Comparison

Ratio M8 vs Red Wedge Timer

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

Head to head
About

Ratio M8

Easily calculate the ideal coffee-to-water ratio for your brew. Input your coffee or water amount, and the app determines the perfect balance for your perfect cup. Includes a stopwatch for precise brewing control.

Highlights
  • Calculate coffee-to-water ratios
  • Input coffee bean amount
  • Input water amount
  • In-app stopwatch
  • Precise gram adjustments
Features
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Ratio M8 takes the guesswork out of making a perfect cup of coffee by allowing you to easily calculate the ideal coffee-to-water ratio. Features: • Set desired ratio: Choose the perfect coffee-to-water ratio that suits your taste and brewing method. • Enter amount of coffee beans: input the amount of coffee beans you have, and the app will calculate the appropriate amount of water to use. • Enter amount of water: simply enter the amount of water you want to use, and the app will calculate the required amount of coffee. • Use an in-app stopwatch to control brewing phases Extra usage tips: • Tap the left or right side of the slider to add or remove 0.1 gram. • Long tap the left or right side of the slider to add or remove 1 gram.

About

Red Wedge Timer

Features
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A timer a child can read before they can read a clock. Turn the dial to however long they have. A red disk fills that much of the hour, and shrinks as the time runs out — so "ten more minutes" stops being an abstract promise and becomes something visible, shrinking, on the table. When the disk is gone, the timer sounds. You choose what it sounds like — beeps, a chime, a cuckoo, marimba, a bell or a buzzer — and how long it keeps going: one second, ten, a minute, or until somebody stops it. Or nothing at all, if the room needs quiet. • Drag the dial, or tap 1 to 60 minutes • Six sounds, all generated by the app itself • Nothing to sign up for, no account, no adverts, no tracking • Works with the screen off Made for getting a small person off a screen, into shoes, or through the last stretch of homework without a countdown they cannot picture.

Screenshots

Ratio M83 screens
Red Wedge Timer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Red Wedge Timer at every 2 days against Ratio M8's every 16 months. Ratio M8's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ratio M8 ships an update every 16 months, Red Wedge Timer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Ratio M8 versus Red Wedge Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRatio M8Red Wedge Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdventurous2 LtdDaniel Niederberger

In-app purchases

None

Ratio M8

No in-app purchases

None

Red Wedge Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ratio M8 free?
Ratio M8 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Red Wedge Timer free?
Red Wedge Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ratio M8 or Red Wedge Timer have ads?
Neither Ratio M8 nor Red Wedge Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ratio M8 or Red Wedge Timer?
Ratio M8 ships an update every 16 months, and Red Wedge Timer every 2 days. Most recently, Ratio M8 was updated on September 29, 2026 and Red Wedge Timer on October 5, 2026.

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