Comparison

ToastBuster Timer vs OnTime

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

Head to head
About

ToastBuster Timer

This app is a dedicated timer for Toastmasters meetings, offering visual cues and customizable settings for various speaking roles. It allows for on-the-fly adjustments and provides a history of timed sessions, ensuring accurate timekeeping for speeches.

Highlights
  • Preset and custom role timers
  • Full-screen color alerts with buzzing
  • Background timer with Live Activity
  • On-the-fly role switching
  • Time correction features
  • Speaker name tagging
  • Automatic session history
Features
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ToastBuster is a timer built for Toastmasters. Time any speech — Table Topics, Evaluations, long-form — with clear green, yellow, and red signals. Made by a Toastmaster. Features: • Preset and Custom Roles: Use built-in roles or create your own with custom green, yellow, and red times. • Switch Roles Mid-Timer: Forgot to change the role? Switch on the fly without losing the session. • Full-Screen Colour Alerts: The whole screen changes colour and the phone buzzes at each milestone. Watch the speaker, not the timer. • Background Timer: Leave the app and the timer keeps running. A Live Activity shows the current time and milestones from your Lock Screen and Home Screen. • Time Travel: Forgot to press start? Add 10s, 30s, or 1m to catch up instantly. • Speaker Names: Tag each session so you know whose time was whose. • Session History: Every speech is saved automatically with speaker, role, and final time. Your timekeeper's secretary, built in.

About

OnTime

Features
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The green / yellow / red speech timer that matches the official timing system used by Toastmasters clubs, debate teams, and speech contests. OnTime gives you ready-made presets for every speaking role. CLUB & CONTEST-READY TIMING • Green / yellow / red signals (minimum, warning, maximum) • Built-in presets: Ice Breaker, Table Topics, Evaluation, and more • Color-blind mode with shape indicators • Large, high-contrast display readable across the room MEETING MODE • Queue every speaker for a full meeting • Timer auto-configures for each role • One tap to advance, with a Timer Report at the end TALK-TIME TRACKER • Tap each person as they speak and watch a live speaking-balance bar • Get a "Who Spoke How Much" summary to keep meetings fair Works fully offline. No account, no sign-up. OnTime is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Toastmasters International. "Toastmasters" is a registered trademark of Toastmasters International, referenced here descriptively. — — — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://andyarevalo.com/privacy.html Support: https://andyarevalo.com/support.html

Screenshots

ToastBuster Timer4 screens
OnTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OnTime at every 3 weeks against ToastBuster Timer's every 2 months. OnTime also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ToastBuster Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and OnTime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ToastBuster Timer ships an update every 2 months, OnTime every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ToastBuster Timer versus OnTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToastBuster TimerOnTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTanin RojanapiansatithAndy Arevalo

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ToastBuster Timer

One-time1
  • Pro$4.99
3 purchases

OnTime

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pro$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro3 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is ToastBuster Timer free?
ToastBuster Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OnTime free?
OnTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ToastBuster Timer or OnTime have ads?
Neither ToastBuster Timer nor OnTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ToastBuster Timer or OnTime?
ToastBuster Timer ships an update every 2 months, and OnTime every 3 weeks. Most recently, ToastBuster Timer was updated on September 10, 2026 and OnTime on September 22, 2026.

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