Beautiful Timer vs PenX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beautiful Timer
This utility app offers three distinct timer types: a simple elapsed time tracker, a countdown alarm, and a date timer for past or future events. Its unique visual design features intricate spinning gears to enhance the user experience.
- Elapsed time tracking
- Countdown alarm
- Date timer
- Spinning gear visuals
- Supports iPhone, iPad, iPod
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Beautiful Timer will mesmerize you with it's intricate spinning gears while you watch it track one of three different types of timers: (1) A simple timer (counting upwards to track elapsed time) (2) A count-down alarm (set hours, minutes, seconds) (3) A Date timer (set any date/time in the past or future)
PenX
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An elegant App designed to help you capture, organize, and store your thoughts, tasks, ideas, and information. - Local-first - Privacy-first - Open source - Cross platform - Realtime sync - Creator friendly
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PenX at Free against Beautiful Timer's $0.99. PenX also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 39 months). Beautiful Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
PenX is free to download; Beautiful Timer costs $0.99 up front. PenX sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Beautiful Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Beautiful Timer ships an update every 39 months, PenX every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beautiful Timer | PenX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Nettle | 志毅 陈 |
In-app purchases
Beautiful Timer
No in-app purchases
PenX
- PRO member$4.991 Month
- PRO + AI member$9.991 Month
- PRO member$39.991 Year
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- PRO + AI member$79.991 Year
