Lame Excuse vs Rummi Countdown Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lame Excuse
Generate humorous and unbelievable excuses for difficult situations. Simply shake your device to receive a "lame excuse" instantly. Perfect for when you need a laugh or a ridiculous reason.
- Instant excuse generation
- Shake-to-generate functionality
- Humorous and unbelievable excuses
- Original excuse app
- Wide device compatibility
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Ever get into a tough situation and you don't know what to say to get out of it? Don't know what to tell your boss when your project is late because you were up all night partying? Why spend the time making up an excuse you know nobody will believe? Lame Excuse will do it for you! Forget about plausible excuses! A Lame Excuse is what you need! Shake your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, and a Lame Excuse will be displayed. This is the original Lame Excuse. Beware of impostors!
Rummi Countdown Timer
A simple countdown timer designed for board games like Rummikub. It features large, easy-to-read displays, customizable player configurations, and audible warnings as time expires. The timer resets with a single tap, making game management seamless.
- Large countdown display
- Tap to reset
- Warning sounds
- Configurable for players
- Player seating configuration
- No player name entry needed
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Countdown timer to be used with games such as Rummikub: - Large countdown timer - Tap anywhere to reset timer - Warning sounds as time is running out - Easily configurable for number of players - Easily configurable for players' seating positions - No need to enter player names as timer rotates for each player
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rummi Countdown Timer at Free against Lame Excuse's $0.99. Rummi Countdown Timer also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 37 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). Lame Excuse's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Rummi Countdown Timer is free to download; Lame Excuse costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lame Excuse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rummi Countdown Timer has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Lame Excuse ships an update every 37 months, Rummi Countdown Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lame Excuse | Rummi Countdown Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Powermad Software LLC | Colin Blake |
Customer experience
Lame Excuse
Rummi Countdown Timer
In-app purchases
Lame Excuse
No in-app purchases
Rummi Countdown Timer
No in-app purchases
