Comparison

Silent Touch Timer vs Duet Display

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

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About

Silent Touch Timer

This app provides a silent, visual timer that is easy to read from a distance and ideal for presentations, performances, and productivity techniques. It offers customizable warning times and counts up or down without any noise or vibration.

Highlights
  • Silent operation
  • Visually readable timer
  • Customizable warning times
  • Count up or down
  • Ideal for presentations
  • Supports Pomodoro Technique
Features
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Download now and streamline your life with the beautiful to see, lovely to use, and fastest to set timer! "Does exactly what it promises and with a sleek, innovative and intuitive interface. Would buy it again if I could!" GREAT FOR PRESENTATIONS • Easily readable up to 30 feet away on your iPhone. Try putting it behind your audience for better eye contact - for even further try a giant iPad timer! • If you're in charge of keeping presenters on time, just set it up where they can see it, maybe add a time warning to let them know when they should be wrapping up. • Won't disturb your audience, or you, with ANY noise or vibration. • Lets you know at a glance how far overtime you’ve gone – better talk faster next time! "'Apple' simple to use. Works every time. What could be better??" FANTASTIC FOR PERFORMANCES • Use it for music, dance, church services, comedy, plays, whatever has a start and an end! • Count up instead of down if you need to, you can even use warning times while counting up. • Great for keeping yourself in sync while podcasting. "I use the Pomodoro technique at work but didn't want a ticking ringing timer going off in my open plan office. Silent Timer does everything I need and doesn't annoy my coworkers." HELPS WITH PRODUCTIVITY AT HOME AND THE OFFICE • Time your work or your internet breaks at the office without disturbing your coworkers or yourself. • Works great for the Pomodoro Technique, just set the timer to 25 minutes and Pomodoro your way out of procrastination. "One of my most-often used apps...! An unobtrusive, light, very effective timer used while studying, exercising, interviewing people, teaching students and even when evaluating student's answer-sheets...!" SUPPORT You can find more information and support at yoctoapps.com, or contact me at support@yoctoapps.com.

About

Duet Display

Transform your iPad or iPhone into an advanced, lag-free extra display for your Mac or PC. Interact with your computer using touch and gestures, and unlock professional drawing capabilities with Apple Pencil support.

Highlights
  • Extra display for Mac & PC
  • Lag-free performance
  • Touch and gesture support
  • Apple Pencil integration
  • Professional drawing tools
  • Portable productivity
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#1 best-selling iPad app in US, Japan, UK, Germany, and 17 other countries! Duet turns your iPad or iPhone into the most advanced extra display for your Mac & PC. Developed by a team of ex-Apple engineers, Duet offers unparalleled performance and display quality - all with zero lag. — DO MORE — Be twice as productive by multitasking with two screens. And for those that travel, have a portable way to stay productive. — INCREDIBLY SIMPLE — To get started, plug your iPad into your desktop using your charging cable. The free Duet desktop app will automatically detect your device, and transform it into a high performance touchscreen display. There’s no need to worry about unreliable Wi-Fi, laggy performance, pixelated screens or managing network passwords. — TOUCHSCREEN — Interact with Mac & PC like never before, with touch & gestures, including two-finger scrolling, pan and zoom. And with our latest release, you can even add a touch bar to any iPad with any Mac. — PERFECT FOR APPLE PENCIL — With Duet Pro, you can turn your iPad and Apple Pencil into a professional graphics tablet. We’ve re-engineered our rendering algorithms for ultra-responsive drawing, optimized specifically for designers, illustrators and artists. Duet Pro also unlocks pressure & tilt sensitivity, hover, palm rejection, and more to seamlessly draw in the most powerful programs for professionals. Get precise control in Photoshop, Corel Painter, Lightroom, ToonBoom, Illustrator, Manga Studio and more.  — PRESS — TechCrunch - "Feels Like Magic" TIME - "Getting Work Done Faster and More Efficiently" The Guardian - "Lag-free" Forbes - "The simple thing to note is this...Duet Display works." The Verge - "Glorious Fluidity" Lifehacker - "It's fast, easy to use, and works great" Business Insider - "Zero lag and true retina resolution” Wall Street Journal - “It’s as easy as just plugging it in" — REVIEWS — “Awesome! My iPad Pro can be an extra monitor! Cool app” ~CEO of T-Mobile, John Legere “Very smooth and responsive indeed, plus you could use the touch screen to “click” on screen interfaces!” ~Photographer, Lok Cheung “Love the ability to use my iPad as a monitor with Duet.” ~Former Chief Evangelist of Apple, Guy Kawasaki “Just started using this app called Duet… Kinda love it so far.” ~Comedian and Youtube, Phillip DeFranco “All my mac folks look at the Duet app… GREAT!” ~Actor and Comedian, Sinbad  "I really like the app, I suppose the biggest compliment I can give is that it's so easy to setup it almost seems like an Apple product.” ~Early Adopter, M. Nightingale "Amazing solution for me by the way. Works as I was hoping for and actually my main reason for getting an iPad : )” ~Early Adopter, M. Gemzoe Duet Works With: All iPhones and iPads with iOS 7.0 and later All Macs with 10.9 (Mavericks) and later All PCs with Windows 7 and later Duet Pro Works With: All iPad Pros with Apple Pencil All Macs with 10.9 (Mavericks) and later All PCs with Windows 8.1 and later (64 bit) Duet Pro is an optional upgrade for additional features, and price may vary by location. Duet Pro subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. Manage Duet Pro in Account Settings after the optional upgrade. Learn more at http://www.duetdisplay.com Terms: https://www.duetdisplay.com/help-center/duet-terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.duetdisplay.com/help-center/duet-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Silent Touch Timer4 screens
Duet Display3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Duet Display at Free against Silent Touch Timer's $0.99. Duet Display also leads on ratings volume (49K vs 37). Silent Touch Timer's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 45%) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). On rating, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

Duet Display is free to download; Silent Touch Timer costs $0.99 up front. Duet Display sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Silent Touch Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Silent Touch Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Duet Display has 49K ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Silent Touch Timer's written reviews are positive against 45% of Duet Display's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Silent Touch Timer versus Duet Display: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilent Touch TimerDuet Display
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (37 ratings) — better4.4 (49K ratings)
Positive reviews84.1% of reviews — better45.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3749K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan McCardleDuet, Inc.

Customer experience

Silent Touch Timer

All ratings37 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive84.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.9%

Duet Display

All ratings48,726 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews2,385 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral6.7%
Negative47.9%

Bugs and requests

Silent Touch Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Duet Display

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incompatibility with certain software and drivers
  • Laggy performance and input delays
  • Unreliable connection and frequent disconnects

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved resolution and scaling options
  • Better support for older devices and Windows
  • More customization and control over settings
  • Wireless connectivity without subscription

In-app purchases

None

Silent Touch Timer

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Duet Display

Subscriptions6
  • Duet Starter (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Duet Air (Monthly)7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Duet Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
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  • Duet Starter (Annual)$39.991 Year
  • Duet Air (Annual)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Duet Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Silent Touch Timer free?
Silent Touch Timer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Duet Display free?
Duet Display is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Silent Touch Timer or Duet Display?
Silent Touch Timer is rated higher. Silent Touch Timer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Duet Display averages 4.4 from 49K ratings.
Do Silent Touch Timer or Duet Display have ads?
Duet Display shows ads; Silent Touch Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Silent Touch Timer or Duet Display?
Silent Touch Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Duet Display every 3 weeks. Most recently, Silent Touch Timer was updated on October 16, 2026 and Duet Display on October 18, 2026.

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