Comparison

OSC Timer vs UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT

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

Head to head
About

OSC Timer

This app provides advanced, customizable timer functionality controlled via Open Sound Control (OSC). It allows for real-time adjustments, multiple simultaneous timers, and dynamic display layouts for presentations and entertainment.

Highlights
  • Real-time OSC control
  • Multiple simultaneous timers
  • Customizable display layouts
  • Broadcast time and messages
  • Extensive OSC API
  • System time display
Features
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In the fast-paced world of presentations and entertainment, timing is everything. Yet, integrating show control software with traditional timer equipment has long been a challenge. Enter OSC Timer—a powerful, customizable solution designed to seamlessly bridge this gap. With Open Sound Control (OSC) embedded in nearly every show control software today, OSC Timer offers a robust and scalable timer that perfectly fits into any networked AV setup. Whether you need a single timer or multiple, OSC Timer adapts to your needs, providing unparalleled control and flexibility. Real-time Control & Customization: Thanks to OSC, you can control every aspect of the timer in real time—from starting, stopping, and resetting to adjusting colors, scaling, and at-end behaviors—all on the fly. The app’s versatility allows for multiple timers to run simultaneously, display system time, and even send OSC messages triggered at user-defined intervals. Enhanced Broadcast Features: Broadcast time, warnings, or custom messages across your network with ease. OSC Timer can subscribe to or unsubscribe from specific OSC messages, ensuring precise communication throughout your show. Dynamic Layout & Display: Arrange your timer display to suit your event’s needs—whether it’s a single timer dominating the screen or a multi-slot layout showing different timers, broadcasts, or even a system clock. The display is fully flexible, allowing you to tailor it perfectly to your requirements. Extensive OSC API: Explore the full potential of OSC Timer with an extensive OSC API that lets you manipulate everything from font size and alignment to background colors and border styles. Whether it’s adjusting the brightness, setting the text alignment, or configuring alert zones, OSC Timer gives you the tools to create the perfect timing setup. Growing Feature Set: OSC Timer is constantly evolving. We welcome feature requests at osctimer@rasmuskreiner.dk, and we’re committed to making this app the ultimate tool for time management in the entertainment and presentation industries. For a complete list of features, templates, and the full OSC API, visit http://rasmuskreiner.dk/OSCTIMER/OSCTIMER.html.

About

UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT

This app provides an extra security layer for your service logins. It uses push notifications to let you approve or deny access, or generates one-time passcodes for verification.

Highlights
  • Two-factor authentication
  • Push notification approvals
  • One-time passcode generation
  • Enhanced login security
  • Service account protection
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UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT is a two-factor authentication app that adds an additional layer of security, by requesting an additional code, when you sign in to your UNIVERGE BLUE service. - If you choose to use Push Notifications, the PROTECT app will display a message asking you to ‘Allow’ or ‘Deny’ access to your user account. Confirm it is you logging in by selecting ‘Allow’. - If you are using one-time passcodes, the PROTECT app will generate a one-time passcode that must be entered in order to access an UNIVERGE BLUE service.

Screenshots

OSC Timer4 screens
UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT at Free against OSC Timer's $3.99. UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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

UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT is free to download; OSC Timer costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OSC Timer ships an update every 9 months, UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OSC Timer versus UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOSC TimerUNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRasmus KreinerNEC CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Customer experience

OSC Timer

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

OSC Timer

No in-app purchases

None

UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OSC Timer free?
OSC Timer costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT free?
UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OSC Timer or UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT have ads?
Neither OSC Timer nor UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OSC Timer or UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT?
OSC Timer ships an update every 9 months, and UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT every 3 months. Most recently, OSC Timer was updated on October 14, 2026 and UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT on October 6, 2026.

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