Reality Browser

Experience an augmented reality world at a specific event, uncovering hidden channels for interactive content, navigation, and local information. Users can leave virtual stickers and view event schedules within the AR environment.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality event experience
  • Discover hidden Reality Channels
  • Virtual photo walls
  • Event navigation with virtual signage
  • Local information discovery
  • Interactive sticker placement
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An experimental slice of the Real-World Metaverse made for the Niantic Lightship Summit 2022. Open this app at the event to uncover the hidden Reality Channels around you: - Summit Channel - Experience a fantastical augmented world, tightly woven into the physical architecture of the venue. Take photos with each other, and post them to the virtual photo walls. - Navigation Channel - Find your way around and check what's on now/next, with virtual signage that displays the event schedule. - Sights Channel - New to San Francisco? Find out more about the things around you, from the buildings on the skyline to the coffee in the snack bars. - Stickerverse - The venue is a giant canvas for you (and everyone else) to fill with your stickers. - VPS Channel - Take a peek under the hood to see how Niantic Lightship VPS is powering the experience. The Reality Channels are ONLY viewable at Lightship Summit 2022 in San Francisco. If you are not at the venue, you can view a 3D invite in AR. Designed by Liquid City

Screenshots

Portal Timer3 screens
Reality Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Portal Timer at 4.0 against Reality Browser's 1.0. Reality Browser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Portal Timer sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Reality Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Portal Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Portal Timer ships an update weekly, Reality Browser every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Portal Timer versus Reality Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPortal TimerReality Browser
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroshi NomuraLiquid City

Customer experience

Portal Timer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Reality Browser

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Portal Timer

One-time5
  • Donation(Bronze)$0.99
  • Donation(Silver)$4.99
  • Donation(Gold)$19.99
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  • Donation(Platinum)$59.99
  • Donation(Onyx)$99.99
None

Reality Browser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Portal Timer free?
Portal Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reality Browser free?
Reality Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Portal Timer or Reality Browser?
Portal Timer is rated higher. Portal Timer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Reality Browser averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Portal Timer or Reality Browser have ads?
Neither Portal Timer nor Reality Browser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Portal Timer or Reality Browser?
Portal Timer ships an update weekly, and Reality Browser every 4 days. Most recently, Portal Timer was updated on September 18, 2026 and Reality Browser on June 5, 2026.

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