Comparison

OnStage Timer Pro vs Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer

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

Head to head
About

OnStage Timer Pro

This app provides a professional countdown timer for speakers and presenters, featuring large, readable displays with smart color cues. It includes templates for various speech types, rehearsal tools with delivery scores, and external display options.

Highlights
  • Large, readable countdown display
  • Smart stage color cues (green, yellow, red)
  • Ready-to-use templates for various speeches
  • Rehearsal and speech coaching with delivery score
  • Podium mode for landscape viewing
  • Apple Watch and Live Activities integration
  • External display support
Features
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OnStage Timer Pro — Professional Stage Timer + Speech Coach The all-in-one timer for speakers, presenters, and performers. Plan it, rehearse it, then nail your timing on stage. LARGE, READABLE COUNTDOWN A full-screen countdown visible from across the room — minutes, seconds, and percentage remaining at a glance. SMART STAGE COLORS Green, yellow, and red cues keep you on pace without thinking about it. READY-TO-USE TEMPLATES (NEW) One tap to set up the right timing for Toastmasters speeches, TED-style talks, sermons, panels, webinars, and lightning talks. REHEARSAL & SPEECH COACH (NEW) Practice your talk and get a Delivery Score — pace (words per minute), filler words, and timing — with progress trends so you improve every session. PODIUM MODE (NEW) Turn your phone to landscape, set it on the lectern, and glance down at a clean, giant countdown. APPLE WATCH & LIVE ACTIVITIES Control the timer from your wrist with haptic cues. See it on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. EXTERNAL DISPLAY Show the timer on a connected screen or iPad for the whole room. ALSO INCLUDED - Custom presets and themes - Overtime tracking - Sound and haptic alerts - Encouraging stage messages Perfect for keynotes, Toastmasters, sermons, conferences, classrooms, and performances. Privacy Policy: https://andyarevalo.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://andyarevalo.com/terms.html Support: https://andyarevalo.com/support.html — — — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://andyarevalo.com/privacy.html Support: https://andyarevalo.com/support.html

About

Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer

Features
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Live Timekeeper is a timekeeping app for seeing, communicating, and sharing time. For presentations, conferences, events, workouts, study, work, and more. Large digits, full-screen colors, and progress styles make time clear at a glance. With Bluetooth, share a timer with nearby devices. Control it from one device and keep the same timeline synchronized across multiple iPhones and iPads. Mac full-screen viewing and external displays for iPhone and iPad are supported. Don’t just measure time—show it. And share it across multiple screens. Live Timekeeper works just as well on one device as across several. ―――――――――― ■ Sync timers across devices with Bluetooth Connect nearby devices over Bluetooth. One acts as host, and participants follow its phase, progress, and timeline—not just start and stop commands. It’s useful for presenters and timekeepers, event teams, or several displays showing the same time. Participants can mirror the host’s display or use their own style. If allowed, they can start, pause, reset, or trigger the chime. No internet connection is required for Bluetooth timer synchronization. ―――――――――― ■ Make time visible Live Timekeeper goes beyond numbers, using the full screen to visualize progress. ・Simple single-color display ・Background colors that change by phase ・Full-screen progress within the current phase ・Color-coded progress across the entire timer ・Progress around the edges of the screen ・Circular progress around the timer Choose the style that fits your needs and see progress at a glance. ―――――――――― ■ Mac and external displays Use the full screen on Mac with no borders. Connect an iPhone or iPad to a display and the timer automatically fits its screen. Keep the controls on your device while showing the timer full-screen on a monitor or projector. Ideal for presentations, events, and venue operations. ―――――――――― ■ Keep the timer visible in other apps and on the Lock Screen Picture in Picture keeps the timer visible while you use other apps. Live Activities show it on the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island. From supported views, start, pause, or reset the timer without bringing the app to the foreground. ―――――――――― ■ Build timers with multiple phases Divide a timer into multiple phases, for example: “Presentation → Q&A” “Work → Break” “Setup → Session → Wrap-up” Each phase can have its own duration, description, background color, and chime. Countdown and count-up are supported, along with overtime display and repeated or continuous runs. Save your setup as a preset and reuse it anytime. Built-in presets are available for presentations, Pomodoro sessions, workouts, cooking, and event operation. ―――――――――― ■ Customize the display Customize background and text colors, timer and description sizes, fonts, and progress styles. Use Live Timekeeper as a simple timer or a full-screen timekeeper that communicates time through color. ―――――――――― ■ Use chimes to signal timing Use chimes at the start, at phase changes, or at the end. Set them by phase or trigger one manually when timing needs to be communicated with sound. ―――――――――― ■ Share presets Share presets by QR code or the system share menu to reuse them on other devices or send them to someone else. ―――――――――― ■ Great for ・Presentations, conference talks, and thesis defenses ・Lectures, seminars, and workshops ・Event and stage operation ・Meetings and discussions ・Workouts and interval training ・Study and focus sessions ・Cooking and timed workflows ・Timer displays across multiple devices ・Timer displays on external monitors and projectors Live Timekeeper lets you do more than measure time: choose how to show it and share the same timeline across the screens that need it. ―――――――――― Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

OnStage Timer Pro4 screens
Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: OnStage Timer Pro at none against Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer's shown. Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. OnStage Timer Pro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year and Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OnStage Timer Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer daily. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
OnStage Timer Pro versus Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnStage Timer ProLive Timekeeper|Visual Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndy Arevalokentaro hirahara

In-app purchases

1 purchases

OnStage Timer Pro

Subscriptions1
  • OnStage Timer Pro3 Days trial$14.991 Year
5 purchases

Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads – Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time4
  • Support S$1.00
  • Remove Ads$5.99
  • Support M$10.00
Show 1 more
  • Support L$100.00

Questions

Is OnStage Timer Pro free?
OnStage Timer Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer free?
Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OnStage Timer Pro or Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer have ads?
Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer shows ads; OnStage Timer Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, OnStage Timer Pro or Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer?
OnStage Timer Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer daily. Most recently, OnStage Timer Pro was updated on September 22, 2026 and Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer on September 22, 2026.

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