Pattern Generator vs CueSheet Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pattern Generator
Create custom test patterns for various resolutions and display types, including grids, color bars, and specialized formats. Easily share your generated patterns via messaging, email, or AirDrop.
- Create test patterns
- Multiple pattern types (grids, color bars, etc.)
- Supports various resolutions
- Share patterns via message, mail, AirDrop
- Wide screen patterns
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Pattern Generator, allows you to create test patterns that in any resolution. Patterns available: Blendind (for wide screen). LED wall. Grid with or without circles. Spyder. 75% Color Bar 100% color bars. Horizontal 75% Color Bar. Horizontal Color Bar 100%. SMPTE color bar. Horizontal grayscale. You can send your pattern by message, mail or share with AirDrop.
CueSheet Timer
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A professional timer app created by a stage crew member, for use at live events — stage productions, concerts, weddings, and more. Features a large current time display, a stopwatch with CUE memory and LAP tracking, a countdown timer with color alerts for remaining time, and a time calculator for CUE/LAP memory. Supports your workflow from rehearsal through the live show with simple, intuitive controls. iPhone / iPad compatible, now supporting iOS 16.6. Key Features - Current time display (24h/12h toggle) - Stopwatch with CUE & LAP time logging and sharing - Countdown timer with color alerts for remaining time - Time calculator with CUE/LAP integration and selective summing - Individual color themes per area (Orange / Green / White) - Dim any area you don't need with the sun icon — timers keep running - Long-press the sun icon to enter Timer Focus Mode, which compacts the clock area and enlarges the stopwatch and countdown - Japanese / English support https://ryohei-tsuruno.github.io/stagetimer/StageTimer_Manual_EN.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CueSheet Timer at Free against Pattern Generator's $4.99. CueSheet Timer also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 19 months). Pattern Generator's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). 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
CueSheet Timer is free to download; Pattern Generator costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pattern Generator ships an update every 19 months, CueSheet Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pattern Generator | CueSheet Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | piXap | Ryohei Tsuruno |
In-app purchases
Pattern Generator
No in-app purchases
CueSheet Timer
No in-app purchases
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