Sandy Timer vs Real Hourglass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sandy Timer
Simulates a real sand timer using your device's orientation. Simply flip your phone to start the countdown. Tap the screen to adjust timer settings.
- Realistic sand timer simulation
- Device orientation control
- Tap to change settings
- Simple and intuitive interface
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This a real sand timer app simulator. Gravity does its job... Just turn your device upside down to start the timer! Single tap the screen to change the timer options. Make sure to turn the device orientation lock Off... and turn it upside-down!
Real Hourglass
A minimalist sand timer app that offers a realistic hourglass animation for focus, relaxation, and time management. It's designed to provide a distraction-free experience for various daily activities.
- Realistic hourglass animation
- Intuitive interface
- Focus sessions
- Meditation aid
- Daily routine timer
- Distraction-free design
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Experience the calm and clarity of a traditional hourglass, reimagined for your smartphone. This app offers a beautifully animated sand timer that helps you stay focused, relax your mind, or manage your daily activities with ease. Whether you're studying, meditating, cooking, or taking a short break, the hourglass provides a gentle and distraction-free way to keep track of time. Features - Smooth and realistic hourglass animation - Simple and intuitive interface - Perfect for focus sessions, meditation, stretching, or daily routines Bring a touch of calm to your day with this minimalist hourglass timer. Enhance your productivity with a clean and distraction-free hourglass timer designed for focus, study sessions, meditation, and daily routines. This simple sand timer app provides a realistic hourglass animation, making it perfect for Pomodoro-style focus, mindfulness, relaxation, and time management. Use it as a study timer, focus timer, meditation timer, or a calming visual timer to help you stay on track. Its minimalist design ensures a smooth experience whether you're working, reading, stretching, or taking a break.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Real Hourglass at 100% against Sandy Timer's 50%. Real Hourglass also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Sandy Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Sandy Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Real Hourglass sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Real Hourglass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sandy Timer has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Sandy Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Real Hourglass's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sandy Timer | Real Hourglass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cesar Mejia Valero | akira ohmachi |
Customer experience
Sandy Timer
Real Hourglass
In-app purchases
Sandy Timer
- Pro$3.99
Real Hourglass
- Remove Ads$1.99
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