Dual up down timer vs Big Colorful Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dual up down timer
This utility app provides a straightforward heat-up and cool-down timer. It features a simple interface and visual cues, with screen flashes indicating the end of each interval.
- Heat up and cool down timer
- Simple user interface
- Screen flash alerts
- Interval timing
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With a simple user interface users can quickly setup and use a heat up and cool down styled timer. The screen flashs black at the end of the heat up portion and white at the end of the cool down portion.
Big Colorful Timer
A large, vibrant timer designed for full-screen display, perfect for social gatherings and game nights. It features a loud alarm and vibration to ensure you never miss a time limit.
- Full-screen display
- Large, bold visuals
- Loud alarm sound
- Vibration alerts
- Ideal for social events
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This timer is big, bold, and colorful. It fills the entire screen and is ideal for game nights and social events. The alarm sound is loud and the phone vibrates so you're sure to know when time's up!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Big Colorful Timer at 5.0 against Dual up down timer's 4.8. Big Colorful Timer also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Dual up down timer's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Big Colorful Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Dual up down timer ships an update every 4 months, Big Colorful Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dual up down timer | Big Colorful Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RD Concepts | Hockey Labs, Inc. |
Customer experience
Dual up down timer
Big Colorful Timer
In-app purchases
Dual up down timer
No in-app purchases
Big Colorful Timer
No in-app purchases
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