Comparison

Fake Timer vs Progress Life Wallpaper

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

Head to head
About

Fake Timer

Features
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Time at your pace. Create a countdown that runs at normal speed, faster, or slower—and see how your chosen duration translates into real time. MAKE EVERY TIMER YOURS Choose a duration, add a name, and pick a color and alert sound. Use normal speed for an everyday countdown, or adjust the pace for a playful twist. For example, a 6-minute timer at 0.5x lasts 12 real minutes. START AGAIN IN A TAP Restart timers from Recents and access your timers from Home Screen widgets. Your last duration selection is remembered, so setting up the next timer takes less effort. KEEP TIME IN SIGHT Follow your timer with Live Activities on the Lock Screen and supported Dynamic Island devices. Normal-speed timers show a live countdown; adjusted-speed timers use a progress display. Speed up. Slow down. Stay in control.

About

Progress Life Wallpaper

Features
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`Progress helps you turn time and goals into auto-updating lock screen wallpapers on iOS. Choose from 3 modes: • Life Calendar: Visualize life progress in weeks
• Year Calendar: Track your current year progress
• Goal Calendar: Count down to your deadline Key features: • Automatically detects your current iPhone wallpaper size
• Generates wallpaper output for your selected calendar mode
• Integrates with Apple Shortcuts for automation
• Supports default fallback configuration for first-time use
• Optimized for dark, minimal UI experience How it works: 1 Configure your calendar settings in the app 2 Install the corresponding iOS Shortcut template 3 Connect it in Shortcuts Automation (e.g. daily trigger) 4 Your lock screen wallpaper can update automatically Notes: • iOS only
• Internet connection is required for wallpaper generation
• This app is an independent utility and is not affiliated with The Life Calendar.`

Screenshots

Fake Timer3 screens
Progress Life Wallpaper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progress Life Wallpaper at none against Fake Timer's 1. Progress Life Wallpaper also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.1). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fake Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Progress Life Wallpaper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fake Timer ships an update every 3 months, Progress Life Wallpaper every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Fake Timer versus Progress Life Wallpaper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFake TimerProgress Life Wallpaper
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.116.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdm3 labs浩 张

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fake Timer

One-time1
  • Pro$2.99
None

Progress Life Wallpaper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fake Timer free?
Fake Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progress Life Wallpaper free?
Progress Life Wallpaper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fake Timer or Progress Life Wallpaper have ads?
Neither Fake Timer nor Progress Life Wallpaper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fake Timer or Progress Life Wallpaper?
Fake Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Progress Life Wallpaper every 2 months. Most recently, Fake Timer was updated on November 5, 2026 and Progress Life Wallpaper on October 31, 2026.

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