Bomb Timer vs bombClock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bomb Timer
This app provides a fun, timed challenge where users must locate and 'defuse' a virtual bomb before it explodes. It's designed to add excitement to tasks and encourage quick completion, making it ideal for motivating children.
- Timed bomb challenge
- Locate and defuse virtual bomb
- Encourage task completion
- Fun for friends and kids
- Beat the clock gameplay
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A fun timer to give you a challenge to beat the clock. Set the timer and hide it, then you or your friends/kids etc have to find the bomb and defuse it before it explodes. A great way to encourage kids to get their jobs done quickly.
bombClock
This app uses a timed bomb countdown to encourage children to complete tasks. Set a timer, and earn points for finishing on time or for the bomb's explosion. It provides audio cues and a countdown for the final seconds.
- Timed task motivation
- Point history tracking
- Explosion score
- 30-second audio cues
- 10-second countdown
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bombClock is an app that uses a timer to motivate children to complete any task. Just set the desired minutes and seconds and press the bomb, the timer will start. When the task is finished (getting dressed, brushing teeth, etc.), you can press the Stop button and a positive point will be added to the history. If the time ends without pressing the button, a positive point will be added to the explosion score. The timer will tell you every 30 seconds how much time is left until it reaches the last 10 seconds, at which point it will start a countdown. I hope this app motivates your children to carry out different tasks. bombClock is free to try for 30 days. After that, unlock the full app forever with a single one-time purchase — no subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: bombClock at 5.0 against Bomb Timer's 3.3. bombClock also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Bomb Timer's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Bomb Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and bombClock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
bombClock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bomb Timer has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bomb Timer ships an update every 7 months, bombClock monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bomb Timer | bombClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Allday | JUAN CARLOS BIVIA MENDOZA |
Customer experience
Bomb Timer
bombClock
In-app purchases
Bomb Timer
- Remove Ads$0.99
bombClock
- bombClock Lifetime$8.99
