UltraTimerGo vs OctiNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UltraTimerGo
This app offers a visually clear and simple timer experience for various activities like cooking, workouts, and study sessions. It features color-coded progress arcs and voice commands for easy use, even from a distance.
- Countdown timer with analog clock
- Customizable presets with icons
- Visual progress with color feedback
- Voice commands and announcements
- Multiple alarm sounds
- Light, dark, and system themes
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Designed for cooking, workouts, kids’ play, study sessions, and productivity, UltraTimer’s clean visuals and color-coded progress arcs make it easy to see your timer at a glance, even from across the room. Features • Countdown timer + analog clock (iPad) • 6 quick custom presets with icons • Visual progress with color feedback • Last-minute highlight mode • Voice commands and voice anouncements • Multiple alarm sounds + voice announcements • Light, dark, and system themes • Real-time remote timers using Apple's iCloud UltraTimer — extreme simplicity, maximum clarity.
OctiNote
A minimalist note-taking application designed for speed and simplicity. It offers instant saving, secure hidden notes with biometric authentication, and easy organization through favorites. All data is stored locally on your device for enhanced privacy.
- Quick capture with instant autosave
- Favorites for easy organization
- Biometric protection for hidden notes
- On-device storage for privacy
- Related note suggestions
- Accessibility features
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Write it down the moment it comes to mind, and lock notes you want to keep private. OctiNote is a local notes app for iPhone and iPad focused on quick writing and easy retrieval. No account is required, and Hidden Notes are protected with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode. Key features - Quick note creation with automatic saving - Full-text search and Korean initial-consonant search - Favorites and Hidden Notes - Device authentication lock - Checklist, bullet, and date-stamp tools - Share the note you are editing - Full file backup with merge restore - CSV/TXT import and export - Privacy shield in the app switcher Notes stay on your device without a server account. They leave the app only when you choose a backup, export, or share destination.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: OctiNote at free against UltraTimerGo's paid. OctiNote also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). UltraTimerGo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OctiNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UltraTimerGo has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
UltraTimerGo ships an update every 5 days, OctiNote every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and August 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UltraTimerGo | OctiNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Josep Vicent Ibanez Piera | hong seok yang |
Customer experience
UltraTimerGo
OctiNote
In-app purchases
UltraTimerGo
No in-app purchases
OctiNote
No in-app purchases
