iEventTimer vs FastScanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iEventTimer
This utility app helps you track upcoming events with customizable countdowns and notifications. It syncs across Apple devices and offers widgets for at-a-glance updates. Enjoy an ad-free experience with automatic event date loading from the web.
- Countdown timers for events
- Customizable notifications
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Live Activities support
- Automatic web event date loading
- iCloud sync across devices
- Ad-free experience
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Never miss an event with iEventTimer. iEventTimer is available for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, so you can always check the countdown to the next event, wherever you are. Notifications: Receive daily and hourly notifications (optional, configurable) leading up to an event on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and more. Mute events that you don't want to receive notifications for. Widgets: Check the timer at a glance from your Home and Lock Screens and stay up-to-date with the latest event announcements. Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island are also supported. Automatic updates: iEventTimer loads event dates from the web, so you never have to remember to add an event. If you want, you can also add custom events to count down to, and sync them to all of your devices via iCloud. Customization: From the amount of notifications to the colors of app and widgets, you can customize iEventTimer to fit your preferences, adding your personal touch. Ad free experience. iEventTimer is not and never will be showing you ads in the app.
FastScanner
This utility app allows users to scan QR codes and barcodes, digitize documents, and create custom QR codes. It also offers features for managing links and loyalty cards, with advanced options available through a Pro subscription.
- Scan QR/Barcodes
- Scan documents
- Generate QR/Barcodes
- Add fidelity cards
- Organize links in folders
- Customization features
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FastScanner is a beautiful iOS scanner app. With FastScanner you can scan QR/Barcodes, scan documents, generate QR/Barcodes, add your fidelity cards, open links, organize links in folders and so much more. FastScanner also has a lot of customization features to suit your needs and make your experience even better.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FastScanner at Free against iEventTimer's $0.99. iEventTimer's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). On update cadence, ads 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
FastScanner is free to download; iEventTimer costs $0.99 up front. FastScanner sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. iEventTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.
iEventTimer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iEventTimer has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of iEventTimer's written reviews are positive against 67% of FastScanner's.
iEventTimer ships an update every 5 weeks, FastScanner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iEventTimer | FastScanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anian Schleyer | Pietro Gambatesa |
Customer experience
iEventTimer
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In-app purchases
iEventTimer
No in-app purchases
FastScanner
- FastScanner Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- FastScanner Pro Yearly$17.991 Year
- Tiny Tip$0.99
- Small Tip$2.99
- Breakfast Tip$9.99
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- Big Sized Tip$19.99
- FastScanner Pro Lifetime$69.99
- Monster Sized Tip$99.99
