Comparison

The Random Number Generator! vs Random Timer Generator

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

Head to head
About

The Random Number Generator!

Generate unpredictable, unique random numbers with advanced algorithms. Customize appearance, hear numbers spoken aloud, and set number ranges. Ideal for lotteries and various applications requiring random selection.

Highlights
  • Superior random number algorithms
  • Customizable appearance
  • Speech synthesis for spoken numbers
  • Selectable minimum and maximum number ranges
  • Option for unique number generation
  • History of generated numbers
  • Second screen support (AirPlay/wired)
Features
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Make sure you have The Random Number Generator for those inevitable times when you urgently need a random number! Features: • Uses advanced algorithms for a unique sequence of random numbers every time. • A customizable appearance. • Speech Synthesis to read out your number in your device language. • Options to choose both a minimum and maximum number to limit the result to the random number you really need. • An option to show a history of generated numbers. • The ability to only generate unique numbers. • A clean, minimalistic layout with no clutter. • Support for second screens using AirPlay or wired connections. • Perfect for raffles, drawings, and lottery picks. • Designed to fully support all iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch screen sizes. • Supports iPad multitasking, including Split View and Slide Over. This app will constantly be updated and improved. If you have any feedback or suggestions on what you would like to see, please contact us at: Nick@FluffyLogicGames.com This app follows Apple's Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Random Timer Generator

This app generates random countdown timers within a specified time range. It's versatile for games, meditation, exercise, studying, and more. Customize sounds, vibrations, and looping modes for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Configurable random countdowns
  • Adjustable time ranges (0 seconds to 24 hours)
  • Background operation support
  • Customizable sound and vibration alerts
  • Upload custom alarm sounds
  • Looping mode with break periods
  • Progress tracking for loops
Features
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Random Timer Generator is a random countdown timer that allows you to input a Minimum and Maximum time, and then it will start a random timer somewhere within that range. Random Timer Generator allows you to create random timer countdowns, which makes it great as an exercise timer, a meditation timer, a random timer for studying, a Musical Chairs timer, or as a timer for Hot Potato style games like Catch Phrase, The Last Word, Pass The Bomb... or Hot Potato. ************************************ FEATURES * Fully configurable random countdowns with adjustable seconds, minutes, and hours * Supports timer durations from 0 seconds to 24 hours * The timer and alarm will still run properly even if your screen is locked or you have another app open * Enable or disable countdown noise options * Enable or disable vibrations when the timer ends * Enable or disable showing how much time is left while the random timer is going * Sounds an alarm when the timer hits 0. Choose from different alarm noise options, or go silent with vibrate-only option * Upload your own sound or song as the countdown sound, the sound when timer ends, or the sound when break period ends * Animates and vibrates when going off, so you'll notice the timer expiring in a noisy situation * Looping mode - set a random timer to go off repeatedly, so the next random timer starts again after one ends. You can even add a "break period between random timers", where you can set how many seconds you'd like as a break between random timers when Loop mode is on. * If Looping mode is on, it will tell you how many loops you have completed ************************************ Random Timer Generator is great for: * Games There are many Hot Potato style games where you don't want to be the person holding the ball (or potato) when the random timer goes off. Random Timer Generator works great for these Hot Potato style games, such as Catch Phrase, The Last Word, Pass The Bomb... or Hot Potato. Also great for board games where you need a random timer * Meditation When meditating, you may want to set a timer... but not know exactly when that timer will end (for example, a random timer that will go off somewhere between 10 and 30 minutes). Random Timer Generator works great for that. * Exercise While exercising, you may want to have a random timer for doing certain exercises, but not know exactly how long you will need to do it for. For example, you could set a minimum of 15 seconds and a maximum of 60 seconds while holding a forearm plank. * Musical Chairs With Random Timer Generator, you can set a random timer (for example between 5 seconds and 30 seconds) to go off for playing Musical Chairs. You can even have it playing songs while the timer is counting down. * Studying Andrew Huberman has popularized the Gap Effect or Spacing Effect method of studying, where you have a random timer go off every now and then while studying, to give yourself a short break. During that break, your brain replays what you were just learning at hyper speed.

