TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers) vs Wedge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers)
Access and discover millions of PreK-12 educational resources created by teachers. This app allows you to manage your purchased materials, explore new teaching tools, and save items to your wish list. Educators can also manage their online store and receive sale notifications.
- Access purchased digital downloads
- Discover new teaching resources
- Add resources to wish list
- Manage TPT seller store
- Receive sale notifications
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TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers) is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators. With millions of resources across grades, subjects, and specialties, it’s easy to find the just-right resource for whatever you need. TPT Companion is your helpful app to learn more about resources for sale on TPT. Explore our vast library of digital downloads, from full-year curricula to bell ringer activities, and level up your teaching experience like never before. What you’ll love about TPT Companion: • Access your TPT purchases from anywhere: Your entire library of digital downloads is right at your fingertips. Find and download your teaching materials, no matter where you are. • Discover new resources: Explore new recommendations tailored to your teaching needs, and find the perfect resource for your students in a snap. • Add to your wish list: Keep track of the resources that catch your eye and save them to your wish list for when you’re ready to purchase. • Manage your TPT store: Access Seller tools while on the go and receive a cha-ching notification whenever you make a new sale. Stay connected with TPT online: Website: tpt.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/teacherspayteachers Instagram: instagram.com/teacherspayteachers
Wedge
This app provides a visual countdown timer that shrinks like a colored wedge, making time remaining clear at a glance. It features a hidden picture that is revealed as time elapses, perfect for engaging children and adults alike. Designed for focus and time management, it's ad-free and privacy-focused.
- Visual wedge countdown
- Hidden picture reveal
- Customizable presets
- Gentle alarm sounds
- Kid-lock feature
- Live Activity integration
- Siri and Shortcuts support
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A visual countdown timer you can read from across the room. A coloured wedge shrinks as the time runs out, so anyone can see how much is left at a glance. No reading a clock. No arithmetic. That one idea is why visual timers are standard equipment in classrooms and therapy rooms: for children who cannot tell the time yet, for anyone with ADHD and time blindness, and in occupational therapy and special education, where "five more minutes" means nothing but "when the red is gone" means everything. HIDE A PICTURE UNDERNEATH Turn on a hidden picture and the disc starts fully covered. As the wedge retreats, the picture underneath is uncovered a slice at a time, finishing exactly when the timer does. A child who will not watch a countdown will watch a dinosaur arrive. Thirty pictures and thirty backgrounds, and they are not all for small children. The set runs from cartoon dinosaurs and rockets through to a mandala, a koi pond and a nebula, so the same reveal works for a teenager or for an adult holding their own focus. All of it is off by default, because a classroom wants the plain disc and that room comes first. NO ADS. NOT NOW, NOT LATER. This app is built to be handed to a seven-year-old. No adverts. No pop-ups. No tracking. No account to create. Nothing is ever sent to a server, because there is no server. Your presets and settings stay on your device. WHAT'S INSIDE • A large, calm dial that reads clearly from the back of a classroom • Drag the disc to set any time up to an hour, or tap a saved preset • Presets with their own names and colours, so "Reading 20" is one tap • Ten alarm sounds, six of them deliberately gentle, because one harsh beep is wrong for a sensory-sensitive room • Kid-lock freezes the screen mid-session so nobody can stop the timer • A Live Activity keeps the countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Siri and Shortcuts • Keep the screen awake while a timer runs • Seven disc colours • Keeps perfect time while backgrounded, locked, or fully closed • iPhone and iPad, portrait and landscape BUILT FOR REAL ROOMS Teachers use it for transitions, centres and independent work. Occupational therapists use it for sessions, turn-taking and regulation. Parents use it for screen time, tooth brushing, homework and getting out of the door. Adults use it for focus blocks, study sprints and breaking long tasks down. ACCESSIBILITY IS NOT AN AFTERTHOUGHT Full VoiceOver labels on the dial and every control. Dynamic Type throughout. Reduced Motion honoured. State is never shown by colour alone, so the timer still reads for colour-blind users and for a child who is not tracking the colour at all. HONEST PRICING Five complete timers free, with every feature turned on. Not a crippled trial. Then one quiet one-time purchase and it is yours, including every future update. No subscription. No renewals. No upsells. No "premium" tier that switches off something you already paid for. Family Sharing included.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wedge at 5.0 against TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers)'s 2.5. Wedge also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (525 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Wedge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers) asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wedge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers) has 525 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers) ships an update monthly, Wedge every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers) | Wedge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (525 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 525 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Teacher Synergy Inc. | Chad Berry |
Customer experience
TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers)
Wedge
Bugs and requests
TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers)
Reported bugs
3 issues- Repeated loading of the same search results
- Inability to view or edit seller's own products
- Notifications not working consistently
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to purchase items directly in the app
- Improve search and filtering capabilities
- Optimize app for iPad and tablet use
- Provide real-time sales data and analytics for sellers
Wedge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers)
No in-app purchases
Wedge
- Wedge Unlocked$5.99
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