Sandy Timer vs Push By PULLA!
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!
Push By PULLA!
This app provides a personal security alert system to quickly notify trusted contacts of your location and need for help. It allows for sharing planned routes, live location streaming during emergencies, and discreet audio/video recording.
- Instant emergency alerts with live location
- Share planned routes with arrival time monitoring
- Live location streaming during emergencies
- Discreet audio and video recording
- Guardian mode for background monitoring
- Trusted circle contact management
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Your people, in your pocket. PUSH! is the personal security alert app for people who want a fast, reliable way to reach their loved ones when something feels off. One tap and the people who care about you know exactly where you are and that you need help. WHAT YOU CAN DO Send an instant emergency alert - One tap notifies your trusted contacts with your live location, so help can get to you fast. Share planned routes - Heading home from work, on an evening run, walking back from a friend's place? Share your route with a contact and they're alerted if you don't arrive on time or stray off course. Live location streaming - During an active emergency your contacts can see exactly where you are, in real time, until you mark yourself safe. Audio and video evidence - Discreetly record what's happening around you and stream it to your contacts during an alert. Guardian mode - Let someone monitor for you in the background, so you don't have to think about reaching for your phone. Built around your trusted circle - Add the people you actually trust. No public broadcasts, no strangers, no algorithms deciding who sees what. PRIVACY FIRST Your location and recordings are only shared with the contacts you add. We don't sell your data. We don't show you ads. We're not in the business of monetizing your fear. PUSHBYPULLA PREMIUM Unlock unlimited emergency contacts, unlimited planned routes, route history, and priority notifications. Premium Monthly: $9.99/month Premium Annual: $99.99/year Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Privacy policy: https://www.pulla.org/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Push By PULLA! at 100% against Sandy Timer's 25%. Push By PULLA! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Sandy Timer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Push By PULLA! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Push By PULLA! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sandy Timer has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Sandy Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Push By PULLA!'s.
Sandy Timer ships an update weekly, Push By PULLA! monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sandy Timer | Push By PULLA! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 162 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cesar Mejia Valero | BYPULLA LLC |
Customer experience
Sandy Timer
Push By PULLA!
In-app purchases
Sandy Timer
- Pro$3.99
Push By PULLA!
- Push! by Pulla Monthly$9.991 Month
- Push! by Pulla Annual$99.991 Year
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