Hour vs Ert Replace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hour
This app facilitates rapid texting of notifications to contacts for fundraising campaigns. It allows users to efficiently manage and track responses from their phone's contact list.
- Send quick text notifications
- Target specific contacts
- Track responses
- Fundraising campaign support
- Phone contact integration
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The Hour-A-Thon Quicktext app is designed for users of Hour-A-Thon fundraising campaigns to quickly text notifications to specified contacts in their phone and track responses.
Ert Replace
This app helps track and submit information for the replacement of ERT devices. It is designed for utilities to manage device updates efficiently.
- Tracks ERT device replacements
- Submits replacement information
- Designed for utility use
- Manages device updates
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App that tracks replacements of ERT devices and submits the replacement information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ert Replace at 5.0 against Hour's 3.1. Ert Replace also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Hour's advantage is ratings volume (143 vs 1) and device support (3 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ert Replace holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hour has 143 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hour ships an update every 3 weeks, Ert Replace every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hour | Ert Replace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (143 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 143 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.3 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Buynow AF, LLC | R.L. Laughlin & Company, Inc. |
Customer experience
Hour
Ert Replace
In-app purchases
Hour
No in-app purchases
Ert Replace
No in-app purchases
