Comparison

Dial Timer vs Red Wedge Timer

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

Head to head
About

Dial Timer

Features
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A dial timer. To set the timer, rotate the dial with your finger to the desired time. When you release your finger the timer will begin counting down to zero. The timer max duration can be set from 60 seconds to 16 hours. The on/off button will start and stop the timer. Dial Timer will send a notification if your device is in sleep mode.

About

Red Wedge Timer

Features
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A timer a child can read before they can read a clock. Turn the dial to however long they have. A red disk fills that much of the hour, and shrinks as the time runs out — so "ten more minutes" stops being an abstract promise and becomes something visible, shrinking, on the table. When the disk is gone, the timer sounds. You choose what it sounds like — beeps, a chime, a cuckoo, marimba, a bell or a buzzer — and how long it keeps going: one second, ten, a minute, or until somebody stops it. Or nothing at all, if the room needs quiet. • Drag the dial, or tap 1 to 60 minutes • Six sounds, all generated by the app itself • Nothing to sign up for, no account, no adverts, no tracking • Works with the screen off Made for getting a small person off a screen, into shoes, or through the last stretch of homework without a countdown they cannot picture.

Screenshots

Dial Timer4 screens
Red Wedge Timer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Red Wedge Timer at every 2 days against Dial Timer's every 3 weeks. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dial Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Red Wedge Timer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Dial Timer versus Red Wedge Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDial TimerRed Wedge Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn MillhouseDaniel Niederberger

In-app purchases

None

Dial Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Red Wedge Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dial Timer free?
Dial Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Red Wedge Timer free?
Red Wedge Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dial Timer or Red Wedge Timer have ads?
Neither Dial Timer nor Red Wedge Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dial Timer or Red Wedge Timer?
Dial Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Red Wedge Timer every 2 days. Most recently, Dial Timer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Red Wedge Timer on October 31, 2026.

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