Classroom Timer Pro vs Visual Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classroom Timer Pro
This educational tool helps teachers manage timed tasks for groups of children. It offers customizable themes, background countdowns, and engaging animations for task completion or time expiration. Users can pause, restart, and reset timers, with optional sound effects.
- 50+ alarm/background theme combinations
- Background countdown functionality
- Elapsed and remaining time display
- Actual time display
- "Well Done" screen with fanfare
- Comic explosion or "Time's Up" animation
- Pause, restart, and reset timer
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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.
Visual Timer
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A simple timer that shows the remaining time as an area you can see. You do not have to read numbers. Just watch the colored part shrink, and you know how much time is left. ■ A dial you can read instantly The sector gets smaller as time runs out. Numbers and tick marks are printed on the face, so you can also check the exact minutes. ■ The whole dial changes Choose 1, 5, 10, 30 or 60 minutes. Pick 1 minute and one full turn takes a minute, so even short times start from a full disc and you can see the whole amount. You can also set any length from 1 to 180 minutes. ■ Set the time by dragging Just drag around the dial. No number pad. ■ Hide the digits You can turn off the remaining-time readout when the area alone is easier to grasp. ■ Full screen Show only the disc, in a large size. Stand the device on a desk and read it from across the room. Works in both portrait and landscape. ■ When time is up Bell, beep or chime, or no sound at all. Vibration can be switched on or off. The alarm sounds even when the silent switch is on. If the timer ends while the app is closed, a notification lets you know. ■ Five colors Red, blue, green, orange and purple. Good for ・Study sessions and pomodoro intervals ・Cooking and housework ・Keeping to time in meetings and presentations ・Helping children get ready or tidy up ・Showing time to a whole room in a classroom
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Visual Timer at Free against Classroom Timer Pro's $2.99. Classroom Timer Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On in-app purchases 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
Visual Timer is free to download; Classroom Timer Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Classroom Timer Pro | Visual Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EDTECH MONSTER LIMITED | Ryouhei Azuma |
In-app purchases
Classroom Timer Pro
No in-app purchases
Visual Timer
No in-app purchases
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