Comparison

Oshi Timer vs Silence

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

Head to head
About

Oshi Timer

Stay motivated during study or workouts by setting a picture of your favorite character as a visual timer. Customize focus and break times, sounds, and notifications. The app supports multiple timers and device orientations.

Highlights
  • Set custom images as timer background
  • Create multiple timers
  • Customizable focus and break times
  • Adjustable countdown and end sounds
  • Background notifications
  • Portrait and landscape support
  • Dark mode compatibility
Features
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Set a picture of your favorite character - your "Oshi" (Japanese term 「推し」 for something or someone you love) - to keep you motivated during your daily studies or workouts! [Features] * Set any image at the center of the timer * Register up to 2 photos * Create multiple timers * Set focus time, break time, and number of repeats * Turn sound ON/OFF during countdown and at timer end * Receive notifications when focus or break time ends, even if the app is closed * Compatible with iPad and iPhone * Supports both portrait and landscape modes * Supports dark mode * Change timer color (green, blue, brown) * Customize timer end sound * [Premium Plan] Register up to 4 photos * [Premium Plan] Unlock more timer color options * [Premium Plan] Create up to 20 timers

About

Silence

This app encourages digital detox by rewarding offline time with a virtual flight experience. Users earn progress by staying in airplane mode, unlocking new destinations and tracking their quiet time.

Highlights
  • Virtual flight journey progresses offline
  • Airplane mode activation
  • Flight log and calendar
  • On-device cabin sound
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
Features
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Silence only works when you go offline. Turn on Airplane Mode and you take off. The timer starts and your plane sets out for the next city. Turn your connection back on and you land. Ten minutes of silence carries you to the next city. Twenty cities make one lap around the world — Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Bangkok, Dubai, Paris, London, New York, Sydney, São Paulo, and home again. HOW IT WORKS • Turn on Airplane Mode. That is the entire interface. • Write down whatever comes to mind, if anything does. • Come back, land, and see where you arrived. WHAT IS INSIDE • A journey that only advances while you are unreachable • Ranks that rise with your total time in silence — flights and cities do not count, only the hours • Cabin sound: a quiet engine hum generated on the device, no network needed • A flight log with a calendar of your quiet days • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island keep the flight visible while your phone stays face down NO SUBSCRIPTION. NO ADS. NO ACCOUNT. Silence is free. Nothing is locked behind a payment, because charging someone for being quiet makes no sense. Nothing you write ever leaves your phone — there is no server. The hours you cannot be reached are the ones that add up.

Screenshots

Oshi Timer4 screens
Silence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Silence at every 10 days against Oshi Timer's every 3 months. Silence also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Oshi Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Oshi Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Silence sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Oshi Timer ships an update every 3 months, Silence every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Oshi Timer versus Silence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOshi TimerSilence
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYasuhiro YamadaSAELI, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Customer experience

Oshi Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral13.8%
Negative6.9%

Silence

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Oshi Timer

One-time1
  • Premium Plan$3.99
2 purchases

Silence

Subscriptions1
  • 月間燃料無制限$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • 燃料補充(5,000km)$0.99

Questions

Is Oshi Timer free?
Oshi Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Silence free?
Silence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Oshi Timer or Silence have ads?
Neither Oshi Timer nor Silence shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Oshi Timer or Silence?
Oshi Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Silence every 10 days. Most recently, Oshi Timer was updated on September 21, 2026 and Silence on September 20, 2026.

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