Handwashtimer vs Calmaria
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Handwashtimer
This app helps you remember to wash your hands by setting customizable notifications. It also includes a 20-second timer with watch vibration to ensure proper handwashing duration.
- Customizable notification intervals
- 20-second handwashing timer
- Watch vibration alerts
- Simple one-tap start for timer
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Let this app help you to remember to wash your hands. This app allows you to set up notifications in between a time window of your choosing. The app will then notify you and tell you to wash your hands. The app also features a big button you can tap when you start to wash your hands. This triggers a timer for 20seconds, and your watch will vibrate or notify you when those 20seconds have gone by.
Calmaria
This app guides you through mindful breathing exercises to promote focus, relaxation, and balance. It offers personalized themes, detailed progress tracking, and syncs seamlessly between iPhone and Apple Watch.
- Mindful breathing exercises
- Personalized themes
- Detailed statistics
- HealthKit integration
- iPhone and Apple Watch sync
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Calmaria — meaning calmness in Portuguese — returns with its biggest update yet. Version 3.0 introduces HealthKit integration and seamless sync between iPhone and Apple Watch, keeping your breathing sessions and progress perfectly aligned across devices. Designed to bring moments of stillness into your day, Calmaria helps you practice mindful breathing through exercises like 4-7-8, Box, 7-11, and 5-0-5-0. Personalize your experience with new themes, track your journey with detailed statistics, and let Calmaria guide you toward better focus, relaxation, and balance. Whether you’re just beginning or refining your breathing practice, Calmaria 3.0 is your pocket companion for a calmer, clearer mind — now smarter, smoother, and more connected than ever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Calmaria at 91% against Handwashtimer's 0%. Calmaria also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.3) and ratings volume (40 vs 13). Handwashtimer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Calmaria holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 40 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Handwashtimer's written reviews are positive against 91% of Calmaria's.
| Parameter | Handwashtimer | Calmaria |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (13 ratings) | 4.8 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Bror Brurberg | Steale LLC |
Customer experience
Handwashtimer
Calmaria
In-app purchases
Handwashtimer
No in-app purchases
Calmaria
No in-app purchases
