Comparison

Remote vs stream countdown

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

Head to head
About

Remote

Features
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One big countdown everyone can see. One remote in your pocket. Remote Timer turns an iPhone or iPad into a large, glanceable countdown and lets you run it from a second device. No internet, no account, no fiddly setup. Perfect for talks, workshops, classrooms, rehearsals, exams, training sessions and any room that needs to keep to time. TWO ROLES, ONE APP • Timer: shows the big countdown. Put it where the speaker or the audience can see it. Pick a clean progress circle, or on iPhone a progress line that runs around the edge of the screen. • Remote: start, pause and reset the timer and change its duration from another device. See the live time and the timer device's battery level at a glance. BUILT FOR REAL ROOMS • Counts down, then keeps counting up in red so you always know how far over you are. Optional blinking and a haptic tap tell you the moment time is up. • Any duration up to 99 minutes, with quick presets from 1 to 30 minutes. • Controls fade away while the timer runs, so the audience only sees the time. • Devices find each other automatically on the local network. No internet connection needed. • Secret code: only remotes that know your code can connect. NEW IN 2.0 • Live Activity: keep the countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with the set duration, the time since the last sync and a clear "Time's up" state. • "Time's up" notification on your remote when the timer runs out. It is corrected or cancelled automatically when the timer is paused, reset or changed. • Redesigned Timer screen and a redesigned clock-style Remote screen with a REMOTE badge, so you always know which role a device plays. • A welcome tutorial that walks you through choosing a role and pairing two devices. FOR TINKERERS Open the timer in any browser on the same network, or read it from your own scripts through a simple local HTTP endpoint. Start/stop and reset endpoints are protected by your secret code. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Remote Timer collects no data, and everything stays between your own devices. GOOD TO KNOW • Allow Local Network access when asked, otherwise your devices cannot find each other. • The Live Activity and the notification on the remote reflect the last state it received from the timer. They refresh whenever the Remote Timer app is open on the remote. • Requires iPhone or iPad with iOS 17 or later.

About

stream countdown

Features
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Until.at is a clean, remote-controlled countdown timer. Start a timer on your phone and display it full-screen on any screen via a link or QR—perfect for presentations, sports, workouts, workshops and live events. Key features • Create a countdown in seconds • Full-screen display mode for TV/laptop/tablet • Share via link/QR so everyone sees the same timer • Pause and resume anytime • Minimal dark design with big, readable digits Free vs Pro • Free: 1 display, up to 60 minutes, subtle “Powered by Until.at” watermark • Pro: longer timers and multiple displays (e.g. up to 5), no watermark No account required—settings stay on your device. We are using the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) for our subscriptions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Remote4 screens
stream countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Remote at none against stream countdown's 2. stream countdown's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. stream countdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remote ships an update monthly, stream countdown fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Remote versus stream countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemotestream countdown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeon FriedmannRaween Kalicharan

In-app purchases

None

Remote

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

stream countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Remote free?
Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is stream countdown free?
stream countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Remote or stream countdown have ads?
Neither Remote nor stream countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remote or stream countdown?
Remote ships an update monthly, and stream countdown fortnightly. Most recently, Remote was updated on November 3, 2026 and stream countdown on November 9, 2026.

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