Comparison

Instant Timer vs iHatePaper

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

Head to head
About

Instant Timer

Features
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START TIMERS INSTANTLY With Instant Timer, you can start timers quicker than with other apps. HOW IT WORKS Other timer apps usually require you to first set a duration before the timer can start. With Instant Timer, it's the other way around: First, you start a new timer. Then, while this timer is already running, you set its duration. This is why timers can be started so quickly with Instant Timer. LESS STRESS With Instant Timer, you first start a timer and then set the duration afterward. That way you can take the stress out of the moment and set the duration when it suits you best. GREAT FOR COOKING Imagine you are cooking. The water boils, but you also must hurry to finish chopping the vegetables. You quickly put the ingredients into the water - but for how long again? Take the heat out of the moment: Start a timer for the water now, finish chopping the vegetables, and then you have all the time in the world to dig out the recipe and set the water timer's duration accordingly. MANY USE CASES Instant Timer is a flexible tool that can be used for all kinds of situations, including: • Productivity • Cooking • Tea timers • Sports • Presentation rehearsals • When someone asks you to start a timer and you don't even know why yet • Whatever other special use cases you may have in your life Download Instant Timer now and find out how Instant Timer can be the right tool for things in your life. OTHER FEATURES • Manage multiple timers at once • Notifications for active timers • Clean and focused design DOWNLOAD INSTANT TIMER NOW Download Instant Timer now for free. --- ALREADY HAVE INSTANT TIMER INSTALLED? If you enjoy using Instant Timer, consider subscribing to one of the ad-free subscriptions to support its development ;) --- Terms of Use: https://instanttimer.viewout.net/terms-and-conditions/

About

iHatePaper

Effortlessly digitize and organize your paper documents. This app uses AI to scan, intelligently name, and file your receipts, bills, and other papers directly into your Google Drive, making them searchable and easily retrievable.

Highlights
  • AI document recognition
  • Automatic smart naming
  • Intelligent folder filing
  • Searchable PDF creation
  • Batch scanning
  • Photo library import
  • Background uploads
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Paper sucks. iHatePaper makes it disappear. You snap a photo. iHatePaper does the rest. It reads the document, names it intelligently, picks the right folder, and files it into your own Google Drive. Searchable. Organized. Out of your hair forever. No more shoeboxes of receipts. No more "where did I put that bill?" No more pretending you're going to organize your tax docs this weekend. — HOW IT WORKS — 1. Snap a photo of any paper document. Bills, receipts, tax forms, medical records, leases, anything. 2. iHatePaper's AI reads the document and figures out what it is, who sent it, and when it was dated. 3. Each scan becomes a clean, text-searchable PDF, automatically named with a smart filename like "Eversource-2026-04-27.pdf." 4. The PDF is filed into the right folder in your Google Drive, under Finances, Medical, Legal, Insurance, and so on. Folders are created automatically the first time you need them. 5. You forget the document ever existed. That's the goal. — WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT — * It files for you. Most scanner apps stop at making a PDF. iHatePaper picks the folder, names the file, and puts it where it belongs. * Your files stay yours. Everything lands in your own Google Drive, not on our servers. We don't store your documents. We don't read them after processing. We don't sell anything to anyone. * Every PDF is searchable. Built-in OCR means the text inside your scanned papers shows up in Drive search and Spotlight. Looking for last March's electric bill? Just search "Eversource March." * Built for batches. Capture multiple pages of a document, or a whole stack of unrelated papers in one session. The app sorts them all out. * Photo library import. Already have scanned paperwork sitting in your Photos? Pull it straight from your camera roll, up to ten at a time. * Background uploads. Walk away. Lock your phone. iHatePaper finishes the job in the background and pings you when everything is filed. — SMART CHOICES YOU GET TO MAKE — * Pick your filename style: "Vendor + Date," "Vendor + Category," or "Category + Date." * Toggle year subfolders for tax-season-friendly organization. * Pick your own root folder name in Drive, call it whatever you want. * Open the camera straight from app launch when you're in scanning mode. — iHATEPAPER PRO — Free users get 5 documents per month. Pro unlocks unlimited scanning and goes for either: * Weekly: $1.99/week with 3-day free trial * Yearly: $29.99/year with 3-day free trial — ABOUT THE BEAVER — Yes, there's a beaver. He hates paper too. He's emotionally supportive. — PRIVACY — We process your scans transiently. Images are held only long enough to convert to PDF, identify, and upload to your Drive. Then they're deleted from our servers. Your documents live in your Drive, controlled by you, revocable at any time from your Google account. Privacy Policy: https://ihatepaper.app/files/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ — SUBSCRIPTION TERMS — Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription.

Screenshots

Instant Timer4 screens
iHatePaper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: iHatePaper at none against Instant Timer's shown. Instant Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Instant Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and iHatePaper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Instant Timer versus iHatePaper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstant TimeriHatePaper
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid Leander Dias DuarteLeft Pocket LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Instant Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Instant Timer Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Instant Timer Pro (Yearly)$10.001 Year
2 purchases

iHatePaper

Subscriptions2
  • iHatePaper Pro Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • iHatePaper Pro Monthly3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Instant Timer free?
Instant Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iHatePaper free?
iHatePaper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Instant Timer or iHatePaper have ads?
Instant Timer shows ads; iHatePaper does not.

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