Comparison

Tools for Old School Runescape vs RS Timers

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

Head to head
About

Tools for Old School Runescape

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools and guides for Old School RuneScape players. It includes an interactive world map, live Grand Exchange prices, player hiscores, and various calculators for combat, XP, and money-making. All information is verified against the wiki for accuracy.

Highlights
  • Interactive world map with location search
  • Live Grand Exchange prices and charts
  • Player hiscores and comparison
  • Combat, XP, and money-making calculators
  • Complete quest data
  • Quick reference guides for spells, prayers, and tasks
  • Timers and daily task tracker
Features
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Every Old School RuneScape tool you need in one free app — including the full game map, offline. WORLD MAP The complete map of Gielinor in your pocket, and it works with no signal at all. Zoom from the whole world down to individual tiles. Search 100+ locations — cities, guilds, bosses, dungeons, minigames — and the map flies straight there, with a one-tap link to the wiki. GRAND EXCHANGE Live prices with hourly charts, buy/sell lines and change tracking. Price Alerts ping you the moment an item crosses your target. Flip Calculator gives your exact margin and ROI after GE tax. High Alch Calculator finds your profit per cast instantly. Track items like a portfolio with the Watchlist, and export any item's price history as CSV. HISCORES Look up any player's skills, boss kill counts and activity ranks. Compare two players side by side, pin the accounts you check often, save multiple characters as profiles, and sync with WiseOldMan. CALCULATORS Combat level · Max hit (melee, ranged, magic) · DPS · XP planner · Per-skill training routes · Money making methods · Gear compare · Drop simulator · Drop probability, for when you need to know exactly how dry you are QUESTS All 175 quests with skill requirements, quest prerequisites, quest points and full XP rewards — re-verified line by line against the wiki. QUICK REFERENCE Spellbook · Prayers · XP table · Achievement diaries · Slayer tasks · Fairy ring codes · Clue scroll steps · Fight Caves and Inferno wave guides ALSO INCLUDED Farming and birdhouse timers · Daily task tracker · Reminders · Bond price · Clan tools · Wiki search Every number is checked against the wiki rather than guessed, and the whole dataset gets re-verified when something drifts. Spot anything wrong? Leave a review or reach out — it gets fixed. Free. No ads. No login required. Made by one person. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Jagex Ltd. RuneScape and Old School RuneScape are trademarks of Jagex Ltd.

About

RS Timers

This app helps RuneScape players manage in-game timers for farming, minigames, and daily tasks. It offers seamless iCloud syncing and customizable alerts to ensure you never miss important game activities.

Highlights
  • Farming patch timers
  • Minigame reset tracking
  • Daily task reminders
  • Player-Owned Farm timers
  • Customizable timers
  • iCloud device syncing
  • In-game activity alerts
Features
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RS Timers: The Ultimate Timer App for RuneScape (RS3 & OSRS) If you’re a RuneScape or Old School RuneScape player, RS Timers is the must-have companion app you’ve been waiting for. Stop losing track of your farming runs, minigame resets, and daily tasks—this app makes it effortless to stay on top of everything in both RS3 and OSRS. Why RS Timers? RS Timers offers a simple yet powerful solution to manage all your timers with ease. Add a timer, enable notifications, and you’ll never miss out on key activities again. Plus, all your timers sync seamlessly between your iCloud devices. Track Everything You Need: • Farming Patches: Allotments, herbs, trees, fruit trees, and more. • Minigames: Keep up with reset schedules for all your favorite minigames. • Birdhouses (OSRS): Never miss your birdhouse runs again. • Dailies: Battlestaves, pure essence, buckets of sand, and other daily resets. • Player-Owned Farms (RS3): Stay organized with livestock growth timers. • Dino Island (RS3): Easily manage dinosaur farm tasks. • Speedy Growth Support (RS3): Perfect for faster farming cycles. • Custom Timers: Create your own timers for unique tasks or personal goals. • And More: Suggest new timers directly within the app’s settings! Built for RuneScape Players by RuneScape Players RS Timers is designed with the community in mind, making it the perfect tool for casual players and high-level efficiency scapers alike. Whether you’re farming, skilling, or grinding, RS Timers helps you stay on track. Download RS Timers Today! Simplify your RuneScape life and never miss a reset, patch, or run again. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Jagex.

Screenshots

Tools for Old School Runescape4 screens
RS Timers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tools for Old School Runescape at none against RS Timers's 1. Tools for Old School Runescape also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). RS Timers's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (92% vs 70%). On price and iOS requirement 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. RS Timers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tools for Old School Runescape asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RS Timers holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RS Timers has 528 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Tools for Old School Runescape's written reviews are positive against 92% of RS Timers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tools for Old School Runescape ships an update every 3 weeks, RS Timers every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Tools for Old School Runescape versus RS Timers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTools for Old School RunescapeRS Timers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (21 ratings)4.9 (528 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews92.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21528 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB47 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKeith GulbroGarApps

Customer experience

Tools for Old School Runescape

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

RS Timers

All ratings527 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral5.7%
Negative1.9%

Bugs and requests

Tools for Old School Runescape

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

RS Timers

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Black screen on app launch
  • Delete button disappears when dragging timer
  • Inaccurate timing for certain crops (tomatoes)
  • Data deletion when installing on second device
  • Inability to disable daily notifications
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  • Cannot modify start time after timer creation

Requested features

12 requests
  • Widget support for quick glance access
  • Dark mode or background customization
  • Ability to pause/stop timers without deleting
  • Rename custom timers after creation
  • Add notes while creating timers
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  • Copy existing custom timers
  • Ability to modify start time of crops
  • Long-press dialog to reset timer with custom time
  • Shortcut to instantly reset timers
  • Timers for divine locations and vis wax
  • Timers for player-owned farm animals
  • Updated timers for bushes

In-app purchases

None

Tools for Old School Runescape

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RS Timers

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Tools for Old School Runescape free?
Tools for Old School Runescape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RS Timers free?
RS Timers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tools for Old School Runescape or RS Timers?
RS Timers is rated higher. Tools for Old School Runescape averages 4.4 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while RS Timers averages 4.9 from 528 ratings.
Do Tools for Old School Runescape or RS Timers have ads?
RS Timers shows ads; Tools for Old School Runescape does not.
Which is updated more often, Tools for Old School Runescape or RS Timers?
Tools for Old School Runescape ships an update every 3 weeks, and RS Timers every 6 weeks. Most recently, Tools for Old School Runescape was updated on November 3, 2026 and RS Timers on November 3, 2026.

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