GO vs Rift Valley Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GO
This app faithfully recreates the HP-25C Programmable Scientific Calculator from 1976. It offers RPN input, a 10-digit LED display, and extensive mathematical functions. Users can program it with up to 99 steps and share programs via various methods.
- RPN input
- 10-digit LED display
- Four stack registers
- Ten storage registers
- Extensive math functions
- 99-step programmability
- Program import/export
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GO-25 SciRPN simulates the venerable HP-25C Programmable Scientific Calculator from 1976. Virtually indistinguishable from the real item in operation, GO-25 is a powerful yet simple retro calculator. • RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) • 10-digit LED calculator display, 10-99 to 10+99 • Four stack registers with roll down • Ten storage registers with arithmetic memory operators • Math, trigonometric, polar/rectangular, sexagesimal/decimal, logarithmic, statistical, power and other miscellaneous functions • Programmable, with annotated program listing, and memory for 99 program steps • Library of Sample Programs • Fast, slow or single step program execution • Program import via pasteboard or from other Apps • Program export via printer, email, pasteboard or to others Apps • iTunes program File Sharing • Two additional windows with views of: ◦ stack/storage registers ◦ keystroke log ◦ program source code ◦ program documentation • Copy-from and Paste-to the calculator display • Simple Paper Tape annotations
Rift Valley Timer
This app provides a distraction-free countdown timer experience. Create and manage groups of sequential timers with customizable alerts and visual cues. Choose from multiple display styles for optimal visibility.
- Sequential timer groups
- Customizable sounds and vibration
- Flexible timer editing
- Multiple display styles
- Gesture and toolbar controls
- Visual alerts with color cues
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RiVal.T is a powerful, distraction-free countdown timer app. Create and manage groups of sequential timers, each with customizable sounds, vibration, and visual alerts. The app features: Sequential Timer Groups: Organize timers into groups that run one after another, with optional transition beeps and customizable alarms for each group. Drag and drop timers between these groups. Flexible Timer Editing: Set start, warning, and final thresholds for each timer, with intuitive picker wheels for hours, minutes, and seconds. Instantly see which phase you’re in with green, yellow, and red color cues. Three Distinct Timer Displays: Choose between a retro numeric LED, a circular progress donut, or a traffic light-style display, all designed for maximum visibility and minimal distraction. Gesture and Toolbar Controls: Start, pause, rewind, or fast-forward timers with simple gestures or an optional on-screen toolbar, making the app perfect for both quick access and hands-free operation. RiVal.T brings clarity and precision to your timing needs, whether you’re on stage, in the gym, or managing complex routines.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rift Valley Timer at 5.0 against GO's 4.7. Rift Valley Timer also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and price ($1.99 vs $4.99). GO's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 3). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
GO costs $4.99 and Rift Valley Timer $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rift Valley Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GO has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of GO's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rift Valley Timer's.
GO ships an update every 6 weeks, Rift Valley Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GO | Rift Valley Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steve Lidie | Rift Valley Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
GO
Rift Valley Timer
In-app purchases
GO
No in-app purchases
Rift Valley Timer
No in-app purchases









