Comparison

Lola vs Noise Timer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Noise Timer

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Lola4 screens
Noise Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Lola costs $0.99 and Noise Timer $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Lola versus Noise Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLolaNoise Timer
Price$0.99 — better$6.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandr KurdiukovWerner Krause

In-app purchases

None

Lola

No in-app purchases

None

Noise Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lola free?
Lola costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Noise Timer free?
Noise Timer costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lola or Noise Timer have ads?
Neither Lola nor Noise Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lola or Noise Timer?
Lola ships an update every 16 months, and Noise Timer every 16 months. Most recently, Lola was updated on July 5, 2026 and Noise Timer on September 10, 2026.

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