A.L.E.X. vs Fun Time Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A.L.E.X.
Engage your mind with a logic puzzle game where you program a robot to navigate through levels. This app offers a fun way to develop planning and logical thinking skills, suitable for both children and adults. Create your own challenges with the included level editor.
- Program robot with command sequences
- Solve puzzles to reach level finish
- Develop logical thinking
- Create custom puzzles
- Multiple robot looks
- Additional level packs
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A.L.E.X. is a fun puzzle game and a great way to train your brain. A.L.E.X. helps you think and plan logically as you program your robot A.L.E.X. with a sequence of commands to get through each level from start to finish. I named A.L.E.X. after my nephew, and created a game I would want him to play. The lower levels of the games are suitable for children as young as six and the game is enjoyable for adults too! FREE VERSION - Includes 25 levels - Includes feature to create your own puzzle UPGRADE - 35 additional levels - More block types to create your own puzzles - 3 additional looks for A.L.E.X.
Fun Time Timer
This app helps children, particularly those with GDD and autism, manage their time more effectively. It was developed with the goal of making time management more accessible and less stressful for young users.
- Time management for children
- Assists with GDD and autism
- User-friendly interface
- Developed with passion
- Focus on helping one child
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FunTime was born in a couple of tweets. Laura (@p0nja), Juancho's mom, tweeted "I have an idea for an app to helps childs with GDD and autism handle time" (or something like that) and then another tweet by our team (@codigodelsur) "Ok, we like the idea, count on us" (or something like that), so in 5 minutes we had a project. This first version of FunTime is the result of the first passionate 3 weeks of work, as dreamers we are, we hope it really helps thousand of kids all over the world to manage time in a better way, but just by helping one will be good enough for us to let us go to bed happy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fun Time Timer at 4.7 against A.L.E.X.'s 3.2. Fun Time Timer also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 41%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). A.L.E.X.'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (55 vs 7). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. A.L.E.X. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fun Time Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fun Time Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: A.L.E.X. has 55 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of A.L.E.X.'s written reviews are positive against 79% of Fun Time Timer's.
A.L.E.X. ships an update every 2 weeks, Fun Time Timer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A.L.E.X. | Fun Time Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (55 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.7% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AwesomeApps.com | CodigoDelSur |
Customer experience
A.L.E.X.
Fun Time Timer
Bugs and requests
A.L.E.X.
Reported bugs
6 issues- App not optimized for newer iPhones (XR, X, 11, etc.)
- Buttons/menus cut off on screen
- Upgrade/purchase fails or times out
- Inconsistent behavior on specific levels (e.g., level 16)
- Sliders/platforms don't move correctly
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- App crashes or shows error messages on newer iOS versions
Requested features
8 requests- Update app for newer iPhone screen sizes
- Fix upgrade/purchase functionality
- Add zoom functionality
- More levels
- Undo button
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- Make upgrade free or more affordable
- Improve animation speed
- Allow editing of tested sequences
Fun Time Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
A.L.E.X.
- A.L.E.X. Upgrade$0.99
Fun Time Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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