Gentle Timer vs Speedcube Timer Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gentle Timer
This app helps children visualize time passing with a customizable image that gradually appears as a timer counts down. It's designed for calm routines like bedtime, naps, and getting ready, offering a screen-free, ad-free experience.
- Visual time countdown
- Customizable images
- Calm routine aid
- Offline functionality
- No ads or tracking
- Optional end-of-timer sound
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Bedtime battles. Morning meltdowns. The endless "five more minutes" argument. Kids fight time because they cannot see it. Gentle Timer lets them watch it pass. Set any duration. As the seconds tick down, an image you choose slowly appears beneath a soft fade. A favorite pet, a silly cousin, tomorrow's sunrise. Your child stops asking "is it done yet" and starts waiting for the picture to finish. Ideal for: • Sleep training early risers. Kids stay in bed until the picture finishes and morning is allowed. • Bedtime and naptime wind-downs without screens, songs, or stalling. • Brushing teeth, getting dressed, picking up toys. • Calming a toddler who has hit the wall. • Smoother transitions for children with autism or ADHD. • Helping preschoolers grasp how long five minutes really is. • Center time and quiet activities in classrooms. No bright colors. No loud alerts. No cartoon mascots screaming for attention. You pick the photo. You pick the song that plays at the end. The app stays out of your child's nervous system and out of your data. Fully offline. No ads. No accounts. No tracking. Try one calm timer today and watch the next routine go differently. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://BigBalli.com/privacy
Speedcube Timer Tracker
Learn to solve, master algorithms, and time your solves with WCA scrambles. Track your progress with detailed stats and practice cases using spaced repetition. Features widgets and Live Activity for on-the-go updates.
- Step-by-step beginner's course
- Full algorithm library (OLL, PLL, F2L)
- Spaced repetition practice
- WCA-compliant timer with scrambles
- Detailed solve statistics and progress charts
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- WCA competition logging
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Cube takes you from your first solve to your fastest. Learn the beginner's method on a 3D cube that turns in front of you, master the algorithms speedcubers use, and time every solve with a fresh scramble. It fits your level: tell it whether you can solve the cube yet and what you're aiming for, and it shows you the way there. LEARN TO SOLVE A step-by-step beginner's course: meet the pieces and the notation, then solve layer by layer. Every step plays on the 3D cube, slowed down, with the moves lighting up as they turn. EVERY ALGORITHM, ON THE CUBE 2-look OLL and PLL, all 41 F2L cases, all 57 OLL and all 21 PLL. Each case has a clear diagram and plays move by move on the cube. Mark what you're learning and what you know. PRACTICE THAT STICKS Drill cases from every side of the cube. Say how each one went and spaced repetition brings it back just before you'd forget it. A TIMER YOU CAN TRUST Hold, release to start, touch to stop: times come from the touch itself. Scrambles for 10 events, random-state for 3x3, 2x2, one-handed, Pyraminx and Skewb, and a 3D preview of the scrambled cube. Inspection and penalties follow the WCA competition rules, with spoken 8- and 12-second calls. STATS THAT KEEP YOU GOING Daily streaks, milestones for your first sub-60 to sub-10, a progress chart, averages from ao5 to ao1000, insights about your solving, a PB timeline and share cards for your best moments. Every solve is saved and synced through iCloud. Coming from csTimer? Bring your history with you. WIDGETS AND LIVE ACTIVITY Your personal best, streak and the cases due for practice on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. While you solve, your session's times stay on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. COMPETITIONS Log your competition results round by round, with each round's official average. FREE All 10 events, unlimited solves, the full beginner's course, the whole algorithm library with diagrams, this session's stats, your best single, streaks, milestones and the last week of your progress, one practice session a day and one logged competition. CUBE PRO - Your whole record: the full progress chart, ao50, ao100 and ao1000, average PBs, distribution, insights and a PB timeline - Unlimited practice with spaced repetition - Every competition, every round - Export your solves as a file or a spreadsheet Choose a one-time lifetime unlock, or a yearly or monthly subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically until you cancel in your App Store account settings. Cube is not affiliated with the World Cube Association or csTimer. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Speedcube Timer Tracker at every 11 days against Gentle Timer's monthly. Speedcube Timer Tracker also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Gentle Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Speedcube Timer Tracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gentle Timer against 5.0 for Speedcube Timer Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Gentle Timer ships an update monthly, Speedcube Timer Tracker every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gentle Timer | Speedcube Timer Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BigBalli Consulting llc | Karol Jaworski |
Customer experience
Gentle Timer
Speedcube Timer Tracker
In-app purchases
Gentle Timer
- Weekly Subscription$0.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Full Unlock$5.99
Speedcube Timer Tracker
- Cube Pro$4.991 Month
- Cube Pro$39.991 Year
- Cube Pro1 Year trial$39.991 Year
- Cube Pro Lifetime$24.99
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