VizTimer vs Fun Mirror
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VizTimer
This visual timer app prioritizes clear, unmistakable visual alerts over sound. It features a full-screen strobe, high-contrast text, and focus mode for superior readability, making it ideal for users who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- Maximum visual impact strobe alerts
- High-contrast typography
- Focus mode for enhanced readability
- Flexible time controls with presets
- Customizable message buttons
- Always-on display
- Reliable background alerts
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VizTimer is the streamlined, accessibility-first timer app designed to guarantee you never miss a deadline. Unlike standard timers that rely solely on sound, VizTimer prioritizes maximum visual impact. Whether you are presenting, working out, cooking, or managing tasks, VizTimer ensures you are alerted with a clear, unmistakable visual signal. DESIGNED FOR ACCESSIBILITY • Maximum Visual Impact: Transforms your entire screen into a pulsing red strobe light that grabs your attention without sound. • High-Contrast Typography: Notifications appear in massive white text with heavy shadows for superior readability. • Focus Mode: The background fades to black, bringing out the alert signal so it cannot be missed—perfect for deaf and hard-of-hearing users. KEY FEATURES • Flexible Time Controls: Use quick presets (1, 5, 25, 60 min) or fine-tune with precision adjustments. • Custom Message Buttons: Save up to 4 personalized shortcuts for your most frequent timers. Long-Press to rename the buttons. • Dynamic Notifications: Update your active timer message instantly without restarting. • Always On Display: Keeps your device awake so you can always see the countdown. • Reliable Background Alerts: Time-sensitive notifications ensure you are alerted even if the app is closed. Simple, reliable, and visually powerful. Download VizTimer today and see the difference.
Fun Mirror
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Make everyday photos a little more playful. Fun Mirror brings animal stickers, cute looks, retro pixels, mirror distortions and color filters together. Take a new photo or pick an image from your library and give it a different look. ADD EARS, BLUSH OR RETRO PIXELS Try kitten, bunny and little bear decorations, or change the mood with rosy cheeks and soft glow. Animal decorations adjust to one detected face in the image. Explore pixel blocks, an 8-bit arcade look and a retro handheld palette. All eight new effects are free to use. PREVIEW BEFORE YOU CAPTURE See effects through the camera and switch between the front and rear cameras. Try stretch, compress, fisheye, convex, concave and mirror effects on portraits or the things around you. REIMAGINE YOUR PHOTOS Choose an image with the system photo picker, apply an effect and save the result to your photo library. Image processing happens on your device, with no account required. EXPLORE NINE CATEGORIES • Animal friends: kitten, bunny and little bear. • Cute looks: rosy cheeks and soft glow. • Pixel studio: pixel blocks, 8-bit arcade and retro handheld. • Portrait: stretch, compress, widen and slim. • Mirror: fisheye, convex, concave, sphere, horizontal and vertical mirrors. • Filter: black and white, vintage, vivid and cool tones. • Wave: swirl, horizontal and vertical waves, twist and rainbow twist. • Creative: pixelation, skew, split and kaleidoscope. • Artistic: oil painting and neon edges. START FREE, UPGRADE WHEN YOU CHOOSE Animal friends, Cute looks, Pixel studio, Portrait, Mirror and Filter are free. Wave, Creative and Artistic require Pro. Choose a weekly, monthly, three-month or yearly auto-renewable subscription. All plans provide the same Pro access while active. Existing lifetime customers retain their original Pro access without a new subscription and can restore their purchase. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Your local price is shown by the App Store in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Renewal charges are normally made within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel through the subscription management option in the app or your App Store account settings. After cancellation, access continues until the paid period ends. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ON-DEVICE PHOTO PROCESSING Photo effects work without uploading your images. Face detection used to position decorations runs on your device. Its temporary position data is not stored separately, uploaded or used to identify you. There are no ads or third-party analytics SDKs. Camera access is used to take photos; permission to add to your photo library is requested when you save. Importing an image uses the system photo picker.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: VizTimer at every 4 days against Fun Mirror's every 7 months. Fun Mirror's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VizTimer ships an update every 4 days, Fun Mirror every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VizTimer | Fun Mirror |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JARED EVANS | 毕威 曾 |
In-app purchases
VizTimer
No in-app purchases
Fun Mirror
No in-app purchases









