Comparison

PaceTimer vs Larchie

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

Head to head
About

PaceTimer

This app provides a visual timer with color-coded cues to help users manage their time during presentations, meetings, or workouts. It offers customizable alerts and full-screen display options for easy monitoring.

Highlights
  • Visual color-coded timing
  • Flashing light, vibration, and sound alerts
  • Full-screen mode with large fonts
  • Apple Watch synchronization
  • Customizable reminders and colors
  • Cross-device sync
Features
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PaceTimer shows your pace as a color. Green means you're on track, yellow means start wrapping up, red means time's up. Glance at the screen, not the clock. BUILT FOR SPEAKING UNDER A TIME LIMIT Speeches, presentations, lectures, debates, interviews, meetings, pitch practice. FREE β€’ Green β†’ yellow β†’ red background, with sound, vibration and flash at each change β€’ Set total time and the yellow point to the second β€’ Quick presets: 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 45, 60 minutes β€’ Elapsed, remaining, or both on screen; overtime counts up in red β€’ Full-screen mode: huge digits readable from the back row β€’ Keeps alerting when the screen is locked (notifications) and shows a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island β€’ Screen stays on while the timer runs β€’ Apple Watch app with haptic alerts PRO (one-time purchase, no subscription) β€’ Multi-segment agenda: chain up to 20 segments, each with its own warning, with auto-advance. Templates for talk + Q&A, debate rounds and pitches β€’ Saved presets: start your favorite setups in one tap β€’ History and stats: on-time rate and how far you run over or under If you bought the earlier paid version of PaceTimer, Pro is unlocked for you automatically. Questions or ideas? Write to us from the App Store page. We read everything.

About

Larchie

Features
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Good parenting shouldn't mean living in your phone. Between school chats, doctor's appointments, permission slips, bills and endless reminders, family life can feel like a second job. Larchie takes that load off your shoulders. Meet Larchie, the world's 1st app brave enough to read the parents’ group chats. Larchie keeps an eye on everything that's easy to miss: the message buried in a noisy school chat, the form due Friday, the payment you meant to make, and brings it all together in one short daily briefing. No more endless scrolling just to make sure you haven't missed something important. ONE DAILY BRIEFING Every morning Larchie tells you what actually needs your attention today and nothing that doesn't. VOICE MESSAGES, FINALLY READABLE That 2-minute audio from the class group? Larchie listens and gives you the key point in seconds, no more replaying voice notes to catch one detail. TO-DO LIST, BUILT FOR YOU Larchie turns scattered messages and reminders into a clear list of what to do, so nothing gets forgotten. ONE CALENDAR, ALWAYS IN SYNC Everything stays in sync with the calendar you already use, so appointments, school events and deadlines all live in one place. SCHOOL CHATS, DECODED Important updates rise to the top. The 200 "thank you!" replies don't. Larchie reads the noise so you don't have to. ASK LARCHIE ANYTHING Ask questions naturally. Larchie remembers your family's schedules, routines and conversations, so you don't have to explain everything twice.

Screenshots

PaceTimer4 screens
Larchie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Larchie at none against PaceTimer's 1. Larchie also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 months). PaceTimer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. PaceTimer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Larchie asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaceTimer ships an update every 5 months, Larchie every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
PaceTimer versus Larchie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaceTimerLarchie
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationPaidβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB68 MB
Age rating4++4
Developer阳 ε­™SEVEN STARS INTERNATIONAL LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PaceTimer

One-time1
  • PaceTimer Pro$0.99
None

Larchie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PaceTimer free?
PaceTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Larchie free?
Larchie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PaceTimer or Larchie have ads?
Neither PaceTimer nor Larchie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaceTimer or Larchie?
PaceTimer ships an update every 5 months, and Larchie every 6 days. Most recently, PaceTimer was updated on October 25, 2026 and Larchie on October 21, 2026.

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