Presentation Timer vs Palmtop Bell 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Presentation Timer
A straightforward timer designed for presentations. Set multiple bell alerts and observe color changes as time progresses. Supports both count-up and count-down modes, with manual bell ringing and screen rotation.
- Multiple bell timings
- Color-changing timer
- Manual bell ringing
- Count-up/count-down modes
- Screen rotation support
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This is a simple timer application for your presentation. - You can set up to three bell timing. - The timer color will change after bell rings. - You can ring bell manually. - Support count-up / count-down mode. - Support rotation.
Palmtop Bell 3
This utility app simulates a desktop bell and allows you to set up to three distinct timers. It's designed to provide audible alerts for various time-based tasks, with sound volume dependent on your device's ringtone settings.
- Desktop bell simulation
- Up to 3 timers
- Customizable timer alerts
- Volume control integration
- Silent mode compatibility
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This app simulates a desktop bell on your device. You can set 3 timers. *** Bell sound volume depends on ring/notification sound volume. The bell sound won't be played when ring/notification sound volume is 0, or a device is in silent mode. ***
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Presentation Timer at 62% against Palmtop Bell 3's 0%. Presentation Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 18 months vs every 56 months). Palmtop Bell 3's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 2.6). 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. Palmtop Bell 3 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Presentation Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Palmtop Bell 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Presentation Timer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Palmtop Bell 3's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Presentation Timer ships an update every 18 months, Palmtop Bell 3 every 56 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Presentation Timer | Palmtop Bell 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (8 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months — better | Every 56 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takuya Murakami | Genji |
Customer experience
Presentation Timer
Palmtop Bell 3
In-app purchases
Presentation Timer
No in-app purchases
Palmtop Bell 3
- Buy Developer a Coffee$0.99
- Buy Developer a Sushi$9.99
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