PresiTimer vs SilentCue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PresiTimer
This app helps you manage your presentation timing discreetly. It keeps your device's screen on and silent, allowing you to focus on your delivery without distracting sounds. Ideal for keeping track of your speaking time on stage.
- Silent operation
- Always-on display
- Discreet timing control
- Suitable for stage use
- Simple interface
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A simple presentation timer. Place your phone or iPad into your field of view to keep the timing of your presentation under control. PresiTimer does not play any sounds. The display stays on during a presentation.
SilentCue
This app provides silent, haptic cues for presenters to manage their time discreetly. It uses distinct vibration patterns to signal key milestones like halfway points and remaining time, allowing for seamless delivery without checking a watch or screen.
- Three distinct haptic signals for time milestones
- Silent operation with screen locked
- Customizable milestone signals
- Apple Watch companion app
- Multiple profile configurations
- Progress ring for backstage confidence
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Every great presenter knows the feeling: you're mid-story, the audience is with you, and somewhere in the back of your mind a clock is ticking. You resist the urge to check your watch. You push through. Then you run over, or worse, you rush the ending. SilentCue solves this with a language your phone can whisper directly into your pocket. Three distinct haptic signals mark the milestones that actually matter. A single soft nudge at the halfway point. Two quick taps when two minutes remain. A sustained, unmistakable pulse when time is up. Each pattern is built using Apple's CoreHaptics framework, varying intensity, sharpness, and rhythm, so you can read the time by feel alone, even with your iPhone in your jacket pocket and the screen off. No sound. No screen. No broken eye contact. WHO IT'S FOR SilentCue was built for anyone who speaks to a room: keynote speakers, conference presenters, teachers and professors, Toastmasters members, workshop facilitators, public speaking coaches, and anyone who has ever gone seven minutes over. HOW IT WORKS Set your total presentation time (1 to 120 minutes). Press play. Put your phone in your pocket. SilentCue counts down silently in the background and fires each cue at exactly the right moment, even with the screen locked. That's it. WHAT SETS IT APART Every other haptic timer on the market fires a single buzz when the clock hits zero, the same pattern an alarm clock uses. SilentCue is the only app that delivers three semantically distinct signals timed to the arc of a live presentation. You don't just know time is up; you know you're halfway, you know two minutes remain, and you feel a clear, confident close. It's a vocabulary, not just an alarm. FEATURES Three milestone haptics: Halfway, 2 Minutes, Time's Up Each pattern genuinely distinct by feel: single tap, double tap, sustained pulse Accurate in the background and with screen locked Calm and Sharp modes: two visual themes for two mindsets Apple Watch companion: receive cues on your wrist Milestone editor: customize which signals fire and when Multiple profiles: save different configurations per presentation Progress ring for backstage confidence-checking No account. No subscription. No ads. No data collected DESIGNED FOR THE STAGE The interface operates in under 10 seconds. One tap to start. Phone in your pocket. You walk on stage. The rest is between you and your audience. Supports Dynamic Type.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SilentCue at 100% against PresiTimer's 25%. SilentCue also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. PresiTimer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SilentCue asks for nothing beyond the download.
SilentCue holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of PresiTimer's written reviews are positive against 100% of SilentCue's.
PresiTimer ships an update every 2 months, SilentCue every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PresiTimer | SilentCue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivo Maag | Robin Spagna |
Customer experience
PresiTimer
SilentCue
In-app purchases
PresiTimer
- PresiTimer Pro$1.99
SilentCue
No in-app purchases
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