Dial Timer vs Red Wedge Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dial Timer
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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.
Red Wedge Timer
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Dial Timer | Red Wedge Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Millhouse | Daniel Niederberger |
In-app purchases
Dial Timer
No in-app purchases
Red Wedge Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Dial Timer or Red Wedge Timer have ads?
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