Comparison

Timer App vs Anota

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

Head to head
About

Timer App

This utility app allows you to create, manage, and monitor multiple timers for various tasks. Timers continue to run in the background even when the app is closed, and current values can be emailed for backup.

Highlights
  • Create and remove timers
  • Start, pause, and reset timers
  • Rename timers
  • Background timer operation
  • Email timer values for backup
  • Icon badge shows running timers
Features
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Create timers to monitor how long it takes to do your work, how long you make a pause or whatever you have to time. The timer keeps running even when you close the application. So there is no need to keep it open all the time. Timers can be - created and removed - started and paused - reset to 0 - renamed The current timer values can be emailed for backup and further processing. The icon badge shows the number of running timers.

About

Anota

This app simplifies domino scoring for two-team matches. It offers quick score entry, customizable targets, and per-round history, eliminating the need for pen and paper. Enjoy a dedicated Dominican-style gameplay experience with bilingual support and a dark theme.

Highlights
  • Two-team scoreboards
  • Quick score entry
  • Customizable target scores
  • Per-round history
  • Bilingual Spanish/English support
  • Dark theme
  • Offline scoring
Features
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Never reach for pen and paper again. Anota is the fast, no-fuss scorekeeper for your domino table. It is a scoreboard, scorecard and score pad in one, and it keeps score for a real 2-team Dominican-style match. (It is a SCOREKEEPER, not a game you play against the app, and there is no online or multiplayer.) No more messy paper. No more math mistakes. Tap and the totals add up for you. KEEP SCORE IN SECONDS • Two big team scoreboards on one screen that never scrolls • Quick-add chips for the scores you call most: 25, 30 and 50, perfect for passes and capicúa • A fast in-app number keypad for any pip count • Set your target: 100, 150, 200 or a custom number BUILT FOR THE DOMINICAN TABLE • 2 teams. "Us vs Them" by default, or rename them • Capicúa and passes built in, the way the game is really played • Per-round history so you can see every hand • Made for partners (2 vs 2) and competitive table play NEVER LOSE A POINT • Undo your last entry with one tap • Long-press any round to remove it • A celebratory winner moment when a team hits the target, with a share button for the final score LITTLE THINGS THAT MATTER • Dark "domino felt" theme, easy on the eyes at night • Keeps the screen awake during a match • Haptic feedback you can turn off if it bothers the table • Fully bilingual Spanish and English with an authentic Dominican voice PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your scores stay on your device • No account, and scoring works with no internet • Anota itself collects no data • Free with one small banner ad; Remove Ads ($1.99) or Anota Pro ($2.99) turns ads off for good Whether you call it a score keeper, scoreboard, points counter, score tracker, apunte, anotador or marcador, Anota keeps the count so you can keep playing. Free. Download Anota and forget the paper.

Screenshots

Timer App4 screens
Anota3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Anota at Free against Timer App's $0.99. Anota also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.4) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 months). Timer App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Anota is free to download; Timer App costs $0.99 up front. Anota sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Timer App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Anota holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer App has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer App ships an update every 8 months, Anota every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Timer App versus Anota: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer AppAnota
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiet JonasADELSON AGUASVIVAS DIFO

In-app purchases

None

Timer App

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Anota

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Anota Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Timer App free?
Timer App costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anota free?
Anota is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timer App or Anota?
Anota is rated higher. Timer App averages 1.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Anota averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Timer App or Anota have ads?
Anota shows ads; Timer App does not.
Which is updated more often, Timer App or Anota?
Timer App ships an update every 8 months, and Anota every 4 days. Most recently, Timer App was updated on October 27, 2026 and Anota on October 25, 2026.

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