Comparison

PenTimer vs Giraffe

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

Head to head
About

PenTimer

Features
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PenTimer is a simple focus timer built around the classic 25-minute work and 5-minute break rhythm. Start a session, focus on your task, and stop whenever you’re done. Each session is saved using its real start and end time and stored as an event in Apple Calendar. These sessions are also shown as clear time blocks on a daily timeline, similar to how events appear in the Calendar app. There are no complex settings, no accounts, and no distractions. PenTimer is designed to stay out of your way and help you see how you actually spend your focused time throughout the day. Features Fixed 25-minute work sessions and 5-minute breaks Stop early or let the timer finish naturally Sessions saved as events in Apple Calendar Real start and end times recorded Daily timeline view with clear time blocks No accounts, no tracking, no ads PenTimer works entirely on your device and respects your privacy. Focus, one session at a time.

About

Giraffe

Features
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Giraffe helps you keep the useful knowledge from your AI work organized and easy to return to. Important decisions, facts, notes, questions and project context can disappear inside long conversations. Giraffe gives that knowledge a persistent home, organized around the work it belongs to. BROWSE YOUR KNOWLEDGE See your projects and the useful context you've kept around them. Instead of digging through old conversations, you can see what matters in a clear, structured view. FIND WHAT YOU NEED Return to a decision, fact, note or open question when it becomes relevant again. KEEP PROJECT CONTEXT TOGETHER Organize useful knowledge by project so conclusions stay connected to the work they came from. PICK UP WITH CONTEXT Use what you've already learned instead of rebuilding the same context from scratch. Giraffe is designed to make AI-assisted work more durable: less valuable context lost in old conversations, and more of what you learn available when you need it again.

Screenshots

PenTimer4 screens
Giraffe4 screens

Verdict

The call

PenTimer and Giraffe are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PenTimer versus Giraffe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPenTimerGiraffe
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS18.518.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size0 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEMIRHAN SIMSEKBRBR GROUP

In-app purchases

None

PenTimer

No in-app purchases

None

Giraffe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PenTimer free?
PenTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Giraffe free?
Giraffe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PenTimer or Giraffe have ads?
Neither PenTimer nor Giraffe shows ads.

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