Comparison

Year Timer vs TimeHorse

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

Head to head
About

Year Timer

Features
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[Study Timer] I created a timer app that can calculate time. The biggest difference from other apps is that you can enter the title of goal setting and where you can calculate up to the year in kitchen timer format. We will introduce the main functions. [Home function] This is the first function that appears when the app is displayed. (Main screen) A list of set times and titles is displayed here. [Timer addition function] You can enter the timer information you want to set by pressing the plus button on the main screen. You can save it with save. [Timer detail function] You can actually start the timer by clicking the timer you want to see details from the list on the main screen.

About

TimeHorse

Features
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TimeHorse — Traditional Chinese Calendar & Time Computation Tool TimeHorse is a professional computation tool for practitioners, researchers and students of the traditional Chinese calendar. It contains no interpretive or predictive content. It does one thing: convert a Gregorian moment into the time structures of the traditional Chinese calendar system, precisely and verifiably. 【Calendar & Time Computation】 • Sexagenary (Ganzhi) calendar: year, month, day and hour pillars, with months bounded by the 24 solar terms and correct handling of boundaries such as Lichun • True solar time: longitude offset and equation of time (Spencer formula) computed automatically from the birthplace coordinates; the hour pillar follows local true solar time • 24 solar terms: current term, next term and progress within the term, for any location worldwide • Twelve double-hours (Shichen): live double-hour and progress ring, calibrated to true solar time • Timeset chart: Ten Gods, Twelve Growth Phases, major cycles, annual and monthly cycles — all presented as computed, structured tables 【Qi Men Dun Jia Board】 • Board by double-hour: Yang/Yin cycle, board number, Earth and Heaven plates, Nine Stars, Eight Gates and Eight Deities • Pure computation and display, with no readings or interpretation attached 【Built for Real Work】 • Multiple profiles with groups: keep separate records and filter by group • Account cloud sync: sync records across devices; account deletion and data export supported • Home Screen widget: the current hour pillars at a glance • Apple Watch: the current Qi Men board on your wrist • Fully offline: every calculation runs on device, no network required 【Technical Highlights】 • Powered by the open-source tyme calendar library — results can be independently verified • True solar time for any latitude and longitude worldwide • Dark Mode and Dynamic Type 【Subscription】 TimeHorse Pro offers monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions, with a 3-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.bestheme.ac.cn/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Year Timer3 screens
TimeHorse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Year Timer at none against TimeHorse's 2. Year Timer also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). TimeHorse's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support 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. TimeHorse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Year Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Year Timer ships an update every 8 days, TimeHorse weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Year Timer versus TimeHorse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYear TimerTimeHorse
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkohei saikiHangzhou Yunqi Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Year Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TimeHorse

Subscriptions2
  • 時間馬 PRO 月付3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • 時間馬 PRO 年付3 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Year Timer free?
Year Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeHorse free?
TimeHorse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Year Timer or TimeHorse have ads?
Year Timer shows ads; TimeHorse does not.
Which is updated more often, Year Timer or TimeHorse?
Year Timer ships an update every 8 days, and TimeHorse weekly. Most recently, Year Timer was updated on October 10, 2026 and TimeHorse on October 11, 2026.

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