Comparison

cargo container vs Hourglass

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

Head to head
About

cargo container

Control Bluetooth-enabled home devices like portable fans. Easily add, rename, and delete devices. Monitor remaining power, adjust fan speed, and set timers.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth device control
  • Add, rename, and delete devices
  • View remaining power
  • Adjust fan speed
  • Set timers
  • Multi-language support
Features
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The cargo container is an application that controls home devices via Bluetooth. The control objects are outdoor portable fans, etc. It can switch between 5 languages (English, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese). The default language follows the system language. Enter the page, and click Add Device. At this time, the application starts to search for devices nearby. Click on the searched device to automatically pair successfully to enter the control page. Click and hold the added device to rename and delete the device, click the added device to enter the control page, then the remaining power of the product, gear control, and timing control can be seen. Slide the slider to the left or right at the gear position to increase or decrease the gear. Slide the bar left or right at the timing gear to increase or decrease the timing time, etc.

About

Hourglass

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Watch sand flow and make a little time for yourself. Hourglass is a 3D hourglass that responds to your iPhone. Clear glass, golden sand, and a look that follows Light and Dark Mode bring a quiet moment to reading, studying, working, or taking a break. • From 1 second to 1 hour Choose a duration with separate hour, minute, and second wheels. Start quickly with 30-second, 1-minute, 5-minute, 25-minute, and 1-hour presets. • Adjust the time already flowing Tap the large remaining time to add or remove time. A running hourglass keeps running; a paused one stays paused. Changing the total duration at the top refills the glass for a fresh start. • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Follow the remaining time and status outside the app with Live Activities. Pause, resume, or end your timer from the Lock Screen or expanded Dynamic Island. Dynamic Island appears on supported iPhone models. • Sand that follows your tilt Tilt your iPhone to change the sand surface and falling direction, and slow the flow. Hold it sideways or lay it flat to stop the flow. • Flip it to let time flow again Collected sand becomes your new remaining time. After 4 minutes of a 10-minute hourglass, a flip leaves 4 minutes. Text and controls also rotate when you hold your iPhone upside down. • Desk mode for a steady countdown Set your phone down and choose desk mode for normal flow at any angle. You can still flip with the on-screen button, or expand the hourglass for a closer look. • Make it yours Korean and English follow your iPhone language automatically, with a manual choice in Settings. Choose the completion chime, haptics, screen-awake behavior, completion notifications, and Live Activities separately. No account, ads, or in-app purchases. Core features work offline. Preferences and timer progress are stored on your device. About time displays The number in the app represents the remaining sand at normal flow speed. In motion mode, Live Activities show the estimated time until completion at the current flow rate, which can be longer. Away from the app, time continues at the last direction and speed; new motion is not tracked. Choose desk mode for a steady countdown. The Live Activity countdown stops at zero, but its card may remain because of iOS background behavior. Reopen the app or use End to clear it. Live Activities and completion notifications depend on their separate settings and iOS permissions.

Screenshots

cargo container4 screens
Hourglass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: cargo container at 12.0 against Hourglass's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cargo container ships an update every 6 weeks, Hourglass monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
cargo container versus Hourglass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametercargo containerHourglass
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDongguan Weixin Industry Co., Ltddevbylabs

In-app purchases

None

cargo container

No in-app purchases

None

Hourglass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is cargo container free?
cargo container is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hourglass free?
Hourglass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do cargo container or Hourglass have ads?
Neither cargo container nor Hourglass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, cargo container or Hourglass?
cargo container ships an update every 6 weeks, and Hourglass monthly. Most recently, cargo container was updated on November 4, 2026 and Hourglass on November 6, 2026.

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