Hinokoto Timer vs ActiResTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hinokoto Timer
This versatile timer app supports various activities like studying, working, and exercising. It offers multiple timer modes, including countdown, Pomodoro, interval, and stopwatch functions, with extensive customization options to fit your needs.
- Countdown timer for daily tasks
- Pomodoro timer for focus
- Interval timer for workouts
- Multiple stopwatches for precise tracking
- Customizable timer settings
- Progress tracking and history
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A timer app for studying, working, working out, cooking, and anything else you want to split into blocks of time. Switch between countdown, Pomodoro, interval, stopwatch, and more from a single menu. Main features - Countdown: set common durations in a tap, add time with the + button while it runs, and see when it will end - Pomodoro and Advanced Pomodoro: start with 25 minutes of work and 5 minutes of rest, or fine-tune each stage. Includes Reverse Pomodoro, 52/17 Rule, and Ultradian Rhythm presets - Study and School timers: divide your time into periods, like classes and breaks - Subject timers: track 12 subjects on one screen and rename them all at once - Interval and Advanced Interval: repeat work and rest for as many rounds as you set, with a Tabata preset, a pre-start countdown, and a 3-second beep - Boxing, EMOM, and repeat timers - Training timers: keep 12 exercises on one screen - Multi Timer: run 6 countdowns at once and start, stop, or reset them together - Stopwatch with laps for split and total times, plus a count-up timer - Remaining time on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island (iOS 16.2 or later). On iOS 17 or later, pause, resume, add time, and more right from the Lock Screen - On iOS 26 or later, turn on a setting to ring the end of a timer as an alarm, even in Silent Mode or Focus - Notifications when a timer ends while the app is in the background - 30 sounds, including a school chime, cuckoo clock, gong, and whistle, plus vibration and a confetti effect - Statistics: running time by day, week, month, and year, compared with the previous period and broken down by timer. Set a daily goal and keep your streak going - History of running time, operations, stopwatch laps, and a Work Log with memos. Edit or delete entries, copy them, or save them as a CSV file - Back up your settings and history to a file and restore them, for example when you switch phones - My Timers: save settings under a name and open them from the menu. Add timers to Favorites, too - Option to keep the screen on while timing - Classic and Circle designs, background gradients, and light and dark appearance Great for - Building a rhythm of focus and breaks while preparing for exams or certifications - HIIT, strength training, and boxing practice at home or at the gym - Cooking, chores, and everyday tasks - Keeping classes, meetings, and presentations on schedule - Recording your daily study or work time and looking back on it Good to know - This app displays ads. - Allow notifications to receive timer alerts. - The privacy policy and contact page are available from the in-app menu.
ActiResTimer
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Do / Don’t Timer is a simple timer app that lets you quickly combine active time and rest time. Add “do something” and “do nothing” timers with one tap, then run them as a list of up to 10 items. You can save timer lists as presets and reuse them for study, work, chores, exercise, or break routines. The clean screen makes it easy to see which timer is currently running. Terms of Use (EULA):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ privacy policy:https://sites.google.com/view/n000002snaptimer-en/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hinokoto Timer at none against ActiResTimer's 1. ActiResTimer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. ActiResTimer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Hinokoto Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Hinokoto Timer | ActiResTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hirohisa Fujita | TORU YAMAKAWA |
In-app purchases
Hinokoto Timer
No in-app purchases
ActiResTimer
- Remove Ads$1.991 Month
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