Instant Sign vs Antunes Prep Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Instant Sign
Easily create custom signs with text, images, and designs on your iPad. Share them on social media, print them, or display them directly from your device.
- Create custom signs
- Add text and images
- Variety of designs
- Share on social media
- Print signs
- Simple and handy
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Sometimes, all you need is a sign. --- I made this app so I could easily put some words on my iPad screen and hold it up like a sign. It does that. It also makes fancier signs from a variety of designs. Customize your signs with pictures and clever messages, then put them on display, share them on the "social medias", or even print them straight from your device. It's simple, handy, fun, and free!
Antunes Prep Timer
Manage food preparation timers and condiment expiry dates with customizable categories. Features audit logs, distinct operator and store manager modes, and multi-language support. Designed for iPad.
- Condiment expiry management
- Customizable categories
- Activity logging for audits
- Operator and Store Manager modes
- Multi-language support
- iPad optimized
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Antunes Prep Timer designed to manage Prep Table Timers. User can easily manage condiments & expiry. User can customize condiments in categories like Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner. User can assign multiple categories to each condiment. App logs activities for audit. App has two modes - Operator & Store manager mode. In Store manager mode, user can manage configurations and In Operator mode, User has ability to reset & stop condiments. App supports multiple languages like English, Spanish, French & Chinese. Note: This app is designed for iPad. This app is available at yearly subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Instant Sign at 71% against Antunes Prep Timer's 0%. Instant Sign also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Antunes Prep Timer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Instant Sign sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Antunes Prep Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Antunes Prep Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Instant Sign's written reviews are positive against 0% of Antunes Prep Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Instant Sign ships an update every 11 months, Antunes Prep Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Instant Sign | Antunes Prep Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cat in a Box Software | AJ Antunes & Co |
Customer experience
Instant Sign
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In-app purchases
Instant Sign
- Premium Upgrade$1.99
Antunes Prep Timer
- Antunes Prep Timer$49.99
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