Timecode Tool vs Gnome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timecode Tool
This utility converts between various timecode standards, including PAL and NTSC, to help locate specific points in video content. It also assists in vari-speeding audio by calculating necessary sample rates and provides A-Frame verification for precise editing.
- Timecode conversion (23.98, DF, NDF, PAL)
- PAL to NTSC timecode synchronization
- Vari-speed audio calculation
- A-Frame verification
- Customizable start time
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Visit the web site to see a video of this app in action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKM8PU2tonM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV0UYB_5tOk The primary feature of Timecode Tool gives the user the ability to convert between 23.98, DF, NDF and PAL timecodes. PAL video runs at a faster speed than NTSC and consequently causes issues when trying to find the same spot in a feature film between those standards. Perhaps you are performing a QC pass on a PAL version of a feature film and find an issue at 2:14:30:23. How do you find the same spot in the NTSC version? Timecode Tool will easily allow you to enter the PAL timecode of 2:14:30:23 and will return to you the equivalent 23.98, DF, and NDF timecodes. It has a default value of 1 Hour as the starting time of your program material but the other 23 even hours can be selected if necessary. (A future version may allow the user to select a specific "non-even hour" timecode if there are enough requests) The second feature of Timecode Tool helps the user vari-speed audio that is currently running at the wrong speed. The hope is that you are using a software program that allows you to convert your audio by entering a specific sample rate ("Import Audio"). Both the difference in percentage and the correct sample rate necessary to vari-speed (VSO) when importing/exporting are provided. Example: you may have an audio file that is 20 frames shorter than it is supposed to be. After entering that file's current length, target length, and current sample rate, a simple math calculation is performed and the user is provided with the numbers necessary to import that file at a custom rate where it should stay in proper sync. The third feature is A-Frame Verification. A-Frames occur on the same frames from second to second within a given minute. If you need to locate an A-Frame to keep the proper cadence when editing, tap the upper timecode to change the starting A-Frame for your program material/feature (if other than 01:00:00:00) and then tap the lower timecode to enter your edit point. Touch the A-Frame button to display the frames on which your A-Frame will occur within that given minute of time.
Gnome
Quickly find and share animated GIFs without leaving your current app. Create custom GIFs with text and emojis. Integrates with your Messages app for seamless sharing.
- Instant GIF search
- Custom GIF creator
- Messages app integration
- Clipboard support
- No account required
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Animated GIFs are a critical pillar of modern human communication, but who wants to open a browser, find a website, search, tap and hold, copy, switch back, and hope the GIF pastes the right way? By then the moment has passed, the joke is dead, and what was the point of any of this, really? Open Gnome. Type in your search — Weird Al, hooray, eyebrow raise — and a grid of GIFs appears. Tap the one you want. It’s now on your clipboard. Paste it wherever you were typing. Joke saved. World improved. There's also a custom GIF creator, for when you can't find the perfect GIF: Make one instead! Choose your image, your text, some emojis for sparkle, the perfect font, and you're on your way. And of course there’s a Messages app integration, too, so you can send GIFs with Gnome directly from the Messages app. That’s really the whole app. It does exactly that, and it gets out of the way. No account. No sign-in. No newsletter. Just GIFs, faster. Why is it called Gnome? Because that's how I pronounce the "G" in "GIF."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Gnome at Free against Timecode Tool's $0.99. Gnome also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 49 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 3). Timecode Tool's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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
Gnome is free to download; Timecode Tool costs $0.99 up front. Gnome sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Timecode Tool asks for nothing beyond the download.
Timecode Tool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Timecode Tool's written reviews are positive against 67% of Gnome's.
Timecode Tool ships an update every 49 months, Gnome every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timecode Tool | Gnome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 49 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Monty's Code | Lex Friedman |
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In-app purchases
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