Comparison

PulzeMark vs Cursed Timer

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

Head to head
About

PulzeMark

Features
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PulzeMark measures how fast your iPhone and iPad really are: CPU, storage, and on-device AI, all in one app. Every result is scored and compared against a live, anonymous, crowdsourced leaderboard, so you can see exactly where your device stands. ON-DEVICE AI BENCHMARK Download a free, open-source language model and run it entirely on your device. PulzeMark measures how many tokens per second your iPhone or iPad generates, plus prompt throughput and time to first token. No cloud, no account. Two engines, each with its own leaderboard: Apple-native MLX for peak performance, and GGUF (llama.cpp) with cross-platform leaderboards, where identical models put every device on the same board. Compare your device against others running the same model at the same output length. CPU AND REAL-WORLD TESTS Single-core and multi-core CPU, plus real workloads: integer and floating point math, cryptography, compression, photo processing, and UI layout. Scores share one unified scale across platforms, so equal numbers mean equal performance. You get a clear score and a live timeline of CPU usage and thermal state during the run. STORAGE SPEED Sequential and random read and write, with configurable file size, block size, and passes. See your real disk throughput in MB/s. COMPARE EVERYTHING Results are crowdsourced anonymously. Compare your device per category and per AI model, browse every device ever benchmarked, and explore the full cross-platform leaderboard on the web. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No sign-in, no tracking, no personal data. Submissions are anonymous: just the device model, scores, and raw metrics. FEATURES - CPU single-core and multi-core benchmarks - Real-world tests: photo processing and UI layout - Storage read and write, sequential and random - On-device LLM benchmark in tokens per second - Two AI engines: Apple-native MLX and cross-platform GGUF (llama.cpp) - Manage downloaded models and their storage from Settings - Live CPU and thermal monitoring during runs - Crowdsourced, anonymous leaderboards - Per-model AI comparison across devices - Shareable result cards - Works on iPhone and iPad Benchmark your device, then see how it stacks up against the world.

About

Cursed Timer

Features
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Cursed Timer turns elapsed seconds into deeply unreasonable time units nobody asked for but everyone understands: first beers after work, uncomfortable parent conversations, loading spinner eternities, forgotten laundry eras, and many more. Every absurd unit has its own image, copy, and result text. Start the timer, pick a featured unit, save favorite readouts, share results, or export a square social-media image. Customize the name and situation, then post through the iOS share sheet to apps like Instagram, WhatsApp, X, or Facebook. No ads. No tracking. Favorites stay local on your device.

Screenshots

PulzeMark4 screens
Cursed Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PulzeMark versus Cursed Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulzeMarkCursed Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size72 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFLORIN CRISTIAN NEMESKonrad Kern

In-app purchases

None

PulzeMark

No in-app purchases

None

Cursed Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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