Timer vs Classicalc calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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Timer is an advanced timer for performing various tasks at specific times that you set. It is your perfect companion for board games, sport workouts, cooking, zen meditation or whatever activity that needs a precision and powerful timer. Timer allows to define multiple special events that will be triggered when the timer is running. Sounds, messages, photos, screen flashing and more actions can be triggered at any time thanks to a complex time scheduling system (that can be easily previewed). The majority of these actions can be done when the application is open, but it is still possible to play sounds and display messages when the application is closed. Here are some events you'll be able to create (and combine) : * "Play a Gong sound 30 seconds before end" * "Every 10 seconds during 1 minute, produce a sound with an increasing pitch" * "Play a tic tac sound every seconds" * "Once One-half the time is elapsed, play an iPod song and show a custom message on the screen" * "While in background, plays a Tibetan bell sound 4 times (every 25%) until 6PM" * "Take a photo every minute" Here are the main features : - 9 complex timers with time scheduled events can be used at the same time. - The timer can be looped forever or for a specific number (the number of loops being displayed). - Elapsed time, remaining time, current time can be either displayed. Various display modes are available (including textual or graphical ones). - The time is displayed in full screen, in the biggest possible way. Two different areas can be customized. - The timer start can be delayed, allowing to have a short preparation time before the timer is automatically started. - The stop time can be entered as a relative duration or as an absolute hour value. - Portrait and Landscape visualization modes are handled in all application screens. - The timer can be used when silence is needed (thanks to a flashing screen, vibrations and a dimmed display). - When the timer is done, the time is still displayed, allowing to know since how long the timer elapsed. - The screen can be blocked, keeping the timer visible, in order to avoid pressing accidentally the buttons. - Different dedicated alarm sounds can be used (Bell, Cooking timer, Watch, Gong, Danger, Lama Bell...) - Shepard tones can also be used : those tones creates the auditory illusion of a tone that continually ascends or descends in pitch. - Import custom sounds or record them directly. Use them as audio alerts when the application is opened. Play a random iPod song. - Custom musics/sounds can be selected from the iPod library to be used as internal alarms. The iPod music can also be stopped. - Automatically take pictures at given times. Use the flashlight as a visual alert. - Load, save, import and export your settings, allowing you to share and have multiple configurations ready to be used. - Customize the look of each timer to your taste.
Classicalc calculator
This calculator app offers instant calculations as you type, following the mathematical order of operations. It features unique piano sound themes and allows seamless continuation of calculations across iPhone and Apple Watch. Your equations are automatically saved for convenience.
- Instant calculation as you type
- Mathematical order of operators
- Cross-device continuity (iPhone/Watch)
- Automatic equation saving
- 14 piano sound themes
- Copy result to clipboard
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Classicalc is a unique, the most classy calculator app on the App Store. It's designed to be beautiful and simple, but also… to sound amazing! Each color theme has its own, actual Grand Piano major scale! It's Chopin-awesome! Underneath it beautiful simplicity, there's some serious technology powering Classicalc: ## Instant Calculation calculates the formula as you type, so you never have to use the equals sign (=). We spare you one unnecessary tap at a time. ## Classicalc calculates result using mathematical order of operators (× ÷ + -) so if you would like to add 1 to 1 and then multiply the result by 2, you should write (1 + 1) × 2 instead of 1 + 1 × 2 ## You can start your calculations on your iPhone, then Continue on your Apple Watch, and the other way around. ## Your most recent equation is always saved, even if you shut the app. When you run it again, The formula is instantly there. ## 14 great-looking backgrounds with related actual Grand Piano major scales. Change colors and major scales on iPhone app (by pressing little diamond in top-left corner) to change colors on Apple Watch. ## In case the numbers bore you, you can always play a song. It's Chopin-awesome! *** Tips *** - long press "backspace" button to clear whole expression (you can also force touch on your Watch) - long press the result on your iPhone/iPad to copy it to the system clipboard
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Timer at 4.8 against Classicalc calculator's 3.8. Timer also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 63%) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 20 months). Classicalc calculator's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99) and device support (5 vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Timer costs $3.99 and Classicalc calculator $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer has 218 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Timer's written reviews are positive against 63% of Classicalc calculator's.
Timer ships an update every 7 months, Classicalc calculator every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timer | Classicalc calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (218 ratings) — better | 3.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 218 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francis Bonnin | Lukasz Kowalski |
Customer experience
Timer
Classicalc calculator
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
Classicalc calculator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Timer
No in-app purchases
Classicalc calculator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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