Classroom Timer Pro vs Otso

A Simple, Fun Timer, designed for teachers - or anyone else who needs to set timed tasks for groups of children in a classroom or similar environment. Classroom Timer Pro includes the following features: • To keep things fresh there are over 50 Alarm clock / Background theme combinations (with more to come!) • The app can continue to countdown in the background, so you can switch between applications during the countdown. This is configurable in the apps settings screen. • No Adverts from third parties. • Displays the amount of time elapsed on the main app screen, as well as the amount of time left -this can be enabled / disabled from the settings screen. • Show the actual time on the main app screen - this can be enabled / disabled from the settings screen. How does it work? The user sets the target amount of time for the class/group to perform a particular task. The countdown timer is then started. The timer can be viewed from the Apple device itself or displayed on a larger format device such as an interactive board or TV screen using screen mirroring features of the Apple Devices. If the class completes the task in the defined time limit the teacher can tap the "tick" button and the "Well Done" screen is displayed and a fanfare sound effect is played. However, if the class run out of time the Alarm rings on the clock, the clock bounces around the screen. Then either: 1. The clock explodes in a comic fashion or 2. A "Time's Up" animation is displayed. ... simply select which effect is used. This app really encourages students to complete any assigned task, the students can see graphically how much time they have left to complete the task. The user is able to pause, restart and reset the timer at any time. The app has an audible "ticking" sound when the timer is running, this can be enabled or disabled by tapping the speaker button on the apps main screen. The Fanfare and Explosion sound effects can be controlled via the audio controls on the Apple device. This is a simple but fun and engaging app to assist the teacher in their classroom management activities. As with all our apps, users are able to send feedback, make enhancement requests or report any issues directly to us from inside the app.

A coloured wedge shrinks as the time runs down. Everyone in the room can read it at a glance — no numbers, no arithmetic, nobody asking how long is left. One price, once — iPhone, iPad and Mac. No ads, no subscriptions, no account. SET IT UP • Maximum: 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 or 120 minutes • Clockwise or counter-clockwise • Sound and haptics, each switched separately: dial, alarm, interface • The countdown carries on in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen • The screen stays awake while it runs • It keeps real time with the app closed PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No tracking. No data collected. Pay once, keep it. HOW IT FEELS • Drag the dial or twist the knob. It ratchets, click by click • Tap to pause, tap to carry on • At zero it shakes, rings and buzzes, like a kitchen timer • Every face sounds different: walnut knocks, glass rings, LCD clicks like a watch button • Flick the dial and it spins down to a stop • Hit either end and it thuds — you feel the limit • Tilt the phone and the polished faces catch the light • Party bursts into confetti. Aurora shimmers while you work FIFTEEN FACES Each has its own character. • Classic — charcoal body, glass lens, red disc • Pastel — candy-soft toy, knurled knob • Rainbow — lilac, an arc that shrinks colour by colour • Neumorph — soft, sculpted, quiet • Glass — translucent, on a light wall • Flat — pure, bold, no chrome • Paper — warm stationery, an ink needle • Wood — turned walnut, terracotta wedge • LCD — dot matrix on a backlit sage screen • Rugged — machined blades behind thick rubber • Midnight — black with a hot coral glow • Halo — a glowing amber ring • Neon — a magenta tube humming in the dark • Aurora — a curtain of light over a starfield • Party — a frosted cake that bursts into confetti Otso is a bear, named for the forest king of Finnish folklore. A timer should sit quietly in the room and be understood without a word. For lessons, workshops, exams, focus sessions, homework and cooking — and anyone who thinks better when time is visible. Children read it as easily as adults.