Hourglass vs Gravity Ball Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hourglass
This app offers a simple and user-friendly hourglass experience. Set your desired time, pause it as needed, and enjoy the soothing visual of falling sand. It's designed for moments of calm and focused time management.
- User-friendly hourglass interface
- Set custom timer durations
- Pause and resume timer
- Soothing falling sand animation
- Comforting visual experience
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Simple and user-friendly hourglass app. You can set your desired time and also pause it. Watching the beautiful falling sand is soothing and comforting. standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Gravity Ball Timer
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Gravity Ball Timer is a realistic hourglass simulator that responds to the way you move your device. Tilt your iPhone to control the flow of colorful balls as they fall through a glass timer, just like a real hourglass. This app provides a calm and minimal experience, combining visual feedback with interactive physics. It’s not just a timer — it’s a relaxing way to pause, focus, and reset. Features: • Approximately one-minute timer experience • Acts like a real timer — rotate your device to reset • Colored balls fall using real-world gravity simulation • Minimal user interface and distractions • Elegant wooden frame and soft glass visuals Perfect for classrooms, focus sessions, meditation, or simply taking a visual break. Gravity Ball Timer brings the analog hourglass to your digital world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hourglass at Free against Gravity Ball Timer's $0.99. Hourglass also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.4). Gravity Ball Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown).
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Hourglass is free to download; Gravity Ball Timer costs $0.99 up front. Hourglass sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Gravity Ball Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hourglass ships an update weekly, Gravity Ball Timer daily. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hourglass | Gravity Ball Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (216 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 216 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Focaccia, Inc. | LexiNexiAI Private Limited |
In-app purchases
Hourglass
- Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Hourglass Timer Pro$3.99
Gravity Ball Timer
No in-app purchases
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