Five Minute Dungeon Timer vs Death Charades Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Five Minute Dungeon Timer
This app acts as a timer for the 5-Minute Dungeon board game. It visually displays the remaining time and provides audio cues at key intervals, allowing players to fully immerse themselves in gameplay without needing to constantly check a separate timer.
- Displays time remaining
- Announces timer milestones
- Focuses gameplay
- Audio cues
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The 5-Minute Dungeon Timer App is designed to be used with the 5-Minute Dungeon board game. It displays the time remaining in the round and announces when the timer hits certain milestones, leaving players free to focus on playing the game.
Death Charades Timer
This game timer automatically stops after 45 seconds, allowing for quick rounds of a party game. It's designed for simple, repeated use during social gatherings.
- 45-second automatic timer
- Simple, repeatable use
- Designed for party games
- Webinar for nuances
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Ok, so you start the timer, and then it stops after 45 seconds. And, if you're having a good time, do it again. We're going to offer a webinar to explain all the nuances.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Death Charades Timer at 100% against Five Minute Dungeon Timer's 38%. Death Charades Timer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 months). Five Minute Dungeon Timer's advantage is ratings volume (135 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Death Charades Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Five Minute Dungeon Timer has 135 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Five Minute Dungeon Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Death Charades Timer's.
Five Minute Dungeon Timer ships an update every 5 months, Death Charades Timer daily. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Five Minute Dungeon Timer | Death Charades Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (135 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wiggles 3D | Woodland Russell, LLC |
Customer experience
Five Minute Dungeon Timer
Death Charades Timer
Bugs and requests
Five Minute Dungeon Timer
Reported bugs
10 issues- No audio output on iPhone devices (widespread and persistent)
- Audio stops working after first game or extended inactivity
- Sound incompatible with iPhone silent/mute switch (design flaw)
- Audio only functions with Bluetooth speakers on some iPhones
- App doesn't appear in phone settings on some devices
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- Timer acts sporadic and unreliable after recent updates
- Incompatibility with iPhone 6, 6s, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 11, 13 Pro, 14, XR
- Audio works on iPad but not on iPhone (device-specific issue)
- Audio broken after iOS updates (iOS 17.4.1, iOS 18)
- No sound on Android version despite working on other platforms
Requested features
12 requests- Allow sound to play in silent/mute mode like other apps
- Add more narrator voices and character variety
- Multiple different lines per narrator instead of repetitive phrases
- Dynamic music that intensifies as time runs out
- Background music during pauses or between rounds
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- Different narration for different game bosses/stages
- Personal best time tracking and win/loss ratio statistics
- Custom recording feature for personalized narration
- Full screen support for iPhone X and newer models
- Landscape mode optimization
- French, German, and Spanish narrator options
- Apple TV app version
Death Charades Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Five Minute Dungeon Timer
No in-app purchases
Death Charades Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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