Comparison

30minTimer vs PhoneStage

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

Head to head
About

30minTimer

This app provides timely audio alerts at user-defined intervals, such as every hour or half-hour. It's designed to help users manage their time effectively for work, study, or daily routines by offering customizable chimes and voice notifications. Settings are saved locally on the device for privacy.

Highlights
  • Customizable chime intervals
  • Hourly and half-hourly alerts
  • Multiple sound and voice options
  • User-defined active hours
  • Local notification scheduling
  • Ad-supported with non-intrusive ads
Features
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Ever look up and realize three hours vanished into one task? This app fixes that with a simple chime. Your iPhone chimes at the minutes you choose, like :00 and :30 every hour, so you can feel time passing without checking the clock. Chimes arrive as notifications, even when the app is closed. ■ Great for • Remote work: break the day into half-hour blocks • Study: focus for 50 minutes, rest when it chimes • Healthy habits: a sip of water and a stretch at every chime • Kids' routines: when the "Oh!" plays, it's time for the next thing ■ Pick your hours • Tap the hours you want, from 0 to 23 • "9–18" and "All hours" in one tap. Quiet at night ■ Up to two chimes an hour • Spin two wheels to pick the minutes • :00 and :30, :15 and :45, or just :50. Your call ■ 7 sounds, even a voice • Chime, Warning, and three Confirm tones • Male and female "Oh!" voices • Give each wheel its own sound: a chime on the hour and an "Oh!" at half past • Tap a name to preview ■ Three simple steps 1. Pick your hours and minutes 2. Tap the big "Apply" button at the bottom 3. It chimes automatically, every day Send a test notification to hear it in 10 seconds. ■ Free, with minimal ads • Ads never interrupt your chimes • Your first "Apply" is ad-free • Later changes are saved after a short video ad • Turning notifications on/off and "Clear all" are always instant and ad-free ■ Privacy • Your settings stay on your iPhone • Chimes are local notifications scheduled on your iPhone. No developer server is involved Available in English, Japanese, and Traditional Chinese. Note: in Silent mode or a Focus, sounds may not play, following your iPhone settings.

About

PhoneStage

Features
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PhoneStage brings live screen sharing into an interactive 3D presentation in your browser. Connect your device to PhoneStage Viewer in a computer browser on the same local network. Scan the QR code or enter the connection details, approve the browser, and start the system screen broadcast. The Viewer displays your live screen inside an adjustable 3D device model and follows its orientation. Use PhoneStage to: • Demonstrate app features and explain each step • Present tutorials, lessons, and product walkthroughs • Rotate and tilt your device to move the 3D model • Manage trusted browsers and remove access at any time Screen content is sent directly between your device and the connected Viewer over your local network. No account, in-app purchase, or subscription is required. You can stop sharing at any time using the system screen-recording control. Requirements PhoneStage is a companion app for PhoneStage Viewer and works with iPhone. Open the Viewer in a compatible browser on a Mac connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the sending device. PhoneStage is independently developed and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Apple.

Screenshots

30minTimer4 screens
PhoneStage2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PhoneStage at none against 30minTimer's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
30minTimer versus PhoneStage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter30minTimerPhoneStage
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.518.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhidenobu akiyoshi胜天 何

In-app purchases

None

30minTimer

No in-app purchases

None

PhoneStage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 30minTimer free?
30minTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhoneStage free?
PhoneStage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 30minTimer or PhoneStage have ads?
30minTimer shows ads; PhoneStage does not.

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