Comparison

Hemocytometer Sidekick vs Egg Timer Pro

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

Head to head
About

Hemocytometer Sidekick

Streamline cell counting with a hemocytometer. This app automates calculations, offers eyes-free operation with large buttons and sound feedback, and saves your data for easy recording. It supports various chamber types and differential blood counts, making lab work more efficient.

Highlights
  • Automated cell counting
  • Eyes-free operation
  • Supports multiple chamber types
  • Differential blood counting
  • Data saving and email results
  • Adjustable chamber depth
Features
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Make cell counting with a hemocytometer effortless! You know the drill--time to count cells for your experiment. Get out the hemocytometer and squeaky mechanical counter, prepare your dilution, fill the chamber, then look under the scope and start pushing the lever. Get to the end of a square, write down the count, reset the counter, and repeat. Finally, try to remember the right calculation, then write down the result. What if you didn't need the squeaky counter? The scrap paper? A manual calculator? Sure, you *could* get an expensive, fancy cell counter with wasteful disposables. But why do that when a $5 app is nearly as good? Hemocytometer Sidekick eliminates those annoyances. Record one or two counters for all samples with automatic calculations (including viability, blood counter), and use the full grid or the center square. Data is saved for you, so you can record it in your notebook at your convenience. Hemocytometer Sidekick, designed from the ground up by a biologist, will make your life in the lab so much easier, that I'm giving you 10 measurements for free! Features: - Optimized for eyes-free operation (large buttons, sounds, vibration) - Use both chambers and zoom in to inner grid - Chamber types: Basic, Improved Neubauer, Bürker-Türk/Thoma, Fuchs-Rosenthal, Jessen, Spiers-Levy, Malassez, Makler - One or two counters available, plus viability and blood (RBC, WBC, Platelet) counter - Differential blood counter for many white blood cell types - Pause and sound every 100 blood cells counted - Automatic calculations - Adjustable chamber depth - Email results - Prompt support

About

Egg Timer Pro

Achieve perfectly cooked eggs with customizable timers for soft, medium, or hard-boiled styles. Features a minimalist design with a clear progress bar and an alarm to notify you when eggs are ready, eliminating guesswork.

Highlights
  • Customizable egg cooking timers
  • Soft, medium, and hard-boiled options
  • Minimalist and easy-to-read design
  • Progress bar for visual tracking
  • Alarm notification when done
Features
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Get perfectly cooked eggs every time with our Egg Timer app! Choose your preferred style—soft, medium, or hard-boiled—and let our timer handle the rest. With a sleek, minimalist design and an easy-to-read progress bar, you’ll know exactly when your eggs are done. The app even sounds an alarm when they’re ready, so no more guessing!

Screenshots

Hemocytometer Sidekick4 screens
Egg Timer Pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Egg Timer Pro at none against Hemocytometer Sidekick's 5. Egg Timer Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Hemocytometer Sidekick's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Hemocytometer Sidekick sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Egg Timer Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Egg Timer Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hemocytometer Sidekick has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hemocytometer Sidekick ships an update every 2 months, Egg Timer Pro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hemocytometer Sidekick versus Egg Timer Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHemocytometer SidekickEgg Timer Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (29 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas BauerDaut Idrizovic

Customer experience

Hemocytometer Sidekick

All ratings29 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Egg Timer Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Hemocytometer Sidekick

One-time5
  • Purchase$4.99
  • Purchase Version 2$4.99
  • Purchase Version 3$4.99
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  • Purchase Version 4$4.99
  • Purchase Version 5$4.99
None

Egg Timer Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hemocytometer Sidekick free?
Hemocytometer Sidekick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Egg Timer Pro free?
Egg Timer Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hemocytometer Sidekick or Egg Timer Pro?
Egg Timer Pro is rated higher. Hemocytometer Sidekick averages 4.6 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Egg Timer Pro averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hemocytometer Sidekick or Egg Timer Pro have ads?
Neither Hemocytometer Sidekick nor Egg Timer Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hemocytometer Sidekick or Egg Timer Pro?
Hemocytometer Sidekick ships an update every 2 months, and Egg Timer Pro fortnightly. Most recently, Hemocytometer Sidekick was updated on June 4, 2026 and Egg Timer Pro on June 10, 2026.

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