Comparison

CallTimer Premium vs FaceGuard

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

Head to head
About

CallTimer Premium

This app helps you manage call durations by providing notifications at set intervals. It's ideal for users on fixed-minute calling plans and offers features like call history, one-tap dialing, and customizable alerts. It supports hands-free and headset usage.

Highlights
  • Call duration timer
  • Configurable notifications
  • Call history logging
  • One-tap dialing
  • Prefix number support
  • Customizable alerts and sounds
  • Hands-free compatibility
Features
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Before you start To help CallTimer work properly, check the following in your iPhone's Settings: β€’ Notifications are enabled for CallTimer. β€’ Vibration is enabled. Please note: due to iOS restrictions, the app cannot end calls automatically. About CallTimer CallTimer tracks call duration and notifies you at the time you set. It is ideal for mobile plans that include unlimited calls of up to 5, 10 or another set number of minutes per call. It is also useful for calling services that require a dialing prefix. Premium features 1. Call history Saves the history of calls made through CallTimer. Incoming calls are not recorded. 2. One-tap calling Tap a bookmarked number to make a call. To bookmark a number, swipe left on its row in the call history. 3. Dialing prefixes Add a dialing prefix of your choice. 4. Customization β€’ Set the number of vibrations and notification sounds. β€’ Adjust notification sound volume. β€’ Lock the alarm and call type settings. β€’ Automatically clear the number after a call ends. β€’ Choose the screen shown when the app opens. 5. Handy shortcut Press and hold the delete button in the phone number field to clear the entire number. 6. Hands-free support Supports calls using earphones and hands-free devices.

About

FaceGuard

Features
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FaceGuard is a photo editing app for hiding faces in your photos. It automatically detects face regions and lets you edit them with mosaic, blur, emoji, or eye line. You can also manually add, delete, move, and resize detected regions as needed. Key Features - Take a photo / choose a photo - Automatic human face detection - Switch between blur / mosaic / emoji / eye line - Adjust blur/mosaic intensity and eye line color/thickness - Apply the same style to all regions at once - Save to device / iCloud Drive / share - On-screen guide shown the first time you open the editor Specifications - Requires iOS 17 or later - Still images only (video not supported) - Supported formats: JPEG / PNG - Detects human faces only - Region shape: ellipse only - Up to 30 regions per image - Up to 30 saved emoji presets About Privacy - Image editing (face detection, mosaic processing, etc.) is performed on-device. Images are only sent externally when you explicitly choose to share or save to cloud storage. - The app may send anonymous usage data to help improve the service; you can turn this off anytime in Settings. Note - Face detection results may vary depending on the photo (angle, lighting, occlusion, etc.).

Screenshots

CallTimer Premium4 screens
FaceGuard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FaceGuard at Free against CallTimer Premium's $1.99. CallTimer Premium's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

FaceGuard is free to download; CallTimer Premium costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CallTimer Premium ships an update every 3 weeks, FaceGuard every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
CallTimer Premium versus FaceGuard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCallTimer PremiumFaceGuard
Price$1.99Free β€” better
Positive reviews60.4% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks β€” betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChunxu QiuMINERVA, INC.

In-app purchases

None

CallTimer Premium

No in-app purchases

None

FaceGuard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CallTimer Premium free?
CallTimer Premium costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FaceGuard free?
FaceGuard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CallTimer Premium or FaceGuard have ads?
Neither CallTimer Premium nor FaceGuard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CallTimer Premium or FaceGuard?
CallTimer Premium ships an update every 3 weeks, and FaceGuard every 4 months. Most recently, CallTimer Premium was updated on September 25, 2026 and FaceGuard on September 10, 2026.

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