Rift Valley Timer vs MouthPedal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rift Valley Timer
This app provides a distraction-free countdown timer experience. Create and manage groups of sequential timers with customizable alerts and visual cues. Choose from multiple display styles for optimal visibility.
- Sequential timer groups
- Customizable sounds and vibration
- Flexible timer editing
- Multiple display styles
- Gesture and toolbar controls
- Visual alerts with color cues
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RiVal.T is a powerful, distraction-free countdown timer app. Create and manage groups of sequential timers, each with customizable sounds, vibration, and visual alerts. The app features: Sequential Timer Groups: Organize timers into groups that run one after another, with optional transition beeps and customizable alarms for each group. Drag and drop timers between these groups. Flexible Timer Editing: Set start, warning, and final thresholds for each timer, with intuitive picker wheels for hours, minutes, and seconds. Instantly see which phase you’re in with green, yellow, and red color cues. Three Distinct Timer Displays: Choose between a retro numeric LED, a circular progress donut, or a traffic light-style display, all designed for maximum visibility and minimal distraction. Gesture and Toolbar Controls: Start, pause, rewind, or fast-forward timers with simple gestures or an optional on-screen toolbar, making the app perfect for both quick access and hands-free operation. RiVal.T brings clarity and precision to your timing needs, whether you’re on stage, in the gym, or managing complex routines.
MouthPedal
This app uses your device's camera to detect mouth openness, acting as a hands-free sustain pedal for music creation. It offers MIDI connectivity for DAWs and standalone use with MIDI keyboards, providing an accessible solution for musicians.
- Mouth openness recognition via TrueDepth camera
- MIDI network connectivity for DAWs
- AUv3 instrument support
- Adjustable responsiveness threshold
- Accessible design with VoiceOver and haptics
- Hands-free control for music creation
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Introducing MouthPedal, app that harnesses mouth openness recognition technology to turn your iPhone or iPad with Face ID into a convenient, hands-free sustain pedal. Designed for a wide range of users, including people with disabilities, MouthPedal offers an accessible and alternative solution for effortlessly controlling the piano pedal. Seamlessly compatible with various DAWs on Mac or iPad or use as standalone solution with keyboard connected into device and AUv3 instrument loaded. MouthPedal enhances your music creation experience with ease. Key Features: - Mouth Openness Recognition: Benefit from real-time TrueDepth camera mouth openness recognition for controlling sustain pedal. - Coaching for Face Detection and Low Light Alert feature. - MIDI Network Connectivity: Connect your iPhone to your Mac via Wi-Fi or cable and MIDI Network Settings, ensuring compatibility with popular DAWs like GarageBand, Logic, etc. - BLE: Bluetooth Low Energy allows the app to connect to Mac, iPad, or other devices that support MIDI over BLE. - AUv3 and Support for MIDI Keyboard: The app lets you to load AUv3 instruments into the app and control them using a connected MIDI keyboard. - Adjustable Responsiveness Threshold: Customize the sensitivity of the mouth-controlled sustain pedal according to your preferences. - Accessible Design: MouthPedal is specifically developed to cater to users with disabilities, providing a unique and empowering alternative to traditional MIDI sustain pedals. VoiceOver support combined with haptics delivers instant and accessible feedback while setting the threshold. - Tutorial on connecting to Mac that automatically closes after a successful connection. Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MouthPedal at Free against Rift Valley Timer's $1.99. Rift Valley Timer's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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
MouthPedal is free to download; Rift Valley Timer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rift Valley Timer ships an update fortnightly, MouthPedal every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rift Valley Timer | MouthPedal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rift Valley Software, Inc. | Peter Hafner |
Customer experience
Rift Valley Timer
MouthPedal
In-app purchases
Rift Valley Timer
No in-app purchases
MouthPedal
No in-app purchases
Questions
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