DoYouHaveTheTimer vs Yubico Authenticator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DoYouHaveTheTimer
This app provides a countdown timer with customizable seconds, minutes, and hours. Its unique feature allows you to share timers with contacts, making it ideal for coordinating groups. Recipients can interact with shared timers through a Messages extension.
- Multiple countdown timers
- Share timers with contacts
- Messages extension integration
- Customizable time units (seconds, minutes, hours)
- Notifications for creator and recipients
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Pass the Timer is a count down timer with seconds, minutes, and hours. It allows multiple timers. But what makes this timer unique is its ability to share your timer with any of your contacts. If you can message a contact, then you can send them a timer. Great for coordinating family and school groups. The timer can be shared from the main view as the timer is started or during the display, as long as there is at least 60 seconds remaining. Notifications notify the timer creator as well as the recipients, as long as they have opened their shared timer in the Messages extension.
Yubico Authenticator
Secure your online accounts with hardware-backed two-factor authentication. Store unique credentials on a physical security key, eliminating the need to store sensitive data on your mobile device. Generate verification codes without an internet connection for enhanced account protection.
- Hardware-backed security key storage
- Touch or NFC authentication
- USB-C support
- Biometric unlock (FaceID/TouchID)
- QR code setup
- User presence verification
- Smart Card support
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Store your unique credentials on a hardware-backed security key and take it wherever you go from mobile to desktop. No more storing sensitive secrets on your mobile phone, leaving your account vulnerable to takeovers. With the Yubico Authenticator you can raise the bar for security. * The Yubico Authenticator will work with any USB, Lightning, or NFC-enabled YubiKeys. * As iPads do not have NFC, they will only work through a Lightning or USB connection. The Yubico Authenticator generates a code used to verify your identity as you are logging into various services. No connectivity needed! Features include: Touch or NFC Authentication - Touch the YubiKey sensor or simply tap a YubiKey with NFC to a mobile phone that is NFC-enabled to store your credential on the YubiKey USB-C support - Connect the YubiKey 5Ci or any USB-C type YubiKey. When prompted, depending on the key, touch the contacts on the sides of the key or the golden ring on the top Biometric support - Experience greater convenience by unlocking your YubiKey with FaceID or TouchID Easy Setup - QR codes available from the services you wish to protect with strong authentication User Presence - New codes generated with just a touch or NFC tap of the YubiKey Compatible - Secure all the services currently compatible with other Authenticator apps Secure - Hardware-backed strong two-factor authentication with secret stored on the YubiKey, not on the mobile device Versatile - Support for multiple work and personal accounts Portable - Get the same set of codes across our other Yubico Authenticator apps for desktops as well as for all leading mobile platforms Flexible - Support for time-based and counter-based code generation Smart Card - Support for Apple's CryptoTokenKit Extension making it possible to use certificates stored on your YubiKey to authenticate with other apps and sites Experience security the modern way with the Yubico Authenticator. Visit yubico.com to learn more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Yubico Authenticator at monthly against DoYouHaveTheTimer's every 24 months. Yubico Authenticator also leads on ratings volume (268 vs 4) and rating (3.7 vs 3.5). DoYouHaveTheTimer's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Yubico Authenticator holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yubico Authenticator has 268 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of DoYouHaveTheTimer's written reviews are positive against 44% of Yubico Authenticator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DoYouHaveTheTimer ships an update every 24 months, Yubico Authenticator monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DoYouHaveTheTimer | Yubico Authenticator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) | 3.7 (268 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 43.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 268 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paus Productions, LLC | Yubico |
Customer experience
DoYouHaveTheTimer
Yubico Authenticator
Bugs and requests
DoYouHaveTheTimer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Yubico Authenticator
Reported bugs
4 issues- NFC not working reliably
- Accounts disappearing after updates
- Calculation of codes not working
- Keyboard issues when using keys
Requested features
5 requests- Allow editing and rearranging of entries
- Add support for multiple keys per account
- Improve iPad/tablet support
- Add dark mode option
- Improve QR code scanning
In-app purchases
DoYouHaveTheTimer
No in-app purchases
Yubico Authenticator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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