Sandypad vs subX Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sandypad
This app is a specialized timer designed for speedrunning. It allows users to set up multiple games and categories, customize timer precision, and display key run statistics. Sync times across devices and analyze past runs with an intuitive interface.
- Multiple game and category setup
- Adjustable timer precision
- Countdown start option
- Display run statistics (sum of best, best possible)
- Segment time tracking
- iCloud synchronization
- Home screen widgets
- Past run analysis
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Sandypad is a speedrun timer. The app was made for iOS, taking advantage of the platform technologies. Add one or more games, and for each of them, add as many categories as you’d like. Adjust the timer by defining the precision (seconds, tenths, hundreths or thousandths). It is also possible to set a countdown to adjust the start of the run. Set which information are displayed during a run like the sum of best or the best possible time. For each category, show the segments and their time, and modify them with an intuitive user interface. Sync your times on all your devices using iCloud. Take advantage of widgets which allow you to quickly access the last runned games and open them right from the home screen. The app saves all you runs times, allowing you to come back to and analyse any previous run. On iPad, take advantage of keyboard shortcuts to manage your run without even touching the screen.
subX Timer
This app provides a modern and intuitive timer for speedcubing enthusiasts. It allows users to log and track solves, view results and averages, and share best times with friends. Customize your experience with different cube types, sessions, and haptic feedback options.
- Log and track solves
- View results and averages
- Share best solves with scrambles
- Select cube type for scrambles
- Create multiple sessions
- Pre-inspection countdown
- Haptic and confetti feedback
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SubX! Simple, elegant and intuitive speed cube timer. Features: - Log, track your solves while a new scramble is provided upon finishing a solve. - View all of your results and averages. - Share any of your best solves with the scramble via text message to your friends to challenge them. - Choose your cube for the scramble to update accordingly. - Create multiple sessions with an identifier. - Pre-inspection timer count down to practice for competitions. - Turn on and off haptic feed back. - Turn on and off confetti celebration after beating your best time. - Dark mode compatable. An app that will help you get faster on the go. More features to come! Stay tuned.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: subX Timer at 5.0 against Sandypad's 4.5. subX Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Sandypad's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, ads, 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. Sandypad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. subX Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
subX Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sandypad has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Sandypad | subX Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vivien BERNARD | Jesse Rubio |
Customer experience
Sandypad
subX Timer
In-app purchases
Sandypad
- Gift Lootbox™$1.99
subX Timer
No in-app purchases
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