Comparison

Honey Timer vs Hey Doc Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Honey Timer

This versatile timer app helps manage various activities, from workouts and study sessions to cooking and meditation. It offers customizable routines, spoken cues, and background operation, syncing across devices and providing detailed progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • Spoken voice cues
  • Background operation
  • Live Activities and widgets
  • Apple Watch integration
  • iCloud and Google Drive sync
  • Progress tracking and statistics
Features
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Meet Honey Timer — the adorable all-in-one timer that runs your routine, so you can stop watching the clock. Set it up once: get ready 10 seconds, work 45, rest 15, repeat 8 rounds. Hit start and just move — a friendly voice counts you in, calls every change, and tells you when to rest. No more squinting at a screen mid-plank, mid-recipe, or mid-chapter. ONE TIMER FOR EVERYTHING • Workouts – HIIT, Tabata, circuit training, boxing, jump rope. Get-ready, work, and rest phases, with rounds and round breaks. • Focus & study – Pomodoro-style focus and break cycles that keep exams, essays, and deep work on track. • Kitchen – run several timers side by side: soup, oven, and eggs each get their own countdown. • Yoga & meditation – guided breathing rhythms: Box Breathing, 4-7-8, 4-6, Resonance, and Physiological Sigh. • Everyday life – tea, laundry, naps, face masks: quick repeatable countdowns, two taps and go. • Stopwatch – laps, splits, and named segments you can save, reuse, and review anytime. BUILD IT YOUR WAY • Chain unlimited steps, each with its own duration, color, icon, name, and repeat count. • 22 hand-crafted styles — Workout, Yoga, Jump Rope, Forest, Reading, Flip Clock, and more. Yes, they are cute. • Pick alert sounds for start, step change, and finish — or play background music while you go. A VOICE COACH IN YOUR POCKET • Spoken cues: 3-2-1 countdown, last 5 or 10 seconds, halfway, change side, next step, take a rest — even your own custom messages. • Male, female, or system voices; whistle, beep, and chime tones. • Vibration and haptics you can tune from gentle to impossible-to-miss. ALWAYS IN SIGHT, NEVER IN THE WAY • Live Activities – your progress on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with quick controls. • Home Screen widgets – start a quick timer or your favorite routine with one tap. • Apple Watch – start, pause, and follow timers from your wrist, with haptic taps; quick timer and stopwatch included. • iCloud sync – timers, records, and settings backed up and in step across your devices (Google Drive supported too). • Timers keep going in the background, and the screen can stay awake through a whole session. WATCH YOUR EFFORT ADD UP • Organize timers with groups and tags. • Every session lands in your history, with notes and a quick mood check-in. • A statistics dashboard shows total time, session counts, daily averages, and rankings — by week, month, year, or all time. From the first jump rope round of the morning to tonight's wind-down breathing, Honey Timer keeps the time so you can keep the pace. Honey Timer is free to download. MEMBERSHIP - Unlock all features. Membership pricing: Monthly $6.99, Yearly $19.99 (7-day free trial), Lifetime $29.99 (one-time purchase). Prices may vary by region. - Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://www.aeenjoy.com/ledger/privacy/timer/ Terms of Use: https://www.aeenjoy.com/ledger/terms/timer/

About

Hey Doc Scanner

Features
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Turn your phone into a powerful document scanner and QR code reader. Hey Doc Scanner - QR Reader lets you scan documents, create high-quality PDFs, read QR codes instantly, and organize your files in one secure place. Whether you're a student, professional, or business owner, you can quickly digitize receipts, invoices, contracts, notes, ID cards, books, and more. Weekly Subscription Your subscription provides access to premium features for one week and automatically renews at the end of each subscription period unless canceled before the renewal date. You can manage or cancel your subscription through your Apple ID account settings. Refunds are subject to Apple's applicable policies. Terms of Service: https://sites.google.com/view/techbrainapp/hn-terms Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/techbrainapp/husnain-nawaz-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Honey Timer4 screens
Hey Doc Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Honey Timer at none against Hey Doc Scanner's shown. Honey Timer also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Honey Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Hey Doc Scanner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Honey Timer ships an update weekly, Hey Doc Scanner every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Honey Timer versus Hey Doc Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHoney TimerHey Doc Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAt Ease Ltd.Hasnain Nawaz

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Honey Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$15.99
1 purchases

Hey Doc Scanner

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Plan$3.997 Days

Questions

Is Honey Timer free?
Honey Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hey Doc Scanner free?
Hey Doc Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Honey Timer or Hey Doc Scanner have ads?
Hey Doc Scanner shows ads; Honey Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Honey Timer or Hey Doc Scanner?
Honey Timer ships an update weekly, and Hey Doc Scanner every 5 weeks. Most recently, Honey Timer was updated on November 5, 2026 and Hey Doc Scanner on October 31, 2026.

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