Synced Timer+ vs Papertone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Synced Timer+
This app allows users to create and customize timers, with a unique feature for syncing timers across multiple devices or with groups of friends. Users can manage groups, add members, and receive notifications when timers complete, ensuring no important events are missed.
- Create custom timers
- Edit custom timers
- Create online groups
- Add/remove group members
- Admin user roles
- Request to join groups
- Timer completion notifications
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Sync Timers across all your devices or with a group of friends, or just create regular timers for your own needs! Synced Timer+ allows you to create and customize timers like any other timer app. Where Synced Timer+ is different is its ability to create groups who can all view, create, edit, and delete timers! Never miss out on anything with the ability to keep all of your timers synced up with all of your friends! Main features: -Create Custom Timers -Edit Custom Timers -Create an online group -Add members to your online group -Remove members from your group -Create admin users for your group -Search all the groups and request to join a group -Notifications when timers have completed -And much more!
Papertone
This app offers a nostalgic note-taking experience with a retro iOS aesthetic. It features skeuomorphic textures and physical notebook elements for a charming interface. Easily create, search, and manage your notes with a focus on simplicity and elegance.
- Skeuomorphic textures
- Lined paper backgrounds
- Retro Apple-style interface
- Hidden settings shortcut
- Note import/export
- Time format options
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Papertone is a simple, elegant note-taking app inspired by the golden era of iOS — complete with skeuomorphic textures, lined paper backgrounds, and nostalgic charm. Everything is built to feel like a physical notebook — soft shadows, realistic textures, and a retro Apple-style interface. Here's what you need to know: • Tap the + button in the top-right corner to create a new note. • Need to find something? Pull down on your notes list to reveal the search bar. • Tap to edit button to make changes on the note. • Don't forget, first line of the note will be the title. • Want to access settings? Tap the "Notes" header 5 times — it's a hidden shortcut to keep the interface clean. From the settings menu, you can: • Switch between 12-hour and 24-hour time formats • Import or export your notes • Delete all notes (careful, this can't be undone) Just open and start writing — no distractions, no complexity. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Synced Timer+ at Free against Papertone's $1.99. Synced Timer+ also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 3) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). Papertone's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
Synced Timer+ is free to download; Papertone costs $1.99 up front. Synced Timer+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Papertone asks for nothing beyond the download.
Papertone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Synced Timer+ has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Synced Timer+'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Papertone's.
| Parameter | Synced Timer+ | Papertone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #198 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Boeding | YUSUF SAHAN TARHAN |
Customer experience
Synced Timer+
Papertone
In-app purchases
Synced Timer+
- Remove Ads and Clicks$2.99
Papertone
No in-app purchases
