Comparison

LiveActivityTimer vs garupon

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

Head to head

LiveActivityTimer

Display timer on lock screen

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About

LiveActivityTimer

Features

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「Live Activity Timer」 you can display a timer and stopwatch directly on your lock screen using Live Activities. Perfect for tasks, workouts, cooking, and more, it makes time management easier than ever.

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garupon

Features

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It supports drawings ranging from a few participants to several hundred participants. Participants and prizes can be registered in bulk using CSV files. Drawing results can be viewed as a winner list and exported as a CSV file. You can use Garupon for drawings at events, livestreams, video projects, and other activities.

Screenshots

LiveActivityTimer3 screens

garupon3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: garupon at none against LiveActivityTimer's shown. On price, update cadence, 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

LiveActivityTimer ships an update weekly, garupon every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

LiveActivityTimer versus garupon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	LiveActivityTimer	garupon
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Weekly — better	Every 2 weeks
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS	17.0 — better	17.6
Further details — not scored
Size	9 MB	8 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Fumiya Shigehara	MITSUKI HAMADA

In-app purchases

None

LiveActivityTimer

No in-app purchases

None

garupon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LiveActivityTimer free?

LiveActivityTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is garupon free?

garupon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do LiveActivityTimer or garupon have ads?

LiveActivityTimer shows ads; garupon does not.

Which is updated more often, LiveActivityTimer or garupon?

LiveActivityTimer ships an update weekly, and garupon every 2 weeks. Most recently, LiveActivityTimer was updated on September 19, 2026 and garupon on September 17, 2026.