Comparison

Timer vs Tool Identifier

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

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About

Timer

This advanced timer allows for precise time management across various activities. Set multiple special events with customizable triggers like sounds, messages, or screen flashing. It's ideal for games, workouts, cooking, meditation, and any task requiring accurate timing, even when the app is in the background.

Highlights
  • Multiple complex timers simultaneously
  • Scheduled event triggers (sounds, messages, photos)
  • Customizable display modes (textual, graphical)
  • Background operation with sound/message alerts
  • Looping timers
  • Delayed start and flexible stop time entry
  • Screen blocking and flashlight alerts
Features
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Build timers that guide you through every step. Hear the next stretching instruction, follow a cooking sequence, or alternate activity and rest—with spoken announcements, sounds and clear visual progress. Start with a ready-made preset, then adapt it to your routine. From a simple countdown to a workout with several stages, choose your cues and preview the sequence before you begin. Try the Stretching preset for an example with spoken guidance. HEAR WHAT COMES NEXT Create cues such as “Hold the stretch” or “Round 3 of 5.” Combine your own text with timer and event names, round numbers, elapsed or remaining time, and the current clock time. Choose a voice and delay speech to let an alarm sound first. Use the same text and variables in on-screen messages and notifications. SET THE PACE OF YOUR ROUTINE Build intervals for HIIT, Tabata, stretching, meditation or study breaks. You can also time turns in board games. • Choose a duration or a specific finish time, with an optional preparation delay. • Repeat for a set number of rounds or indefinitely. • Schedule cues at specific times of day, relative to the start or end, or at regular intervals. Use times or percentages—for example, a gong 30 seconds before the end or a tick every second. • Run an event every round, only the first or last, or a range such as rounds 3–5. End actions can run every round or only after the final one. SAVE IT ONCE, USE IT AGAIN Run several timers at once. Use events to control timers, display a timer or open a URL. Add, reorder and hide timers to keep the ones you need within reach. Save your setups as presets, organize them, and import or export them to reuse or share. SEE YOUR PROGRESS AT A GLANCE Display remaining time, elapsed time, the clock or graphical progress in two customizable areas. Switch to full screen for a larger view, in portrait or landscape. Keep track of the current round, dim the display for a less intrusive screen, and lock the controls while keeping the time visible. Choose whether to stop at the end or keep showing the time elapsed since finishing. MAKE IT YOUR OWN Choose bells, gongs and other alarms, or import and record your own sounds. Try Shepard tones: sequences that seem to rise or fall endlessly in pitch. Play a song from your music library, choose a random track from a playlist, or schedule music to stop. Prefer silent cues? Use on-screen messages, vibrations or a flashing screen. Customize colors and backgrounds, and search over 1,800 icons. On supported devices, you can also schedule photos or use the flashlight as a visual cue. In the background, scheduled notifications can display messages and play sounds. Snooze reminders directly from notifications, choose whether to show round and notification numbers, or tap to run your configured timer controls or open a URL. Spoken announcements and photos require Timer to stay open.

About

Tool Identifier

Instantly identify tools, parts, or equipment from a photo. Get detailed information, usage guides, and value estimates to use tools with confidence. Perfect for DIYers, homeowners, students, and professionals.

Highlights
  • AI-powered tool identification from photos
  • Detailed tool information and characteristics
  • Step-by-step usage guides
  • Confidence scores for matches
  • Professional value estimates
  • Identification history
  • Tool knowledge quizzes
Features
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Snap a photo and find out what that tool, part, or piece of equipment is—fast. Tool Identifier – Toolium helps DIYers, homeowners, students, and pros identify tools from photos and learn how to use them. Stop guessing in the garage, workshop, jobsite, or hardware aisle. Get clear identification plus practical details so you can choose the right tool, understand what it does, and use it with confidence. Key features: - Instant AI-powered tool identification from a photo - Detailed tool info & characteristics to understand what you’re looking at - Step-by-step usage guides to help you use tools correctly - Confidence scores for every match so you can judge how certain the result is - Professional value estimates to get a helpful sense of what a tool may be worth - Identification history to revisit past scans anytime - Customizable units for measurements that fit your preferences - Fun quizzes to test your tool knowledge and learn as you go How it works: - Take a photo (or use one you already have) - Review matches with confidence scores - Explore characteristics, usage guides, and value estimates - Save results automatically in your history Built for real-world tool recognition: - Useful for tools, equipment, supplies, and parts - Designed for quick scanning and easy-to-read results - Great for learning, organizing, and making smarter decisions We respect your privacy and aim to keep your experience straightforward and transparent. Download Toolium and identify tools from photos in seconds.

Screenshots

Timer4 screens
Tool Identifier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tool Identifier at Free against Timer's $3.99. Tool Identifier also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (222 vs 1). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tool Identifier is free to download; Timer costs $3.99 up front. Tool Identifier sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tool Identifier holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer has 222 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer ships an update every 7 months, Tool Identifier every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Timer versus Tool Identifier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimerTool Identifier
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (222 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings222 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancis BonninRoman Pieskov

Customer experience

Timer

All ratings222 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews242 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative10.7%

Tool Identifier

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timer randomly changing time during use
  • Alarm not sounding when app is in background
  • Screen dimming and locking issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Multiple timers running concurrently
  • Ability to save and share custom timer presets
  • More vibration and sound alert options
  • Improved background mode and iOS 4 support

Tool Identifier

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Tool Identifier

Subscriptions2
  • Premium 1 Week3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium 1 Year$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Timer free?
Timer costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tool Identifier free?
Tool Identifier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timer or Tool Identifier?
Tool Identifier is rated higher. Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 222 ratings, while Tool Identifier averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Timer or Tool Identifier have ads?
Neither Timer nor Tool Identifier shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timer or Tool Identifier?
Timer ships an update every 7 months, and Tool Identifier every 6 months. Most recently, Timer was updated on October 17, 2026 and Tool Identifier on October 4, 2026.

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