Comparison

TimeWave vs Web Roulette!

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

Head to head
About

TimeWave

This versatile timer app allows users to create custom sequences for various activities, from breathwork and workouts to focus sessions and cooking. It offers AI-powered voice guidance, iCloud synchronization across Apple devices, and a minimalist black-and-white interface.

Highlights
  • Customizable timer chains
  • Breathwork flow builder
  • Intermittent fasting timers
  • Workout routine creator
  • Focus and Pomodoro timers
  • AI voice guidance
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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"Liquid Glass really comes to life on its widgets" - Michael Burkhardt, 9to5Mac. "What I like most about TimeWave, though, is its clean, black-and-white design" - John Voorhees, MacStories. "Best iPhone Apps of July, 2021" - Beau Hamilton, Slashdot. WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH TIMEWAVE? TimeWave allows you to combine your breathwork app, your workout app, your focus timer, cooking timer and much more into one single app. You can use TimeWave for: • Breathwork — build custom breathing flows like 4-7-8 Breathing to lower blood pressure, Physiological Sigh to reduce stress and anxiety, Wim Hof Breathing to increase alertness, Box Breathing to relax and much more. • Intermittent Fasting — Create your own intermittent fasting using various splits like 16:8, 12:12, 5:2, etc. You can create timer-splits for each day or for the entire week. • Workout Routines — create your own workouts by chaining excercise and break durations. You can make Tabata/HIIT workouts or even yoga routines. • 20-20-20 Rule — create a timewave to follow the 20-20-20 rule (Every 20 minutes look at something 20 ft away for 20 seconds) while working with screens to prevent eye-strain. • Focus Timers — create pomodoro timers or any kind of work-break timewaves. You are not restricted to 25 minute session, you can create any sequence that suits your preferences. • Cooking — ever had to keep resetting your timers after each whistle? well, now you wont have to. Just create a timewave for each recipe. • Everything — anything else that involves timed sequential tasks. SPECIAL FEATURES: • TimeWave A.I — TimeWave will tell you what has to be done for how long while the Calibre is running. For eg: "Breathe In For 4 Seconds" so you don't have to look at the screen. • iCloud Sync — Available on Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch and keeps everything up-to to date on all your devices with iCloud Sync. • Black & White UI — B&W is a lot of colours. If you are anything like us, you'll love our ironically modern black and white UI. MORE: • Personal touch — a hand-crafted Indie app. If you have any questions or feedback, you can reach out to us at timewave.team@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://timewaveapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://timewaveapp.com/terms

About

Web Roulette!

Discover new webpages with a simple shake or swipe through your favorite sites. This app offers a unique browsing experience by eliminating typing and page loading times, making web surfing a fun and convenient game.

Highlights
  • Swipe through favorite sites
  • Shake for surprise webpage
  • No typing required
  • Pre-cached pages for fast loading
  • Simplified browsing experience
Features
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Web Roulette is simple and fun to play with like all good toys. Just swipe and shake. 1. Swipe through your favorite sites 2. Shake when bored for a surprise webpage! But it's also your new main mobile browser. NO typing your next page NO page loading times (precached!) NO tab management NO baggage from Netscape Navigator's branch of desktop web browsers Take it out for a spin and we hope you enjoy. “Silly and simple and I kind of love it” - THE VERGE “Simple, addictive, and fun” - TECHCRUNCH “It’s just plain dumb fun” - JOHN GRUBER “Makes surfing your top sites a fun game” - APPADVICE “Browsing websites this way is quick and convenient” - MACRUMORS “Restores… the kind of random nature of “flipping through channels” on the internet.” 9TO5MAC

Screenshots

TimeWave4 screens
Web Roulette!2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Web Roulette! at none against TimeWave's 3. Web Roulette! also leads on ratings volume (125 vs 25) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). TimeWave's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 75%) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. TimeWave sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Web Roulette! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for TimeWave against 4.7 for Web Roulette!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Web Roulette! has 125 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of TimeWave's written reviews are positive against 75% of Web Roulette!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TimeWave versus Web Roulette!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeWaveWeb Roulette!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (25 ratings)4.7 (125 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25125 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB17 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMuhammed Sahil ArayakandyImpending

Customer experience

TimeWave

All ratings25 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Web Roulette!

All ratings125 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative8.3%

Bugs and requests

TimeWave

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Web Roulette!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App says 'out of shakes'
  • Swiping clashes with website gestures
  • Stops audio playback on device
  • Websites are blank or outdated

Requested features

9 requests
  • Dedicated iPad app
  • Option to disable roulette animation
  • Clearer onboarding for 'shake' feature
  • Ability to open articles in Apple News
  • Separate wheels for different website categories
Show 4 more
  • More onboarding guidance
  • Option to mute sound effects
  • Adjustable swipe sensitivity
  • Zone-based swiping for UI navigation

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TimeWave

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$49.99
None

Web Roulette!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimeWave free?
TimeWave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Web Roulette! free?
Web Roulette! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TimeWave or Web Roulette!?
Web Roulette! is rated higher. TimeWave averages 4.6 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Web Roulette! averages 4.7 from 125 ratings.
Do TimeWave or Web Roulette! have ads?
Neither TimeWave nor Web Roulette! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeWave or Web Roulette!?
TimeWave ships an update every 3 weeks, and Web Roulette! every 3 weeks. Most recently, TimeWave was updated on October 24, 2026 and Web Roulette! on October 22, 2026.

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