Comparison

Super GameTimer vs Lumen Garden

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

Head to head
About

Super GameTimer

This app provides a customizable turn timer for board games and chess-clock style play. It allows for multiple players, advanced timing options, and clear display of remaining time for all participants. Focus on your game with intuitive controls and reliable timekeeping.

Highlights
  • Customizable turn timer
  • Multiple player support
  • Chess-clock style timing
  • Fischer increment and delays
  • Minute and second reminders
  • Save game profiles
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Super GameTimer is a native iPhone turn timer for board games and chess-clock style play. Configure a match, keep both time banks readable at a glance, and pass the turn with one large control—so you can focus on the game, not the phone. SET UP YOUR MATCH Choose seconds per side (from one second up to two hours). Name two to eight players, add or remove seats, then start when everyone is ready. Optional advanced timing adds tournament-style rules without cluttering the main screen. CHESS-CLOCK STYLE TIMING • Dual banks: see both sides’ remaining time while only the active player is highlighted. • One-tap pass: end your turn and hand the clock to the next player in order. The pass control shows your remaining time and who receives the turn next. • Fischer increment: add a few seconds to your bank each time you pass, when you want that classic digital-clock behavior. • Simple delay or Bronstein-style delay: let a delay window run before your main bank counts down—pick the style that matches how your group plays. DURING PLAY • Sub-second precision on the active clock so you always know where you stand. • Pause and resume from the Match menu—End game and Restart live there too, away from the main pass button so you do not trigger them by accident. Restart keeps the same setup and names; End game returns you to setup when the match is over. • Minute reminders as the main bank crosses whole minutes, plus faster ticks in the last twenty seconds so the final moments feel clear. • When time hits zero on the active side, you get a short alert sound and haptic feedback; the match then shows that time has expired and passing is disabled until you end or restart. PROFILES & LOOK Save game profiles and timing presets to start familiar setups quickly. Adjust appearance options so the timer matches how you like to read the room—evening game night or a bright café table. RELIABLE WHEN LIFE INTERRUPTS If you briefly switch apps or lock your phone, the app reconciles with real time when you return so the countdown stays fair. PRIVACY & ACCOUNTS No sign-in and no cloud account are required. Your profiles and settings stay on your device. Whether you play chess, Go, bridge, word games, or anything where fair turns matter, Super GameTimer keeps time clear and passing simple.

About

Lumen Garden

Features
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Light up a peaceful garden, one deduction at a time. In every grid, place one firefly in each row, column, and colored region. Fireflies can never touch, even diagonally. Observe, rule out possibilities, and find the unique solution at your own pace. Lumen Garden includes: • an Adventure of 1,500 grids, free from start to finish; • Quick Play across five difficulty levels and a daily challenge shared by every gardener; • twelve companions to meet, grow and dress up, who earn Lumens with every win; • daily quests, contracts and a streak to keep; • seasons with their free reward track; • World and Friends leaderboards, statistics and collectible mementos; • accessible controls, high contrast, reduced motion, and several color-vision modes; • no connection required to play. Free hints refresh every day. Optional purchases with guaranteed content and no random draws: Peaceful Garden (no ads, unlimited hints), season passes, outfit bundles. The entire Adventure remains free.

Screenshots

Super GameTimer4 screens
Lumen Garden4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Super GameTimer at none against Lumen Garden's 8. Super GameTimer also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). Lumen Garden's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Lumen Garden sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Super GameTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Super GameTimer ships an update daily, Lumen Garden every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Super GameTimer versus Lumen Garden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuper GameTimerLumen Garden
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB218 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJEREMY S WEBERBarman Joey

In-app purchases

None

Super GameTimer

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Lumen Garden

One-time8
  • Discovery Offer$2.99
  • Radiance Bundle$3.99
  • Lumen Garden Peaceful$4.99
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  • Undergrowth Bundle$5.99
  • Fireflies Bundle$5.99
  • Crystals Bundle$5.99
  • Constellations Bundle$5.99
  • Firefly Season Pass$7.99

Questions

Is Super GameTimer free?
Super GameTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lumen Garden free?
Lumen Garden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Super GameTimer or Lumen Garden have ads?
Both Super GameTimer and Lumen Garden show ads.
Which is updated more often, Super GameTimer or Lumen Garden?
Super GameTimer ships an update daily, and Lumen Garden every 3 days. Most recently, Super GameTimer was updated on October 31, 2026 and Lumen Garden on October 29, 2026.

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