Comparison

Timers vs Finale Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Timers

This utility app allows you to create and manage multiple countdown and count-up timers with high precision. Save timers for later use, set custom alerts, and track time even when the app is closed. Ideal for kitchen tasks, work time tracking, or remembering important intervals.

Highlights
  • Multiple countdown and count-up timers
  • Save timers for later
  • Timers run when app is closed
  • Loop countdown timers
  • Repeatable alerts
  • 100 ms precision
  • Add detailed descriptions
Features
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********************************* ** PRICE DROP ** ********************************* DON'T REGRET IT, GET IT! ********************************* Need an extra timer in the kitchen? Forgot how many hours you worked today? When did you last replace that air-filter? Timers is a simple utility that allows you to create multiple count-down and count-up timers. Create them and start them immediately or save them for later. I use this app all the time to keep track of consulting time at work, and also in the kitchen to time entrees and side dishes; but there are so many other great ways to use it too. Get it today and keep better time! v1.2 Features List * Added user requested option to play/pause from main list v1.1 Features List * Count-down and Count-up Timers * Add multiple timers, view them in a list * Delete timers from the list * Re-order the list * Timers count even when app is closed * Loop Countdown Timers to automatically restart * Mutiple alert Sounds * Alerts can be set to repeat until acknowledged * 100 ms precision * Add detailed descriptions ***** USAGE HINTS ***** * The app will not go idle and dim the screen if you have any active countdown timers. You can still shut the screen off manually without exiting the app by clicking the sleep/wake button. * Saving a timer without a name and detailed description gives it a default one using the current date/time * In the timer details view you can swipe left or right to move to the previous or next timer in the list Please email any support questions to iphone@nohandsgames.com

About

Finale Keyboard

A minimalist keyboard app designed for speed and efficiency. It utilizes intuitive gestures for tasks like auto-completion, deletion, and punctuation insertion, learning your typing style over time. Access emojis and symbols with simple swipes.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Gesture-based typing
  • Auto-completion
  • Word deletion
  • Emoji and symbol access
  • Personalized learning
Features
Currently charting
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Finale Keyboard is a gesture-based minimal keyboard loaded with smart features to help you type faster. Ever used Fleksy (R.I.P)? You'll feel right at home. A new, freshly renovated, modern home. Finale Keyboard is not your typical keyboard. While you type characters as usual, most other actions - like inserting spaces, autocorrecting, adding punctuation, and more - are done using swipe gestures. Gestures allow you to type much faster than traditional keyboards. While they may take a few days to get used to, once they become second nature, you won't want to type without them. Finale Keyboard also has the smallest footprint of any keyboards available on iPhone. So, not only will you type faster, but you'll also reclaim valuable screen real estate. -- Features -- - Smallest keyboard for the iPhone: Save your screen real estate for what matters the most. - Easy-to-master gestures that let you type faster: Type blazingly fast with convenient gestures for your most important actions. - Smart autocorrect: Swipe right after typing a word to quickly autocorrect it and insert a space. Don't worry about typos - Finale will take care of misspellings for you. - Learns your vocabulary: Often use "gonna", "wanna", "yaaas", or have your own unique slang? Finale Keyboard will automatically learn words you type often and add them to its dictionary. - Shortcuts: Add shortcuts to any key and trigger them with a downward swipe or a long-press. Insert emojis, contact information, perform cut / copy / paste, and more. - Clipboard history: Access your clipboard history to quickly paste anything you copied before. Perfect for links, codes, addresses, numbers and other text you might need to reuse. - Dynamic touch zones: Finale Keyboard predicts which characters you are most likely to type next and will dynamically increase their touch zones to help you be more accurate. - Favorite Emojis: Create a personalized emoji layout so your most-used emojis are always exactly where you expect them. - Custom extensions: Build custom actions to load data or trigger actions in third-party apps and services, right from your keyboard. -- Gestures guide -- Essential - swipe right: Autocorrect a word and insert a space - swipe right after a space: Insert punctuation - swipe up or down: Cycle through suggestions - swipe left: Delete words - swipe right on 'shift': Toggle symbols - swipe left on 'backspace': Open emojis - swipe down: Close emojis - swipe up on 'backspace': Return Shortcuts - swipe down on a shortcut key: Use shortcut - hold 'backspace': Peek at shortcuts Miscellaneous - swipe up on 'shift': Change language - swipe up: Learn a new word - hold 'shift': Toggle autocorrection - hold and slide anywhere: Move cursor - swipe up and hold: Continuously type a character - swipe left or right with two fingers: Switch one-handed mode Keyboard controls - swipe down on 'backspace': Hide keyboard - swipe down on 'shift': Change keyboard Supported languages: Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Kazakh, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian. Email me at grant@finaletodo.com to request the language you need!

Screenshots

Timers4 screens
Finale Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Timers at $0.99 against Finale Keyboard's $14.99. Timers also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). Finale Keyboard's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 months) and review sentiment (76% vs 58%). On ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Timers costs $0.99 and Finale Keyboard $14.99 up front. Finale Keyboard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Timers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Finale Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Finale Keyboard has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Timers's written reviews are positive against 76% of Finale Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timers ships an update every 11 months, Finale Keyboard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Timers versus Finale Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimersFinale Keyboard
Price$0.99 — better$14.99
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.2 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews75.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings223 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#199 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB328 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMondo Cool Studios LLCGrant Oganyan

Customer experience

Timers

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral15.8%
Negative26.3%

Finale Keyboard

All ratings23 ratings
Positive73.9%
Neutral8.7%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative17.2%

In-app purchases

None

Timers

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Finale Keyboard

One-time2
  • Roll Spacebar$0.99
  • The Spacebar$99.99

Questions

Is Timers free?
Timers costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Finale Keyboard free?
Finale Keyboard costs $14.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timers or Finale Keyboard?
Finale Keyboard is rated higher. Timers averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Finale Keyboard averages 4.2 from 23 ratings.
Do Timers or Finale Keyboard have ads?
Neither Timers nor Finale Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timers or Finale Keyboard?
Timers ships an update every 11 months, and Finale Keyboard every 5 days. Most recently, Timers was updated on October 5, 2026 and Finale Keyboard on October 25, 2026.

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