Maple Syrup Time vs Hour
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maple Syrup Time
This app helps maple syrup producers forecast sap flow for efficient collection planning. It also allows users to log sap and syrup production data, and track year-over-year statistics.
- Sap flow forecasting
- Sap collection planning
- Log sap flow rates
- Log syrup production
- Year-over-year statistics
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Maple Syrup Time's proprietary sap flow algorithm, SapCast™, helps you plan for sap collection days based on forecasted sap flow. Maple syrup producers can also log their observed sap flow rates, collected sap, and syrup production amounts. Keep track of year-over-year statistics in a quick and convenient manner. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Hour
This app facilitates rapid texting of notifications to contacts for fundraising campaigns. It allows users to efficiently manage and track responses from their phone's contact list.
- Send quick text notifications
- Target specific contacts
- Track responses
- Fundraising campaign support
- Phone contact integration
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The Hour-A-Thon Quicktext app is designed for users of Hour-A-Thon fundraising campaigns to quickly text notifications to specified contacts in their phone and track responses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Maple Syrup Time at 4.5 against Hour's 3.1. Maple Syrup Time also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Hour's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (48% vs 33%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Maple Syrup Time sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per year. Hour asks for nothing beyond the download.
Maple Syrup Time holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 201 and 143 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Maple Syrup Time's written reviews are positive against 48% of Hour's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Maple Syrup Time ships an update weekly, Hour every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Maple Syrup Time | Hour |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (201 ratings) — better | 3.1 (143 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 48.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 201 — better | 143 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| 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 | 14.0.0 — better | 15.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | First Whirl, LLC | Buynow AF, LLC |
Customer experience
Maple Syrup Time
Hour
In-app purchases
Maple Syrup Time
- Maple Syrup Time PRO$24.991 Year
Hour
No in-app purchases
