Comparison

Hinokoto Timer vs ActiResTimer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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Hinokoto Timer is a multi-purpose timer for studying, work, cooking, workouts, HIIT, stretching, and daily routines. It includes countdown, Pomodoro, interval, stopwatch, and multi-timer functions in one app. It is the timer app from Hinokoto, a Japanese website with over 50 million page views. Select a timer for your purpose, then customize its time and behavior. COMMON USES - Managing study time for school, exams, or certifications - Tracking work and break periods at home or in the office - Timing several cooking or household tasks at once - Managing strength, HIIT, boxing, and interval sessions - Recording time by subject or exercise - Timing recurring routines UP TO 6 TIMERS AT ONCE Create named countdowns such as Pasta, Oven, or Laundry, then run them simultaneously. Start, pause, resume, or reset each timer independently and see which tasks are complete. This can be used for cooking, chores, projects, and other activities that require multiple countdowns. POMODORO TIMERS Alternate work and break periods with the standard Pomodoro Timer. Advanced Pomodoro lets you set custom work time, break time, and rounds. Both can be used for studying, reading, desk work, and other timed tasks. STUDY TIMERS The Study Timer manages learning and break periods. The School Timer recreates a class-style schedule inspired by elementary school through university. The Subject Timer places 12 stopwatches on one screen, so you can track math, languages, exam topics, or any subjects you choose. Rename and reorder them freely, or apply preset subject names in one step. WORKOUT TIMERS - Interval Timer: alternate exercise and rest - Advanced Interval Timer: arrange multiple phases in sequence - Boxing Timer: manage rounds, breaks, and preparation countdowns - EMOM Timer: stay on pace with every-minute training - Workout Timer: track 12 exercises individually on one screen These timers can be used for strength training, HIIT, Tabata, circuits, stretching, and boxing. EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS - Countdown Timer for cooking, chores, breaks, and tasks - Repeat Timer for recurring cycles and routines - Stopwatch with lap and split records - Count-Up Timer for clean, simple elapsed-time tracking SETTINGS - Enter a time directly, adjust it with plus and minus controls, or use quick presets - Save favorite configurations and load them anytime - Choose from more than 20 start, interval, and finish sounds - Customize volume, vibration, and celebration effects - Receive completion notifications while the app is inactive - Keep the screen awake while a timer is running - Show or hide titles, time, progress, controls, and other display elements HISTORY AND EXPORT Save running-time, action, stopwatch-session, and lap history. Records can be copied or exported to a file for use with study, work, and training logs.

About

ActiResTimer

Features
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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/

Screenshots

Hinokoto Timer4 screens
ActiResTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hinokoto Timer versus ActiResTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHinokoto TimerActiResTimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHirohisa FujitaTORU YAMAKAWA

In-app purchases

None

Hinokoto Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ActiResTimer

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Hinokoto Timer free?
Hinokoto Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ActiResTimer free?
ActiResTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hinokoto Timer or ActiResTimer have ads?
Both Hinokoto Timer and ActiResTimer show ads.

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