Beautiful Timer vs ShadowCalc
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)
ShadowCalc
Calculate in style with this persona-inspired calculator app. It offers unique themes, customizable icons, and haptic feedback, all with hand-drawn assets.
- Persona-inspired themes
- Customizable icons
- Haptic feedback
- Unique hand-drawn assets
- Multiple theme support
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I am a shadow, the true self! For all the Investigation Team Members, Phantom Thieves, and SEES members, calculate in a new way with this stylized, persona-inspired calculator! ShadowCalc is a free application inspired by the Persona video game series. Features Include: - Support for 5+ different themes inspired by three of the video games! - Haptic Feedback setting! - Customizable Icons to match each theme! - Completely unique and hand drawn assets for each of the themes! Download today and begin calculating in style! Persona and other trademarks are property of ATLUS and not of my own creation.
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Verdict
Beautiful Timer and ShadowCalc both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of ShadowCalc's written reviews are positive against 50% of Beautiful Timer's. ShadowCalc also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 39 months). Beautiful Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On rating, 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
ShadowCalc is free to download; Beautiful Timer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Beautiful Timer against 5.0 for ShadowCalc. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShadowCalc has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Beautiful Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShadowCalc's.
Beautiful Timer ships an update every 39 months, ShadowCalc every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beautiful Timer | ShadowCalc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Nettle | Ahmed Aslam Juvale |
Customer experience
Beautiful Timer
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In-app purchases
Beautiful Timer
No in-app purchases
ShadowCalc
No in-app purchases
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