Comparison

Ominous Beeping Apps vs Random Timer Generator

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

Head to head
About

Ominous Beeping Apps

This utility app generates an ominous beeping sound to help you escape various situations. Activate the beep by shaking the device, making it ideal for discreet alerts or signaling.

Highlights
  • Ominous beeping sound
  • Shake to activate
  • Discreet signaling
  • Situation escape tool
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This app emits an ominous beeping sound to help you get out of any situation. There is a shake to activate button that will only emit a beep when you are shaken/questioned Perfect for interns trying to get back to the mothership

About

Random Timer Generator

This app generates random countdown timers within a specified time range. It's versatile for games, meditation, exercise, studying, and more. Customize sounds, vibrations, and looping modes for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Configurable random countdowns
  • Adjustable time ranges (0 seconds to 24 hours)
  • Background operation support
  • Customizable sound and vibration alerts
  • Upload custom alarm sounds
  • Looping mode with break periods
  • Progress tracking for loops
Features
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Random Timer Generator is a random countdown timer that allows you to input a Minimum and Maximum time, and then it will start a random timer somewhere within that range. Random Timer Generator allows you to create random timer countdowns, which makes it great as an exercise timer, a meditation timer, a random timer for studying, a Musical Chairs timer, or as a timer for Hot Potato style games like Catch Phrase, The Last Word, Pass The Bomb... or Hot Potato. ************************************ FEATURES * Fully configurable random countdowns with adjustable seconds, minutes, and hours * Supports timer durations from 0 seconds to 24 hours * The timer and alarm will still run properly even if your screen is locked or you have another app open * Enable or disable countdown noise options * Enable or disable vibrations when the timer ends * Enable or disable showing how much time is left while the random timer is going * Sounds an alarm when the timer hits 0. Choose from different alarm noise options, or go silent with vibrate-only option * Upload your own sound or song as the countdown sound, the sound when timer ends, or the sound when break period ends * Animates and vibrates when going off, so you'll notice the timer expiring in a noisy situation * Looping mode - set a random timer to go off repeatedly, so the next random timer starts again after one ends. You can even add a "break period between random timers", where you can set how many seconds you'd like as a break between random timers when Loop mode is on. * If Looping mode is on, it will tell you how many loops you have completed ************************************ Random Timer Generator is great for: * Games There are many Hot Potato style games where you don't want to be the person holding the ball (or potato) when the random timer goes off. Random Timer Generator works great for these Hot Potato style games, such as Catch Phrase, The Last Word, Pass The Bomb... or Hot Potato. Also great for board games where you need a random timer * Meditation When meditating, you may want to set a timer... but not know exactly when that timer will end (for example, a random timer that will go off somewhere between 10 and 30 minutes). Random Timer Generator works great for that. * Exercise While exercising, you may want to have a random timer for doing certain exercises, but not know exactly how long you will need to do it for. For example, you could set a minimum of 15 seconds and a maximum of 60 seconds while holding a forearm plank. * Musical Chairs With Random Timer Generator, you can set a random timer (for example between 5 seconds and 30 seconds) to go off for playing Musical Chairs. You can even have it playing songs while the timer is counting down. * Studying Andrew Huberman has popularized the Gap Effect or Spacing Effect method of studying, where you have a random timer go off every now and then while studying, to give yourself a short break. During that break, your brain replays what you were just learning at hyper speed.

Screenshots

Ominous Beeping Apps2 screens
Random Timer Generator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ominous Beeping Apps at none against Random Timer Generator's 1. Ominous Beeping Apps also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Random Timer Generator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ominous Beeping Apps asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Ominous Beeping Apps against 3.8 for Random Timer Generator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 100 and 56 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Ominous Beeping Apps's written reviews are positive against 83% of Random Timer Generator's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ominous Beeping Apps versus Random Timer Generator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOminous Beeping AppsRandom Timer Generator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (100 ratings) — better3.8 (56 ratings)
Positive reviews76.7% of reviews82.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings100 — better56
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRIFIGY LLCOneUp App LLC

Customer experience

Ominous Beeping Apps

All ratings100 ratings
Positive72.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative24.0%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive76.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative16.7%

Random Timer Generator

All ratings56 ratings
Positive67.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative26.8%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative12.2%

User reviews

Ominous Beeping Apps

From 100 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for distractions/escape
  • 😂 Humorous and entertaining
  • 💡 Innovative concept
  • ✨ Rick and Morty reference

Room to improve

  • 🔇 No sound/beeping
  • 🔊 Incorrect sound/beep
  • 💡 Strobe light always on
  • 🐛 Camera not working
  • 🐌 Slow or too fast beep

Random Timer Generator

From 56 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and streamlined interface
  • 👍 Works as intended for various purposes
  • 👍 Customizable features
  • 👍 Useful for board games and practice sessions
  • 👍 Great for musicians and dog training

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Strange battery usage reported
  • 🐛 Font for counts/reps is too small
  • 🐛 Can't use without paying for longer timers
  • 🐛 Counter freezes at random times
  • 🐛 Notifications (sound/iWatch) stop working

Bugs and requests

Ominous Beeping Apps

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • No sound was played
  • All stuff turned off
  • Camera won't work
  • Doesn't beep
  • Strobe light can't be turned off automatically

Requested features

5 requests
  • Increase beep frequency
  • Make beep speed adjustable
  • Add sound settings
  • Fix strobe light auto-on
  • Allow deactivation on screen

Random Timer Generator

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App consumed most battery without usage
  • Counter freezes at random times
  • Notifications (sound/iWatch) stop working after a short period
  • Custom sounds are cut off when looping and using breaks
  • Alarm always includes vibrate, no sound alone option
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  • App forces portrait mode, removing split view support
  • Volume changes on its own
  • Alarm sound plays something different than selected

Requested features

10 requests
  • Make counts/reps font bigger
  • Allow setting 'active hours' for timer
  • Option for 'weekdays only' timer scheduling
  • Save and name various timers and settings
  • Upload, delete, and select among multiple sounds
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  • Display completed time until next timer starts
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Dark mode option
  • Improve sound cutting off with custom sounds and looping
  • Option for sound alone alarm without vibrate

In-app purchases

None

Ominous Beeping Apps

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Random Timer Generator

One-time1
  • Lifetime access$7.99

Questions

Is Ominous Beeping Apps free?
Ominous Beeping Apps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Random Timer Generator free?
Random Timer Generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ominous Beeping Apps or Random Timer Generator?
Ominous Beeping Apps is rated higher. Ominous Beeping Apps averages 3.9 out of 5 from 100 ratings, while Random Timer Generator averages 3.8 from 56 ratings.
Do Ominous Beeping Apps or Random Timer Generator have ads?
Neither Ominous Beeping Apps nor Random Timer Generator shows ads.

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