Comparison

EggTimers vs RenPlay

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

Head to head
About

EggTimers

Easily manage egg cooking times for various preferences. This app helps you track how many eggs to prepare and their cooking duration, with customizable settings for different egg types and doneness levels.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple egg timers
  • Customizable cooking times
  • Track egg quantities
  • Configurable doneness levels
  • Remembers custom settings
Features
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When you have friends over for breakfast or brunch, this app is handy! Choose how many and what type of eggs to cook and this app will help you to remember how many to pick upp and after what time! Don't think hard-boiled is hard-boiled enough? Cooking times are configurable and will be remembered! The default times are if you put the eggs in boiling water.

About

RenPlay

This app allows you to play visual novels created with Ren'Py on your iPhone and iPad. Import titles from your files or network, manage your library, and even translate dialogue on your device. Enjoy a seamless visual novel experience on the go.

Highlights
  • Play Ren'Py visual novels
  • Import from Files or network
  • Manage game library
  • Automatic cover artwork discovery
  • On-device dialogue translation
  • Customizable interface layouts
Features
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Play compatible Ren'Py visual novels on iPhone and iPad with bundled Ren'Py runtimes. Import a complete Ren'Py title from Files, or transfer it from a browser on another device over your local network. RenPlay accepts folders and ZIP, ZIPX, RAR, and 7z archives, including password-protected archives. It detects each title's Python generation and selects the matching runtime. FEATURES • Open compatible Ren'Py 7 and Ren'Py 8 titles • Import from Files or over your local network • Search, rename, and reorder your library • Automatically discover cover artwork • Manage each imported title's files and recover removed items • Keep save data separate for every title • Translate standard dialogue and text choices on your device with Apple's Translation framework • Choose interface layouts and iPhone orientation preferences • Install the included sample title to try RenPlay Core playback and library features are free and ad-free. RenPlay Supporter is an optional one-time purchase that unlocks custom covers and per-title settings. Compatibility varies by title. Content that requires desktop APIs, custom native extensions, extra Python modules, or unsupported codecs may not run.

Screenshots

EggTimers2 screens
RenPlay3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RenPlay at 5.0 against EggTimers's 3.0. RenPlay also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 33%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). EggTimers's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RenPlay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of EggTimers's written reviews are positive against 67% of RenPlay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EggTimers ships an update every 5 months, RenPlay weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EggTimers versus RenPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEggTimersRenPlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB182 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfake applications志远 刘

Customer experience

EggTimers

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

RenPlay

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

EggTimers

No in-app purchases

None

RenPlay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EggTimers free?
EggTimers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RenPlay free?
RenPlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EggTimers or RenPlay?
RenPlay is rated higher. EggTimers averages 3.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while RenPlay averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do EggTimers or RenPlay have ads?
Neither EggTimers nor RenPlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EggTimers or RenPlay?
EggTimers ships an update every 5 months, and RenPlay weekly. Most recently, EggTimers was updated on October 9, 2026 and RenPlay on October 7, 2026.

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