Timer calendar vs Minimal Hourglass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timer calendar
Track your time spent on various activities like working out or studying. Visualize your progress with daily, weekly, and monthly reports. Gain insights into your time management habits.
- Time recording for activities
- Calendar integration
- Daily progress reports
- Weekly progress reports
- Monthly progress reports
- Time measurement
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When you start timer, moon gets full Record your time for working out, studying or anything you want measure. And check it out daily, weekly, monthly.
Minimal Hourglass
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Minimal Hourglass is a simple and elegant visual timer app designed to help you stay focused without distractions. Watch time flow naturally with a beautifully animated hourglass timer that makes it easier to stay calm, centered, and productive. Whether you’re meditating, studying, cooking, or managing your child’s screen time, this sand timer provides a soothing and effective way to track time visually — without numbers or loud alarms. Key Features: • Minimalist hourglass animation with flowing sand • Multiple sand color options to match your mood or focus • Custom timer durations – set minutes and seconds freely • Elegant circular progress indicator • Simple one-tap start, pause, and reset controls • No internet required – works fully offline
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minimal Hourglass at none against Timer calendar's 1. Timer calendar's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Timer calendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minimal Hourglass asks for nothing beyond the download.
Timer calendar ships an update every 5 weeks, Minimal Hourglass every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timer calendar | Minimal Hourglass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 95.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yongjun Lee | Seulki Eom |
In-app purchases
Timer calendar
- Remove Ads$0.99
Minimal Hourglass
No in-app purchases
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