Comparison

ClassTimer vs HistoMaster UK

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ClassTimer

This app helps students develop essential time management skills with visual timers and customizable alerts. It supports various display formats and sounds to aid understanding and productivity in educational settings.

Highlights
  • Visual time display
  • Bar graph indicator for remaining time
  • Selectable buzzer sounds
  • Hours/minutes or minutes/seconds display
  • Start, stop, pause, and restart functions
  • Sound on/off control
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Our ClassTimer is designed to help teachers transform their classrooms into amazingly productive environments by assisting students with time management. ClassTimer helps students visualize time and understand it as fundamental concept that needs to be managed in order to be more productive. Good time management leads to success in school and work. In addition to the digital time display, ClassTimer includes a bar graph style display so that young children can visualize the time remaining for a particular task. Using ClassTimer children can better understand when the next phase of the school day will begin or when the time allotted for a task will end. Students at all levels can benefit from better time management skills. Whether they are taking a standardized test, working in a small group on a project or involved in a form of creative expression, they will be better able to succeed if they properly manage the available time. The ClassTimer makes it easy to visualize the passage of time. Several options increase its usefulness. Selectable buzzer sounds signal that the allotted time period has come to an end. Sound can be turned on or off. Usually classroom teachers will use the minutes and seconds display (MM:SS), but in some cases may want to switch to the hours and minutes display (HH:MM). ClassTimer Features ClassTimer has several useful features. In addtion to the very large display, a bar graph style indicator shows the remaining time as a percentage. Timer functions include a user selected audible sound effect to signal the end of a turn. Control Functions: • Activate or deactive the sound played when time is up. • Choose different audible signals by tapping the display. • Select between the hours and minutes display or the minutes and seconds display. • Tap the green arrow to start the countdown clock. • Tap stop to stop the timer. • Tap pause to pause the countdown. • Tap restart to reset the clock. • Slide the alarm sound control to either on or off. Works in stand-alone mode on an iPad or can be connected to a digital projector using an optional cable suppplied by Apple or wirelessly to Apple TV.

About

HistoMaster UK

Explore over 22 centuries of United Kingdom history through interactive timelines, quizzes, and challenges. Learn about monarchs, prime ministers, wars, and key events in a fun, game-like format. Track your progress and compare with family members.

Highlights
  • 22+ centuries of UK history
  • Interactive timelines
  • Quizzes and challenges
  • Adventure mode with Queen Elizabeth II
  • Learning mode with interactive elements
  • Challenge mode for year guessing
  • Multi-profile support
  • iCloud saving for cross-device play
Features
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Welcome to HistoMaster UK : Learning U.K. History is Fun! Thanks to HistoMaster UK you'll discover more than 22 centuries of United Kingdom History; all Kings (Scottish, British, English, Irish), Princes of Wales, Prime Ministers, Wars, Key Events, everything can be found here! For each correct answer you win a troop, this can be used to conquer the world, country by country. Every goal you win unlocks new troops. In the adventure mode you will learn History of United Kingdown with Queen Elizabeth II. You'll find events to put in order, take a quiz and organise time periods. The learning mode allows you to practice all topics. In this mode, you'll see Kings, Princes, Prime Ministers, Wars, Key Events and Periods in interactive timelines. You'll explore the thumbnails of the Kings, Princes, Monarchs, events and wars on a single screen, to get the whole picture. The challenge mode will test your knowledge on key events and periods in a different way: you have to guess the correct year by putting it on a timeline. The highest points are scored when you guess the closest. Each family member can have its own profile, so you can compare your progress to others. All profiles can be saved on iCloud, so its even possible to continue your game on a different device, for example apple TV and IPad! Let's play!!! More information: http://ar-entertainment.net/

Screenshots

HistoMaster UK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HistoMaster UK at Free against ClassTimer's $1.99. ClassTimer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 14 months vs every 38 months). On review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

HistoMaster UK is free to download; ClassTimer costs $1.99 up front. HistoMaster UK sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ClassTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClassTimer ships an update every 14 months, HistoMaster UK every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ClassTimer versus HistoMaster UK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassTimerHistoMaster UK
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPad, Mac, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVentura Educational SystemsAlexandre Minard

Customer experience

ClassTimer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

HistoMaster UK

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

ClassTimer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

HistoMaster UK

One-time1
  • Unlock full version$0.99

Questions

Is ClassTimer free?
ClassTimer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HistoMaster UK free?
HistoMaster UK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ClassTimer or HistoMaster UK have ads?
Neither ClassTimer nor HistoMaster UK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClassTimer or HistoMaster UK?
ClassTimer ships an update every 14 months, and HistoMaster UK every 38 months. Most recently, ClassTimer was updated on June 25, 2026 and HistoMaster UK on September 22, 2026.

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