Comparison

Penalty Box Calculator vs Patchword

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

Head to head
About

Penalty Box Calculator

This app simplifies calculating player penalty end times for referees and coaches. It offers a fast, gesture-based interface to quickly determine when a player can return to the game based on penalty duration and current clock time.

Highlights
  • Gesture-based player penalty calculation
  • Custom penalty and period lengths
  • Automatic period rollover
  • 3D Touch home screen action
  • Theme customization
Features
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Fast and smooth gesture-based player penalty end time calculation. For referees and coaches alike calculating when your player is out of the penalty box is a common issue. Penalty Box Calculator tries to remedy this by allowing quick calculation of penalty end times based on the period size and length of penalty. You just have to enter the current clock time and Penalty Box does all the work with normal and running configurations just a slide away. Features: ‌• All possible custom penalty and period lengths ‌• Fast and smooth gesture based design ‌• 3D touch home screen action ‌• Themes ‌• Automatic period roll over

About

Patchword

Compare files and directories to identify additions, removals, or modifications. It allows for matching files with slightly different names and applying or exporting patches and edit scripts non-destructively.

Highlights
  • Compare files and text
  • Compare directories
  • Identify added, removed, modified files
  • Match files by alphabetical order or custom map
  • Export and apply patches
  • Create non-destructive edit scripts
Features
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Select two files or paste two texts and compare them. Select two directories and compare them to see which files have been added, removed or modified, and selectively reset modified files to match the original ones. If files have slightly different names, you can match them by alphabetical order or a custom name map, and selectively rename them afterwards so that the names are equal. Export patches from two compared text files, or apply saved patches to an existing file. Create edit scripts that are applied non-destructively to a text file and export the resulting text.

Screenshots

Penalty Box Calculator4 screens
Patchword4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Penalty Box Calculator at Free against Patchword's $5.99. Penalty Box Calculator also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). Patchword's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 35 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Penalty Box Calculator is free to download; Patchword costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Patchword holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Penalty Box Calculator's written reviews are positive against 50% of Patchword's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Penalty Box Calculator ships an update every 35 months, Patchword every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Penalty Box Calculator versus Patchword: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPenalty Box CalculatorPatchword
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating2.9 (7 ratings)3.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron KovacsNicolas Kick

Customer experience

Penalty Box Calculator

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Patchword

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Penalty Box Calculator

No in-app purchases

None

Patchword

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Penalty Box Calculator free?
Penalty Box Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Patchword free?
Patchword costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Penalty Box Calculator or Patchword?
Patchword is rated higher. Penalty Box Calculator averages 2.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Patchword averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Penalty Box Calculator or Patchword have ads?
Neither Penalty Box Calculator nor Patchword shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Penalty Box Calculator or Patchword?
Penalty Box Calculator ships an update every 35 months, and Patchword every 3 months. Most recently, Penalty Box Calculator was updated on October 10, 2026 and Patchword on October 12, 2026.

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