Comparison

Random Timer Generator vs Trickpad

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

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About

Random Timer Generator

This app generates random countdown timers within a specified time range. It's versatile for games, meditation, exercise, studying, and more. Customize sounds, vibrations, and looping modes for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Configurable random countdowns
  • Adjustable time ranges (0 seconds to 24 hours)
  • Background operation support
  • Customizable sound and vibration alerts
  • Upload custom alarm sounds
  • Looping mode with break periods
  • Progress tracking for loops
Features
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Random Timer Generator is a random countdown timer that allows you to input a Minimum and Maximum time, and then it will start a random timer somewhere within that range. Random Timer Generator allows you to create random timer countdowns, which makes it great as an exercise timer, a meditation timer, a random timer for studying, a Musical Chairs timer, or as a timer for Hot Potato style games like Catch Phrase, The Last Word, Pass The Bomb... or Hot Potato. ************************************ FEATURES * Fully configurable random countdowns with adjustable seconds, minutes, and hours * Supports timer durations from 0 seconds to 24 hours * The timer and alarm will still run properly even if your screen is locked or you have another app open * Enable or disable countdown noise options * Enable or disable vibrations when the timer ends * Enable or disable showing how much time is left while the random timer is going * Sounds an alarm when the timer hits 0. Choose from different alarm noise options, or go silent with vibrate-only option * Upload your own sound or song as the countdown sound, the sound when timer ends, or the sound when break period ends * Animates and vibrates when going off, so you'll notice the timer expiring in a noisy situation * Looping mode - set a random timer to go off repeatedly, so the next random timer starts again after one ends. You can even add a "break period between random timers", where you can set how many seconds you'd like as a break between random timers when Loop mode is on. * If Looping mode is on, it will tell you how many loops you have completed ************************************ Random Timer Generator is great for: * Games There are many Hot Potato style games where you don't want to be the person holding the ball (or potato) when the random timer goes off. Random Timer Generator works great for these Hot Potato style games, such as Catch Phrase, The Last Word, Pass The Bomb... or Hot Potato. Also great for board games where you need a random timer * Meditation When meditating, you may want to set a timer... but not know exactly when that timer will end (for example, a random timer that will go off somewhere between 10 and 30 minutes). Random Timer Generator works great for that. * Exercise While exercising, you may want to have a random timer for doing certain exercises, but not know exactly how long you will need to do it for. For example, you could set a minimum of 15 seconds and a maximum of 60 seconds while holding a forearm plank. * Musical Chairs With Random Timer Generator, you can set a random timer (for example between 5 seconds and 30 seconds) to go off for playing Musical Chairs. You can even have it playing songs while the timer is counting down. * Studying Andrew Huberman has popularized the Gap Effect or Spacing Effect method of studying, where you have a random timer go off every now and then while studying, to give yourself a short break. During that break, your brain replays what you were just learning at hyper speed.

About

Trickpad

Features
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Trickpad keeps score for the card games real people actually play — Hearts, Spades, Euchre, and anything else you deal — from a fast one-screen scorer that works completely offline. Most card game score keeper apps just add and subtract numbers. Trickpad actually knows the rules. Enter hearts taken and the queen of spades, and it computes penalty points and shoot-the-moon swings automatically. Enter a Spades bid and tricks won, and it handles overtricks, bags, and the 100-point bag penalty for you. Record a Euchre hand and it scores the march, the alone march, and getting euchred correctly — no mental math at the table, ever. For everything else — Rummy, Gin, cribbage night, whatever your table plays — free-form Tally mode gives instant plus/minus scoring per player with a running leaderboard. Included (no purchase needed): • Tally mode for any card game, unlimited players • Hearts with automatic penalty and shoot-the-moon scoring • Real-time leader highlighting • Fully offline — no account, no ads, no data collection Trickpad Pro (one-time unlock): • Spades bidding, tricks, and bag-penalty scoring • Euchre team scoring with march and alone bonuses • Hand-by-hand history — replay how the game unfolded • Export to CSV — share results with your table

Screenshots

Random Timer Generator4 screens
Trickpad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Trickpad at every 3 weeks against Random Timer Generator's every 2 months. Random Timer Generator's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Random Timer Generator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Trickpad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Random Timer Generator ships an update every 2 months, Trickpad every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Random Timer Generator versus Trickpad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRandom Timer GeneratorTrickpad
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (56 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings56 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOneUp App LLC永 张

Bugs and requests

Random Timer Generator

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App consumed most battery without usage
  • Counter freezes at random times
  • Notifications (sound/iWatch) stop working after a short period
  • Custom sounds are cut off when looping and using breaks
  • Alarm always includes vibrate, no sound alone option
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  • App forces portrait mode, removing split view support
  • Volume changes on its own
  • Alarm sound plays something different than selected

Requested features

10 requests
  • Make counts/reps font bigger
  • Allow setting 'active hours' for timer
  • Option for 'weekdays only' timer scheduling
  • Save and name various timers and settings
  • Upload, delete, and select among multiple sounds
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  • Display completed time until next timer starts
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Dark mode option
  • Improve sound cutting off with custom sounds and looping
  • Option for sound alone alarm without vibrate

Trickpad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Random Timer Generator

One-time1
  • Lifetime access$7.99
1 purchases

Trickpad

One-time1
  • Trickpad Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Random Timer Generator free?
Random Timer Generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trickpad free?
Trickpad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Random Timer Generator or Trickpad have ads?
Neither Random Timer Generator nor Trickpad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Random Timer Generator or Trickpad?
Random Timer Generator ships an update every 2 months, and Trickpad every 3 weeks. Most recently, Random Timer Generator was updated on October 7, 2026 and Trickpad on September 25, 2026.

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