ClassTimer vs HistoMaster UK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | ClassTimer | HistoMaster UK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad, Mac, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ventura Educational Systems | Alexandre Minard |
Customer experience
ClassTimer
HistoMaster UK
In-app purchases
ClassTimer
No in-app purchases
HistoMaster UK
- Unlock full version$0.99
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