Emoji Calendar vs Draw Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Emoji Calendar
Track days until major holidays with visual emoji countdowns. View upcoming US, UK, and Icelandic holidays on your Apple Watch or iPhone. Get a quick, emoji-style overview of your next festive occasion.
- Holiday countdowns
- Emoji holiday listings
- US holidays
- UK holidays
- Icelandic holidays
- Apple Watch support
- iPhone support
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Find out how many days left until christmas or new years. All the major US, UK, and Icelandic holidays are listed in emoji and a countdown. You can easily glance at this on your Apple Watch or your iPhone to see when your next holiday will be - Emoji style.
Draw Timer
This utility app offers a unique timer experience controlled entirely by hand-drawn gestures. Input numbers by drawing them, then start the timer with a tap. It's designed for intuitive operation without small buttons and supports watch complications.
- Hand-drawn number input
- Gesture-based operation
- Tap to play timer
- Watch complication support
- Reset past timers
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DrawTimer is a simple timer app that allows hand-drawn input. Operate entirely with gestures; no need for tiny buttons. Compatible with Watch complications. 1. Draw a single number. 2. Tap the play button or double-tap the screen. Also, you can reset past timers from the button on the bottom left.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Emoji Calendar at 5.0 against Draw Timer's 2.0. Emoji Calendar also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Draw Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.6). On price, update cadence, 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.
Emoji Calendar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Emoji Calendar ships an update every 3 months, Draw Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Emoji Calendar | Draw Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | (optional.is) | Kyoya Yamaguchi |
Customer experience
Emoji Calendar
Draw Timer
In-app purchases
Emoji Calendar
No in-app purchases
Draw Timer
No in-app purchases
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