Comparison

Timer with Sections vs Cal Dedup

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

Head to head
About

Timer with Sections

This app helps you manage time during performances by dividing it into customizable sections. It visually displays elapsed and remaining time for both individual sections and the entire event, with options to adjust timing on the fly.

Highlights
  • Structure time into sections
  • Intuitive time visualization
  • Adjust schedule during performance
  • Pause, skip, or reset sections
  • Alarm option for section ends
  • Log finished performance data
Features
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The 'Timer with Sections' supports you during your performance (e.g., a talk or keynote speech, a seminar or lecture, a workout) by providing intuitively visualized timing information. It allows you to structure time into 'sections'. [ Demo video available at: http://tinyurl.com/iphonetimer ] During your performance, you can easily adjust the schedule by moving time across sections, with a swipe gesture (e.g., when feedback from the audience requires you to skip or intensify a section of your performance) or by pressing the pause button (e.g., when answering a question from the audience requires some extra time). Features: Structuring a Performance: Available time can be divided into sections. Visualization of Time: The performance assistant view intuitively visualizes the remaining and elapsed time, both for the current section and the whole performance. Elapsed time is depicted in red, remaining time in green. An inner disc represents the used and remaining time for the current section. The section title is displayed in the center. An outer ring represents the used and remaining time for the whole performance. The segments of the ring represent the individual sections. Paused time (see below on the concept of pause) will is depicted in dark red. Extra time obtained by skipping parts of a section (see below on the concept of skipping) will be depicted in dark green. Alarm Option: Optionally, you can set an alarm at the end of each section. If set a short tick sound will signal the end of a section. Note: The iPhone will vibrate if you have configured "vibrate" in its sound setup. Managing Time during a Performance: Except for the stop-button you cannot interrupt, pause, extend or shorten a running performance. However, there are advanced possibilities to flexibly adjust the length of a section during a running performance, by moving time among sections. For example, your performance could have a section containing additional results which you might want to shorten or skip in favour of extending another section. There are three ways of altering the planned schedule during a running performance: * Pausing: Holding time for the current section, by shortening a later one. * Skipping: Skipping remaining time of the current section, by extending a later section. * Resetting: Setting elapsed time to zero for the current section, by shortening a later section. Leaving the Application: If you leave the performance assistant view or even the application, then the timer continues to count down. If you return to the performance assistant view, it will recover its previous state, including the elapsed time. If the performance assistant view is interrupted by pressing the home button or an incoming call, then a running performance is automatically switched to 'pause'. Logging a Finished Performance: Upon finishing a performance, you are asked if you like to log that performance. If you log the performance, then data as the actual time run or skipped is stored for each section. This allows you to analyse your performance and hence adjust and improve your schedule. A log of a performance can be viewed at any later time. It can be exported via email. Tips: Rehearsal: If you are creating a new performance, you should use Performance Assistant in a rehearsal. Then analysing your time requirements by checking the log file. Buffer Time: Consider adding a shrinkable section with optional topics or just a general discussion sections towards the end of your performance such that it can serve as a buffer. Note that you can pause a section only if such a buffer exits.

About

Cal Dedup

Features
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Duplicate Remover is a professional calendar cleanup tool designed to quickly identify and remove duplicate events from your system calendar. Whether duplicates are caused by multi-device sync, calendar subscriptions, or data imports, this app helps you clean them up with one tap, making your calendar neat and organized again. Key Features Smart Scanning - Automatically scans all events within a selected date range - Identifies duplicates based on four dimensions: time, recurrence rules, content, and unique ID - Supports scanning multiple calendar sources simultaneously Flexible Selection - Customize scan date ranges (Today, This Week, This Month, Custom, etc.) - Select calendar sources to scan (iCloud, Gmail, Local, and more) - Preview all discovered duplicate groups with smart recommendations Safe Deletion - Keeps one event per duplicate group, removes the rest - Batch deletion for improved efficiency - View details before executing deletion History Tracking - Records all deletion operations for easy tracking - View statistics for each deletion batch - Supports batch history management Highlights - Easy to Use: Intuitive interface, simple and clear operations - Secure & Reliable: All data processed locally, never uploaded to servers - Fast & Efficient: Scan in seconds, delete in one tap - Multi-language: Supports Chinese, English, German, French, and Spanish - Dark Mode: Supports system theme or manual toggle Use Cases - Duplicates created after multi-device synchronization - Recurring events from calendar subscriptions - Duplicates after importing data from other apps - Regular calendar maintenance to keep it clean and organized How to Use 1. Select calendars to scan 2. Set scan date range 3. Tap to start scanning 4. Review scan results and confirm items to delete 5. Execute deletion and complete cleanup Privacy & Security - All data processing happens locally on your device - No collection or upload of personal data - No account registration required, ready to use immediately

Screenshots

Timer with Sections4 screens
Cal Dedup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cal Dedup at Free against Timer with Sections's $1.99. Timer with Sections's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, device support 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

Cal Dedup is free to download; Timer with Sections costs $1.99 up front. Cal Dedup sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Timer with Sections asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer with Sections ships an update every 2 weeks, Cal Dedup every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Timer with Sections versus Cal Dedup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer with SectionsCal Dedup
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian FriesZhihao Yang

In-app purchases

None

Timer with Sections

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cal Dedup

One-time1
  • CalPurge Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Timer with Sections free?
Timer with Sections costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cal Dedup free?
Cal Dedup is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Timer with Sections or Cal Dedup have ads?
Neither Timer with Sections nor Cal Dedup shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timer with Sections or Cal Dedup?
Timer with Sections ships an update every 2 weeks, and Cal Dedup every 2 months. Most recently, Timer with Sections was updated on October 6, 2026 and Cal Dedup on October 3, 2026.

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