Stacks Timer vs Shows
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stacks Timer
This app provides a simple and intuitive way to time speed stacking sessions. It records your best scores, calculates average times, and offers tutorials for beginners and experienced stackers alike. Share your achievements on social media.
- Speed stacking timing
- Score saving
- Average time calculation
- Stacking tutorials
- Social media sharing
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Simple and easy to use speed stacks timer. Whether you have just started stacking or you’re an experienced stacker, this app will time you stack, save you highest score, allow you to tweet your score, give you your average times, it can even teach you how to stack whether your stuck with a particular part of your stack or even if you've never tried before. Universal app for iPhone and iPad. Join us on Twitter - www.twitter.com/EiiEntertains Join us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/EiiEntertains Check out our Website - www.eiientertains.com
Shows
Discover detailed information about movies, TV shows, celebrities, and games. Organize your viewing with a personalized favorites list and stay updated on upcoming releases and top-rated content.
- Search millions of entertainment programs
- View ratings, trivia, and cast details
- Discover upcoming releases
- Browse top-rated content
- Create a personal watchlist
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Shows is an entertainment and pop culture app that helps you get more information about movies, TV shows, celebrities, games, and anime. You can also track what you want to watch using your Favorites. FEATURES: - Search for millions of TV shows, movies, and entertainment programs from all over the world - Read and browse ratings, trivia, actors/actresses, and celebrities - Check out the upcoming movies and TV shows - Browse the top-rated movies and TV shows - Create your favourites/watchlist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shows at 4.6 against Stacks Timer's 4.0. Shows also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Stacks Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shows holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Stacks Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shows's.
Stacks Timer ships an update every 11 months, Shows every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | Stacks Timer | Shows |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (10 ratings) | 4.6 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Codedcognition Ltd | APPS BAY LIMITED |
Customer experience
Stacks Timer
Shows
In-app purchases
Stacks Timer
No in-app purchases
Shows
No in-app purchases
