Comparison

OSC Timer vs CentralStationCRM

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

CentralStationCRM

Manage contacts and customer information centrally and collaboratively online. This simple CRM software is designed for ease of use, offering fair pricing and DSGVO-compliant data storage. Create an account in seconds to streamline communication and sales.

Highlights
  • Centralized contact management
  • Collaborative team features
  • Simplified CRM
  • Online access
  • DSGVO compliant
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In CentralStationCRM, you maintain contact information centrally in one place, easily and online. Whether alone or collaboratively in a team with multiple users - CentralStationCRM is contact and customer management reduced to the essentials. It's intentionally the simplest CRM software you'll find. Fair pricing, DSGVO compliant data storage and account creation in 60 seconds - try it out and discover how simple communication, sales and CRM can be today! To use the CentralStationCRM app, you need a CentralStationCRM account. You can open this account quickly and easily on our website.

Screenshots

OSC Timer4 screens
CentralStationCRM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CentralStationCRM at Free against OSC Timer's $3.99. CentralStationCRM also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). OSC Timer's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 60%). On 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

CentralStationCRM 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, CentralStationCRM every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
OSC Timer versus CentralStationCRM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOSC TimerCentralStationCRM
Price$3.99Free — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRasmus Kreiner42he GmbH

Customer experience

OSC Timer

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

CentralStationCRM

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

OSC Timer

No in-app purchases

None

CentralStationCRM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OSC Timer free?
OSC Timer costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CentralStationCRM free?
CentralStationCRM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OSC Timer or CentralStationCRM have ads?
Neither OSC Timer nor CentralStationCRM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OSC Timer or CentralStationCRM?
OSC Timer ships an update every 9 months, and CentralStationCRM every 2 months. Most recently, OSC Timer was updated on September 28, 2026 and CentralStationCRM on October 3, 2026.

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