Comparison

TimerCal vs AKEMUTSU

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

Head to head
About

TimerCal

Features
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■ Your schedule, turned into focus TimerCal is a calendar that starts timers. Check today's events, tap the timer icon next to any of them, and the clock starts running. No more switching to a separate timer app after looking at your schedule. ■ Made for you if you want to ・Spend your study or work hours the way you planned them ・Run several timers at once while cooking or doing chores ・Keep a clean, simple calendar that shows holidays at a glance ・Look back on how much time you actually spent on what ■ A calendar that knows today ・National holidays shown automatically, computed fully offline ・Start the week on Monday or Sunday; Saturdays in blue, Sundays in red ・Smooth, continuous scrolling from 2000 to 2100 ■ A timer next to every event ・Tap a date and the day's events slide up in a sheet ・Count down the planned length, or measure real time with a stopwatch ・Create events with repeats, alerts, and a target calendar ・Sync with the iOS Calendar (EventKit), or keep events local to the app ■ Rings even when the app is closed ・Built on AlarmKit for iOS 26 — your alarm fires reliably in the background ・Remaining time on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island ・Pause or extend by +1/+5/+10 minutes right from the Lock Screen ■ As many timers as you need ・Run multiple countdowns and stopwatches at the same time ・See everything running in the bar at the bottom; swipe to delete ■ Your time, logged automatically ・When a timer ends, the time spent is saved back to that day's event (optional) ・Review where your hours went just by browsing your calendar ■ Design and details ・Two monochrome skins — Ivory and Mono — each with light and dark mode ・Monospaced digits, subtle haptics, and a calm, refined feel ・A friendly tutorial and in-app tips to get you started ・Fully localized into 34 languages ■ Privacy first Calendar access is optional. Without it, the app works fine with local events and offline holidays. ■ About ads A banner ad is shown at the bottom of the screen. You can remove all ads anytime with a one-time purchase in Settings. Start by timing just one event today. Time you used to just look at becomes time you focus. Requires iOS 26.0 or later. Works on iPhone and iPad. ■ About the In-App Purchase ・"Remove Ads" is a one-time (non-consumable) purchase ・Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase ・You can restore it for free anytime via "Restore Purchases" Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kiyaku.mylastwork.net/pryvacy

About

AKEMUTSU

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江戸時代の「不定時法」で現在の時刻を表示する和の時計アプリです。 ◆ 不定時法とは 日の出と日の入りを基準に一日を分ける、江戸時代の時間の数え方。季節によって一刻(いっとき)の長さが変わる、自然と共に生きる時間感覚を体験できます。 ◆ 主な機能 ・十二支の刻を美しい書道フォントで表示 ・日の出・日の入りに連動した昼夜グラデーション ・世界の主要都市に対応 ・和の呼吸モード(瞑想タイマー) ・鎖国モード(通知を一時停止) ・ウィジェット対応(ロック画面・ホーム画面) ・Apple Watch対応 ◆ こんな方におすすめ ・日本の伝統文化に興味がある方 ・マインドフルネスや瞑想を実践している方 ・ユニークな時計アプリを探している方 ・江戸時代の暮らしに思いを馳せたい方

Screenshots

TimerCal4 screens
AKEMUTSU4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AKEMUTSU at none against TimerCal's shown. AKEMUTSU also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimerCal ships an update every 4 days, AKEMUTSU daily. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
TimerCal versus AKEMUTSU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimerCalAKEMUTSU
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakashi HamanakaShoya Inoue

In-app purchases

None

TimerCal

No in-app purchases

None

AKEMUTSU

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimerCal free?
TimerCal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AKEMUTSU free?
AKEMUTSU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TimerCal or AKEMUTSU have ads?
TimerCal shows ads; AKEMUTSU does not.
Which is updated more often, TimerCal or AKEMUTSU?
TimerCal ships an update every 4 days, and AKEMUTSU daily. Most recently, TimerCal was updated on October 6, 2026 and AKEMUTSU on September 30, 2026.

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