Lola vs Noise Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lola
This app helps children learn to read by generating syllables from custom character sets. It focuses on vowel-consonant patterns and allows for the addition of new characters from any language. It's designed for offline use and is completely free of ads and in-app purchases.
- Customizable character sets
- Syllable generation with vowel-consonant patterns
- Supports characters from all languages
- Offline functionality
- Ad-free and no in-app purchases
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Lola-Read generates syllables for children, who learn reading. With Lola-Read you can set desired characters, that will be used to generate syllables. Each word contain 4 characters and 2 syllables where vowels always follow after consonants and conversely. The child should try to join different letters to a common syllables and pronounce them correctly. If new characters are learnt, you can add them in Lola-Read. You can put any characters of all languages. Lola-Read contains nether advertising nor in-App purchases. It is also completely offline.
Noise Timer
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This application is both a timer and a volume meter. It measures the approximate volume in a selectable time period in minutes. The noise level is averaged and peaks are filtered out as far as possible. Advantages: + Any working time in minutes selectable + Optical and numerical timer + Volume display as level with color change (traffic light), numeric display and with matching emoji + Frequency of volume exceeding and percentage of them visible in time + Start, stop possible at any time + level corresponds approximately to dB + Filters out short bursts of noise like coughing, pencil dropping,... + For classroom and homeschooling + The children will be thrilled! Available for iPhone and iPad with iOS 13 and higher! Supports German and English language.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Lola at $0.99 against Noise Timer's $6.99. Noise Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.1 vs 15.0). On update cadence, 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
Lola costs $0.99 and Noise Timer $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lola | Noise Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksandr Kurdiukov | Werner Krause |
In-app purchases
Lola
No in-app purchases
Noise Timer
No in-app purchases









