Comparison

More Cowbell! vs Timeline

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

Head to head
About

More Cowbell!

This app provides a virtual cowbell experience, allowing users to play along with their favorite music. It offers various percussion instruments and integrates with your music library for an enhanced jamming session.

Highlights
  • Multiple percussion instruments
  • Play along with iPod library
  • Automatic power song playback
  • Shake to play option
  • Cowbellometer tracking
Features
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The ORIGINAL and still the best cowbell on the iPhone & iPad, as featured on Jeopardy, in Wired, CNN Fortune's Top 10 Must Have iPhone apps, and Mac Life's 101 Most Essential iPhone Apps. Sometimes you have a fever, and there is only one prescription - More Cowbell! For best results, start up your favorite rock song (Don't Fear The Reaper, anyone?), then launch More Cowbell and tap the screen to play along. Make sure to keep up the beat, or your record producer may demand more. More cowbell, that is! What are people saying about More Cowbell? "Seriously this thing has absolutely no purpose other than being awesome." "This app is nothing short of brilliant" Features: - Choose from two kinds of cowbell and four other instruments when a cowbell isn't enough- maracas, triangle, tambourine, or sleigh bells. - Select and play your favorite cowbell related song from your iPod library right inside the More Cowbell app. Or have More Cowbell automatically play your power song whenever you start the app! - Option turn on/off ability shake the iphone/ipod to play the cowbell, - Built-in cowbellometer to track how many times you've played it!

About

Timeline

Record life's important moments by creating multiple visual timelines for various events and plans. Track past achievements, future goals, and daily milestones. Share your timelines with friends and set notifications for future events.

Highlights
  • Create unlimited timelines
  • Track past and future events
  • Set event notifications
  • Share timelines with friends
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Passcode/Biometric privacy
  • Export and print timelines
Features
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Timeline helps you capture and record the important moments in your life. You can create as many timelines as you want. Using different timeline to track different events. Create a timeline for your dreams and achievement; a timeline for your travel plan; a timeline for your daily milestone; a timeline with your friends... Not only the past time, you can create future event and enable notifications. Timeline is now becoming your todo list, your wish list. Don't forget to share your timeline with friends. [Features: ] iCloud:All your contents are saved in your private iCloud. Data is synced automatically on all your iOS devices. Privacy:You can setup passcode, Face ID and Touch ID within the App. Share:Share timeline with your friends. Export and Print:Save timeline image to Photo or email it to your friends. Security:The communication between your iPhone and iCloud is encrypted with SSL. [Subscriptions & Price] You can use this App for free. We also provide subscription Edition to offer advanced features, such as unlimited scan, multiple projects, team collaboration. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal.Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. If you turn off the auto-renew, you can still keep all your data on your device. [Contact us] Numob Inc Email: support@numob.com [Terms & Policy] Terms of use: https://www.numob.com/#/terms-of-use/ Privacy policy: https://www.numob.com/#/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

More Cowbell!2 screens
Timeline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Timeline at 4.5 against More Cowbell!'s 2.9. Timeline also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 35). More Cowbell!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Timeline sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. More Cowbell! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timeline holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timeline has 1.2K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 65% and 66% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

More Cowbell! ships an update every 3 weeks, Timeline monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
More Cowbell! versus Timeline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMore Cowbell!Timeline
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (35 ratings)4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews65.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings351.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaverick Software LLCNumob

Customer experience

More Cowbell!

All ratings35 ratings
Positive45.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative51.4%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive65.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative28.9%

Timeline

All ratings1,120 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews318 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative25.2%

User reviews

More Cowbell!

From 35 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Fun and entertaining app
  • 👍 Responsive and easy to use
  • 🎶 Great for playing along to music
  • 🙌 Captures the spirit of the SNL sketch

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes or doesn't work for some users
  • 🔇 Lack of volume control for the cowbell sound
  • 🤖 Repetitive quotes from Christopher Walken
  • 🤔 Limited functionality beyond just tapping the cowbell

Timeline

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and intuitive design
  • 👍 Useful for organizing events and timelines
  • 🔒 Password protection for privacy
  • 👍 Customizable color coding for events
  • 👍 Easy to add photos and videos

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🐛 Exporting and sharing issues
  • 🐛 Syncing and backup problems
  • 🐛 Disappearing timeline data
  • 🔍 Limited search and filtering options

Bugs and requests

More Cowbell!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Sound not working for some users
  • App crashing on launch for some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More cowbell sound options and variations
  • Ability to play cowbell along to user's own music
  • Shake or motion-based cowbell playing
  • Customization options for the cowbell appearance

Timeline

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Timeline entries not saving correctly
  • Inability to edit or delete timeline events
  • Crashes when trying to access photos or export
  • Syncing issues leading to data loss
  • Inconsistent behavior across iOS versions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add support for BC/AD dates
  • Implement a horizontal timeline view
  • Allow adding event descriptions and notes
  • Provide more color and customization options
  • Improve export and sharing functionality
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  • Implement better backup and sync capabilities

In-app purchases

None

More Cowbell!

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Timeline

Subscriptions2
  • Pro (1 Month)$4.991 Month
  • Pro (1 Year)$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Timeline Pro$3.99

Questions

Is More Cowbell! free?
More Cowbell! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Timeline free?
Timeline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, More Cowbell! or Timeline?
Timeline is rated higher. More Cowbell! averages 2.9 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Timeline averages 4.5 from 1.2K ratings.
Do More Cowbell! or Timeline have ads?
Neither More Cowbell! nor Timeline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, More Cowbell! or Timeline?
More Cowbell! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Timeline monthly. Most recently, More Cowbell! was updated on November 3, 2026 and Timeline on November 2, 2026.

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