Comparison

Portal Timer vs SCA CR

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

SCA CR

Features
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Mějte přístup k těm nejaktuálnějším informacím o dění na české kávové scéně. Získejte přednostní přístup k nákupu vstupenek na kávové festivaly a další akce, které pro vás pravidelně pořádáme.

Screenshots

Portal Timer3 screens
SCA CR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SCA CR at none against Portal Timer's 5. Portal Timer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SCA CR asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Portal Timer ships an update weekly, SCA CR fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Portal Timer versus SCA CR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPortal TimerSCA CR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.416.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroshi NomuraKristian Kriz

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

SCA CR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Portal Timer free?
Portal Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SCA CR free?
SCA CR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Portal Timer or SCA CR have ads?
Neither Portal Timer nor SCA CR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Portal Timer or SCA CR?
Portal Timer ships an update weekly, and SCA CR fortnightly. Most recently, Portal Timer was updated on November 2, 2026 and SCA CR on November 3, 2026.

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