LightUp vs Old
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LightUp
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Don't always want to look at your timer during lessons or in your practice? Still keep track of your times! Let this light signal-based timer be your visual guide! As a yoga teacher or practitioner, it is always important to keep an eye on your times. In Kundalini yoga in particular, it is often important to guide participants through the duration of the exercises. We have equipped this timer with light signals and other helpful features so that you can preset your times individually, call them up quickly and keep an eye on them with little effort. The interval between the signals shortens as the exercise draws to a close. The signals can be a flashing of the screen or a lighting up of the camera flash as well as a vibration of the device. Of course, the end of the exercise can also be signaled with a sound. Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Old
This app provides a straightforward interval timer for run/walk training. Configure work, rest, warm-up, and cool-down durations, along with repetition counts. It offers voice announcements or tone alerts for phase changes, making it easy to follow your workout without constant screen checking.
- Configurable work, rest, warm-up, and cool-down phases
- Adjustable repetition count
- Voice announcements or tone alerts
- Optional end-of-interval countdown
- Vibration alerts
- Pause, resume, restart, and skip controls
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A no-nonsense interval timer built for run/walk training. Set a work duration, rest duration, and number of repetitions. Add optional warm-up and cool-down phases. Start the timer and it runs the full workout automatically, announcing each phase change out loud so you don't have to look at your phone. FEATURES - Work, rest, warm-up, and cool-down phases, each independently configurable - Adjustable repetition count - Voice announcements or tone alerts at the start of each phase - Customizable phrases for work start, rest start, and warm-up start - Optional end-of-interval countdown (5s, 10s, or 15s before a phase ends) - Optional intermediate time announcements within a phase (e.g., every 1 or 2 minutes) - Vibration alerts - Pause, resume, restart, and skip controls during a workout - Total time remaining shown on screen - Reset to defaults No account required. No ads. No subscription. No data collected. Built by a former casual runner training for a marathon on his 50th birthday, because I couldn't find a simple interval timer that just worked.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Old at none against LightUp's 10. LightUp's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. LightUp sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Old asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | LightUp | Old |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Looking4Cache UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) | Paul Boal |
In-app purchases
LightUp
- Annual funding 1$0.991 Year
- Annual funding 2$1.991 Year
- Annual funding 3$4.991 Year
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- Annual funding 4$8.991 Year
- Quarterly funding 5$12.993 Months
- Annual funding 5$12.991 Year
- Annual funding 6$14.991 Year
- Quarterly funding 7$19.993 Months
- Annual funding 7$19.991 Year
- Annual funding 8$24.991 Year
Old
No in-app purchases









