Comparison

Pineapple Timer vs RainbowCalc

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

Head to head
About

Pineapple Timer

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Pineapple Timer is a standalone watchOS app. It's like any other Pomodoro timers but with a pineapple theme. Because we like it.

About

RainbowCalc

This calculator app offers extensive customization with a wide color picker for backgrounds and keys, enhancing usability and accessibility. It includes a calculation history with sharing options and supports basic arithmetic, percentages, and square roots.

Highlights
  • Customizable background and key colors
  • Advanced color picker
  • Calculation history
  • Share calculations
  • Basic operations
  • Percentage calculations
  • Square root calculations
Features
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It has large numbers for easy visualization and better usability and accessibility! Easy to use and with easily readable characters! With this customizable calculator, it is possible to change the background and numeric key colors to the ones you like the most, bringing more visual comfort to the user. Thanks to the advanced color picker, you can choose any color! Combine colors with your phone case or device color, stand out with your unique customization. No more limited themes and colors chosen for you! Choose your favorite theme yourself. It also features a history of all calculations, where you can delete them individually or all at once, and the ability to share a calculation via messaging apps. Download this great, lightweight, beautiful, and personalized calculator for free now. • All colors are possible! • Combine colors with your style. • Calculation history and sharing. • Basic operations. • Percentage calculations. • Square root calculations.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pineapple Timer at none against RainbowCalc's shown. Pineapple Timer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). RainbowCalc's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pineapple Timer ships an update every 6 months, RainbowCalc fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Pineapple Timer versus RainbowCalc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPineapple TimerRainbowCalc
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElaborappAndre Silva

In-app purchases

None

Pineapple Timer

No in-app purchases

None

RainbowCalc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pineapple Timer free?
Pineapple Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RainbowCalc free?
RainbowCalc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pineapple Timer or RainbowCalc have ads?
RainbowCalc shows ads; Pineapple Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Pineapple Timer or RainbowCalc?
Pineapple Timer ships an update every 6 months, and RainbowCalc fortnightly. Most recently, Pineapple Timer was updated on October 26, 2026 and RainbowCalc on October 27, 2026.

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