Screenshots

The Random Number Generator!4 screens
Random Timer Generator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Random Number Generator! at 4.8 against Random Timer Generator's 3.8. The Random Number Generator! also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (863 vs 56). Random Timer Generator's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. The Random Number Generator! sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Random Timer Generator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Random Number Generator! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Random Number Generator! has 863 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of The Random Number Generator!'s written reviews are positive against 83% of Random Timer Generator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Random Number Generator! ships an update every 3 weeks, Random Timer Generator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Random Number Generator! versus Random Timer Generator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Random Number Generator!Random Timer Generator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (863 ratings) — better3.8 (56 ratings)
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews82.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings863 — better56
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas DeanOneUp App LLC

Customer experience

The Random Number Generator!

All ratings863 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews126 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative11.9%

Random Timer Generator

All ratings56 ratings
Positive67.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative26.8%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative12.2%

User reviews

The Random Number Generator!

From 863 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 💡 Versatile with many options
  • 🚀 Efficient for various tasks
  • ✅ Reliable and dependable
  • 🌟 Useful for decision-making

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 App sometimes won't open
  • 🐛 Blank screen issue
  • 🐛 Repeating numbers issue
  • 🐛 Inconsistent randomness

Random Timer Generator

From 56 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and streamlined interface
  • 👍 Works as intended for various purposes
  • 👍 Customizable features
  • 👍 Useful for board games and practice sessions
  • 👍 Great for musicians and dog training

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Strange battery usage reported
  • 🐛 Font for counts/reps is too small
  • 🐛 Can't use without paying for longer timers
  • 🐛 Counter freezes at random times
  • 🐛 Notifications (sound/iWatch) stop working

Bugs and requests

The Random Number Generator!

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App keeps crashing on startup
  • App sometimes shows a blank screen
  • App sometimes won't open
  • App occasionally repeats the same number
  • Watch version is limited and cannot change range
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  • Green slider is broken
  • New update doesn't work well, reverts to old number
  • Voice function not working for some users
  • Haptic feedback sporadically turns on after being turned off
  • Auto-generate speed is too fast in new version
  • App crashes when connected to a VGA monitor
  • App freezes after generating only a few numbers

Requested features

14 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to autoplay with screen off
  • Availability in other languages
  • Adjustable font size in data entry fields
  • Bluetooth connectivity to TV
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  • Add more bells and whistles
  • Option for different colored raffle numbers
  • Time stamp for each number generated
  • Negative number support
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • More control over number generation (e.g., sequence length, time interval)
  • Ability to set timer for auto-generate speed
  • Seven number generators on one page for referees
  • Option to never repeat a number consecutively

Random Timer Generator

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App consumed most battery without usage
  • Counter freezes at random times
  • Notifications (sound/iWatch) stop working after a short period
  • Custom sounds are cut off when looping and using breaks
  • Alarm always includes vibrate, no sound alone option
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  • App forces portrait mode, removing split view support
  • Volume changes on its own
  • Alarm sound plays something different than selected

Requested features

10 requests
  • Make counts/reps font bigger
  • Allow setting 'active hours' for timer
  • Option for 'weekdays only' timer scheduling
  • Save and name various timers and settings
  • Upload, delete, and select among multiple sounds
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  • Display completed time until next timer starts
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Dark mode option
  • Improve sound cutting off with custom sounds and looping
  • Option for sound alone alarm without vibrate

In-app purchases

4 purchases

The Random Number Generator!

Subscriptions1
  • Supporter$0.991 Month
One-time3
  • Remove Adverts$0.99
  • Coffee!$2.99
  • Sandwich!$6.99
1 purchases

Random Timer Generator

One-time1
  • Lifetime access$7.99

Questions

Is The Random Number Generator! free?
The Random Number Generator! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Random Timer Generator free?
Random Timer Generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Random Number Generator! or Random Timer Generator?
The Random Number Generator! is rated higher. The Random Number Generator! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 863 ratings, while Random Timer Generator averages 3.8 from 56 ratings.
Do The Random Number Generator! or Random Timer Generator have ads?
The Random Number Generator! shows ads; Random Timer Generator does not.
Which is updated more often, The Random Number Generator! or Random Timer Generator?
The Random Number Generator! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Random Timer Generator every 2 months. Most recently, The Random Number Generator! was updated on October 12, 2026 and Random Timer Generator on October 7, 2026.

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