Comparison

Take 30 vs TI Timer

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

Head to head
About

Take 30

Track player health and damage for trading card and tabletop games. Create leagues to monitor game history, standings, and progress with visual graphs. Customize the app's appearance and orientation for different play styles.

Highlights
  • Player damage and health tracking
  • League creation and management
  • Standings and progress visualization
  • Customizable health and colors
  • Adjustable orientation modes
  • Detailed damage history
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Take 30 is a companion app for trading card and tabletop games. Record base damage and remaining health for 2 or 4 players so you can focus on the game, not the math. Create leagues to track games over time, view standings, and watch points progress with clean visual graphs. Perfect for casual nights or competitive seasons. Customize your setup with adjustable health, text and background colors, orientation modes for tabletop or camera-facing play, and detailed damage history. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any official entity.

About

TI Timer

This app provides a turn timer for board games, especially those with long playtimes like Twilight Imperium 4. It tracks player thinking time, supports pauses, and offers detailed post-game statistics. It also features lock screen live activities and customizable player announcements.

Highlights
  • Turn timer for long board games
  • Player thinking time tracking
  • Pause and undo support
  • Lock screen live activities
  • Customizable player announcements
  • Post-game statistics and rankings
Features
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TI Timer is a turn timer built for long board-game nights—especially Twilight Imperium 4. Track exactly how long each player spends thinking, keep the table moving, and review the stats when the game is over. Whether you’re playing a quick afternoon session or an all-day galactic war, TI Timer stays accurate in the background, survives pauses and interruptions, and gives your group a fair, clear record of who used the clock—and who didn’t. BUILT FOR THE TABLE • Large, readable active-player display in portrait and landscape • One-tap Next Player, Pass, and Undo • Timestamp-based timing that stays correct when you lock your phone or switch apps • Pause support for food breaks, rules disputes, and pizza arrivals TWILIGHT IMPERIUM 4 • Strategy card tracking and round flow tools made for TI4 • Initiative and in-game TI4 options your group can turn on as needed • Mark strategy cards as used during a round • Detailed post-game stats and a TI4 Hall of Fame for your regular group LOCK SCREEN LIVE ACTIVITIES See whose turn it is without unlocking your phone. The Lock Screen shows the current player, turn timer, and who’s on deck—and you can advance to the next player right from the Lock Screen. YOUR CREW, YOUR VOICES Save players to a library with custom colors. Record name announcements or generate them with AI, then hear each player called when their turn begins. STATS THAT MATTER • Live thinking-time stats during play • Full results with rankings and charts when the game ends • Group statistics across multiple games MADE FOR LONG GAMES TI Timer is designed for sessions that run hours, not minutes. Recover after unexpected app closes, undo accidental taps, and back up players and game data to iCloud so reinstalling doesn’t wipe your group’s history. ALSO WORKS FOR OTHER GAMES TI Timer started with TI4 in mind, but it works for any turn-based board game where you want fair timing and good post-game data. Stop guessing who’s "thinking" the most. Start measuring it.

Screenshots

Take 304 screens
TI Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TI Timer at fortnightly against Take 30's monthly. Take 30's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Take 30 against 5.0 for TI Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Take 30 has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Take 30 ships an update monthly, TI Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Take 30 versus TI Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTake 30TI Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher TurnageJames Browning

Customer experience

Take 30

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TI Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Take 30

No in-app purchases

None

TI Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Take 30 free?
Take 30 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TI Timer free?
TI Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Take 30 or TI Timer?
Take 30 and TI Timer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Take 30 or TI Timer have ads?
Neither Take 30 nor TI Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Take 30 or TI Timer?
Take 30 ships an update monthly, and TI Timer fortnightly. Most recently, Take 30 was updated on October 16, 2026 and TI Timer on October 2, 2026.

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