Comparison

Five Minute Dungeon Timer vs Everdell

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Displays time remaining
  • Announces timer milestones
  • Focuses gameplay
  • Audio cues
Features
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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.

About

Everdell

Build a fantastical city by gathering resources, constructing buildings, and recruiting critters. Compete against others or AI in this strategic card-based city-building game adapted from a popular board game. The player with the highest-scoring city after four seasons wins.

Highlights
  • Worker placement for resource gathering
  • Strategic card play for city building
  • Build Constructions and recruit Critters
  • Cross-platform multiplayer
  • AI play and Solo Challenges
  • Four-season game progression
Features
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From Everfrost to Bellsong, many a peaceful year has passed in Everdell — but the time has come for new territories to be settled and new cities to be established... Adapted from the award-winning board game from Tabletop Tycoon, Everdell is a fantastical city building game combining worker placement and strategic card play to create a new civilization. Gather resources to build fanciful Constructions and recruit colorful Critters to make your city thrive. Each card in your city scores points, and after four seasons have passed the highest-scoring city wins! Face off against other founders in cross-platform multiplayer games, or test your civic wits with AI play and Solo Challenges! On each turn, you'll take one of three actions: 1.) Place a Worker. Send one of your helpful workers out into the valley to gather resources! Berries, Twigs, Resin, Pebbles...and of course Cards! You'll need them all to help your new civilization grow. 2.) Play a Card. Your city can hold up to 15 Construction and Critter cards. Cards generate resources, open up new abilities, and score points to win the game! Discover combos and synergies to race past your opponents. 3.) Prepare for the Next Season. When the seasons change, your workers come home and get ready for the next round. But plan your city carefully! After four seasons, the Winter Moon returns and the game will end. There are buildings to construct, lively characters to meet, events to host— you will have a busy year ahead of you! Will the sun shine brightest on your city before the winter moon rises? Welcome to Everdell!

Screenshots

Five Minute Dungeon Timer3 screens
Everdell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Five Minute Dungeon Timer at Free against Everdell's $9.99. Five Minute Dungeon Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Everdell's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (76% vs 38%). On ads and device support 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

Five Minute Dungeon Timer is free to download; Everdell costs $9.99 up front. Everdell sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Five Minute Dungeon Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Everdell holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Everdell has 2.7K ratings behind it against 135, 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 76% of Everdell's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Five Minute Dungeon Timer ships an update every 5 months, Everdell every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Five Minute Dungeon Timer versus Everdell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFive Minute Dungeon TimerEverdell
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating3.3 (135 ratings)4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.3% of reviews76.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1352.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#18 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB384 MB
Age rating9++4
DeveloperWiggles 3DDire Wolf Digital

Customer experience

Five Minute Dungeon Timer

All ratings135 ratings
Positive54.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative37.0%
Written reviews149 reviews
Positive38.3%
Neutral12.8%
Negative49.0%

Everdell

All ratings2,686 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews304 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral10.9%
Negative13.2%

User reviews

Five Minute Dungeon Timer

From 135 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎭 Multiple entertaining narrator voices
  • 🎵 Atmospheric background music enhances gameplay
  • ⏱️ Functional timer mechanism
  • 👍 Simple and easy-to-use interface
  • 🎮 Adds excitement and tension to board game

Room to improve

  • 🔊 Audio/sound not working on iPhone (most critical issue)
  • 📱 Inconsistent audio across different iOS devices
  • 🔇 Sound only works when device mute switch is OFF (poorly documented)
  • 🔋 High battery consumption during use
  • 📐 Poor iPhone X/XS/XR display support and optimization

Everdell

From 2.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Smooth and seamless gameplay
  • 🎨 Beautiful visuals and animations
  • 🎶 Soothing soundtrack
  • 🕹️ Faithful digital adaptation of the board game
  • 🏆 Challenging and enjoyable solo challenges

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 📱 Small text and UI elements on mobile devices
  • 🔙 Lack of undo/cancel functionality
  • 🤖 AI opponent issues (e.g., auto-regenerating critters)

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

Everdell

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to play certain cards or use locations
  • Game freezes or crashes during online play
  • Incorrect scoring or card interactions
  • Placement issues with workers and cards

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for expansions and additional content
  • Allow players to choose their character/critter
  • Implement a confirm/undo button for actions
  • Improve zoom and readability on smaller screens
  • Add push notifications for online games

In-app purchases

None

Five Minute Dungeon Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Everdell

One-time2
  • Glimmergold$5.99
  • Bellfaire$8.99

Questions

Is Five Minute Dungeon Timer free?
Five Minute Dungeon Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Everdell free?
Everdell costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Five Minute Dungeon Timer or Everdell?
Everdell is rated higher. Five Minute Dungeon Timer averages 3.3 out of 5 from 135 ratings, while Everdell averages 4.8 from 2.7K ratings.
Do Five Minute Dungeon Timer or Everdell have ads?
Neither Five Minute Dungeon Timer nor Everdell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Five Minute Dungeon Timer or Everdell?
Five Minute Dungeon Timer ships an update every 5 months, and Everdell every 3 weeks. Most recently, Five Minute Dungeon Timer was updated on September 21, 2026 and Everdell on September 25, 2026.

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