Comparison

Five Minute Dungeon Timer vs S

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

S

This companion app enhances a physical tabletop game focused on teamwork and communication. Players collaborate to plan synchronized swimming routines, with the app judging performance based on timing and accuracy to help teams strategize for better scores.

Highlights
  • Teamwork and collaboration focus
  • Plan synchronized swimming routines
  • Real-time performance judging
  • Timing and accuracy assessment
  • Develop creative tactics
  • Improve strategy and scores
Features
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This app is to accompany the physical tabletop game Sync or Swim published by Bezier Games, Inc. Inspired by real life synchronized swimming, Sync or Swim focuses on teamwork, collaboration, and communication. Each round, teammates plan the perfect routine while taking direction from the team captain. The clock starts and players start trading, placing, and diving for cards to get their performance just right. As your team progresses through each round, the routines become more challenging and throw all sorts of twists your way! At the end of each round, the free app judges your performance based on your timing and accuracy—You and your friends will discover creative tactics for better strategies and scores each time you play.

Screenshots

Five Minute Dungeon Timer3 screens
S4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: S at 5.0 against Five Minute Dungeon Timer's 3.3. S also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Five Minute Dungeon Timer's advantage is ratings volume (136 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

S holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Five Minute Dungeon Timer has 136 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Five Minute Dungeon Timer's written reviews are positive against 33% of S's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Five Minute Dungeon Timer ships an update every 5 months, S every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Five Minute Dungeon Timer versus S: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFive Minute Dungeon TimerS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (136 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.3% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings136 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB136 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperWiggles 3DBezier Games, Inc.

Customer experience

Five Minute Dungeon Timer

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

S

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

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

S

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Five Minute Dungeon Timer

No in-app purchases

None

S

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Five Minute Dungeon Timer free?
Five Minute Dungeon Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is S free?
S is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Five Minute Dungeon Timer or S?
S is rated higher. Five Minute Dungeon Timer averages 3.3 out of 5 from 136 ratings, while S averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Five Minute Dungeon Timer or S have ads?
Neither Five Minute Dungeon Timer nor S shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Five Minute Dungeon Timer or S?
Five Minute Dungeon Timer ships an update every 5 months, and S every 2 months. Most recently, Five Minute Dungeon Timer was updated on October 22, 2026 and S on October 12, 2026.

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