Comparison

Finger Timer vs SolveTime

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

Head to head
About

Finger Timer

This app functions as a speedcubing and speedstacking timer, offering a simple and elegant interface. It allows users to time their solves, track statistics like averages, and even connect to a display device for shared viewing. The app offers both free and full versions with varying features and limitations.

Highlights
  • Speedcubing timer
  • Speedstacking timer
  • Automatic statistics tracking
  • Display connection
  • Scramble generation
  • Ao5 and Ao12 calculation
Features
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Finger Timer is a speedcubing/speedstacking timer in your pocket! It's a simple and elegant timer app that you must have! [HOW TO USE] 1. Put your fingers on the left and right pads, and hold. 2. When the red and green lights are both on, the timer is ready, and then you can release your fingers to start the timer. 3. When you want to stop the timer, put your fingers back on the left and right pads. 4. If you want to restart the timer, press "RESET" and do the steps 1 to 3. [DISPLAY CONNECTION] 1. Connect your Timer device (with this app) and Display device (any computer or mobile device with a web browser) to the same Wi-Fi network. (Sometimes Internet also works.) 2. In Timer device, tap the top-right icon, and check "Allow display connection" checkbox. 3. In Display device, enter the Timer address into the address bar of your browser, and then press "START". 4. Enjoy it! [Stats] When you using the timer, stats are generated automatically. The average time, Ao5 and Ao12 (full version only), are displaying the summary in the LED panel, and you can also get the details in About page. In About page, you can clear the stats or copy them to show off! Free version: > The maximum time is 10 minutes. > Display connection. (max 10 mins) > Scramble for only cube 2x2x2 and 3x3x3. > Showing Ao5 (average of 5) only. > With ads Full version: > The maximum time is 60 minutes. > Display connection. (max 60 mins) > Scramble for cube 2x2x2, 3x3x3, 4x4x4, and 5x5x5. > Showing both Ao5 (average of 5) and Ao12 (average of 12). > No ads, no distractions! Subscribe our YouTube channel to watch the latest cubing videos: https://youtube.com/omgcrafts Like us on Facebook for the latest news: https://facebook.com/omegastudiopage

About

SolveTime

Features
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SolveTime is a fast, clean speedcubing timer built for real practice — no ads, no accounts, no clutter, and it works completely offline. Whether you are chasing a sub-10 3x3 or just learning to solve, SolveTime gives you everything you need to time solves the way competitions do. WCA-STYLE SCRAMBLES Get a fresh, notation-correct scramble for every solve. Supports 3x3, 2x2, 4x4, 5x5, Pyraminx and Skewb, with proper move lengths and no redundant turns. 15-SECOND INSPECTION Turn on official-style inspection with 8s and 12s cues. Go over 15 seconds and you get an automatic +2; over 17 seconds counts as a DNF — exactly like a real solve. HOLD-TO-START TIMING Press and hold, wait for green, release to go. Adjustable hold time and the option to hide the running time so you focus on the solve, not the clock. AVERAGES THAT MATTER Live ao5 and ao12, plus ao50, ao100, best single, session mean and standard deviation — all calculated with WCA trimming rules. Set +2 or DNF penalties on any solve. SESSIONS FOR EVERY EVENT Keep separate sessions per puzzle, review your full solve history with the scramble that produced each time, and delete solves you want to drop. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every solve stays on your device. No sign-in, no tracking, no network access, and no ads — ever. TRY IT FREE, THEN OWN IT SolveTime is free to download, and every feature is open for your first 14 days of practice. When the trial wraps up, a single one-time purchase (SolveTime Unlimited) keeps the timer, your sessions and your averages going for good. No subscription, nothing to renew. Your solves stay saved either way.

Screenshots

Finger Timer4 screens
SolveTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Finger Timer at none against SolveTime's 1. Finger Timer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). SolveTime's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 16 months). On price and ads 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

Both are free to download. SolveTime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Finger Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Finger Timer ships an update every 16 months, SolveTime weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Finger Timer versus SolveTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinger TimerSolveTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (348 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings348 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYu-Mao FengYoshifumi Sato

Bugs and requests

Finger Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timer not stopping/resetting properly
  • Scrambles not displaying correctly
  • App crashing or freezing during use

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to save/view past times and averages
  • Expand to support more puzzle types (4x4, 5x5, etc.)
  • Improve timer responsiveness and reliability
  • Provide an ad-free paid version

SolveTime

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Finger Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SolveTime

One-time1
  • SolveTime Unlimited$2.99

Questions

Is Finger Timer free?
Finger Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SolveTime free?
SolveTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Finger Timer or SolveTime have ads?
Neither Finger Timer nor SolveTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Finger Timer or SolveTime?
Finger Timer ships an update every 16 months, and SolveTime weekly. Most recently, Finger Timer was updated on November 1, 2026 and SolveTime on November 6, 2026.

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