Comparison

FARO Stream vs entimer | Routine Timer

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

Head to head
About

FARO Stream

This app streamlines on-site data capture by connecting FARO hardware with cloud services. It offers real-time feedback and scan pre-registration, enhancing efficiency for professionals in AEC, facility management, and geospatial industries.

Highlights
  • Connects FARO hardware to cloud services
  • On-site capture workflow efficiency
  • Live feedback of captured data
  • Real-time SLAM and scan pre-registration
  • Includes field annotations and images
  • Unified interface for multiple scanners
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Stream is the FARO field-capture mobile app that connects FARO hardware with FARO Sphere cloud-based services. By uniting hardware with cloud software, Stream makes on-site capture workflows more efficient and brings captured data directly into the FARO ecosystem. Stream is compatible with the Focus Premium, Orbis mobile and Blink scanner with a unified interface. Stream provides live feedback of the captured data, performing real-time SLAM for Orbis/Blink and scan pre-registration for Focus/Blink. Stream also allows the ability to include complementary data like field annotations and photographic images to the project after a scan is complete. Stream provides the best on-site efficiency for data capture with the Focus Premium, Blink and Orbis for scan operations in architecture, engineering, construction, facility management, geospatial, and mining.

About

entimer | Routine Timer

Features
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Build a routine, start your timer, and keep going. entimer helps you turn exercise, studying, focused work, stretching, and breaks into repeatable habits. CREATE YOUR OWN ROUTINES Set activity times, rest intervals, the number of sets, and the order of your steps. Choose a ready-to-use preset for HIIT, Tabata, Pomodoro, strength training, and more, or build your own routine. LET YOUR TIMER GUIDE YOU Activity and rest advance automatically. Use sound, vibration, and optional voice guidance while keeping your music or video playing. On iPhone, completion notifications can alert you while the screen is closed. Standalone Apple Watch timers can notify you of phase changes and completion, subject to device notification settings. PLAN WITH ENTIMER PLUS Set target counts or activity time with deadlines. Schedule routines, repeat plans daily or weekly, and receive reminders. REVIEW YOUR PROGRESS WITH ENTIMER PLUS Explore activity time, completion rates, sets, and streaks. Filter by routine or tag, review daily and cumulative charts, and see plans and results on a calendar. Completed, interrupted, and skipped activity are recorded separately. USE IPHONE, WIDGETS, AND APPLE WATCH Start a favorite routine from a Home Screen widget. View and remotely control an iPhone timer on Apple Watch for free. entimer Plus adds upcoming plans in widgets and standalone Apple Watch timers, with optional workout or Mindful Minutes recording in Apple Health. The free version includes up to 10 saved routines, basic timer and cue settings, Apple Watch display and remote control, and file export. The free version displays ads. entimer Plus lets you save more routines, view history and insights, and use goals and plans, detailed cues, spoken set names, data restore, and standalone Apple Watch timers. No account is required. Routine and activity data are stored on your devices. The app supports Japanese and English. entimer Plus is an auto-renewable subscription billed monthly or yearly. Prices and available features are shown in the app. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://entimer-6807250545.web.app/en/privacy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FARO Stream4 screens
entimer | Routine Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FARO Stream at none against entimer | Routine Timer's 2. FARO Stream also leads on ads (none vs shown). entimer | Routine Timer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. entimer | Routine Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. FARO Stream asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FARO Stream ships an update every 3 weeks, entimer | Routine Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FARO Stream versus entimer | Routine Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFARO Streamentimer | Routine Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFARO Technologies Inc.Nozomi Shimada

In-app purchases

None

FARO Stream

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

entimer | Routine Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$17.991 Year

Questions

Is FARO Stream free?
FARO Stream is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is entimer | Routine Timer free?
entimer | Routine Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FARO Stream or entimer | Routine Timer have ads?
entimer | Routine Timer shows ads; FARO Stream does not.
Which is updated more often, FARO Stream or entimer | Routine Timer?
FARO Stream ships an update every 3 weeks, and entimer | Routine Timer weekly. Most recently, FARO Stream was updated on October 15, 2026 and entimer | Routine Timer on October 13, 2026.

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