alDente (cooking timer) vs HCIoT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
alDente (cooking timer)
This kitchen timer app allows you to set multiple timers simultaneously, each linked to a photo of your food. When a timer finishes, the corresponding image appears, making it easy to track multiple cooking processes.
- Set multiple timers
- Link timers to food photos
- Visual timer expiration alerts
- Simultaneous cooking management
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alDente is the ultimate kitchen timer. Take a photo of the food and save it along with the time you want to count. You can set up more than one instance of the same timer: in this way you can - for example- oven cook two pizzas together but starting in different moments. When a timer expires, its image pops up.
HCIoT
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HCIot is an online automobile management and monitoring mobile phone app for vehicle equipment. It is a smart device control software that connects vehicle air conditioners, refrigerators, heaters and other devices, remote control and management, easy to customize tasks, and makes smart device management easier.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HCIoT at none against alDente (cooking timer)'s 1. alDente (cooking timer)'s advantage is device support and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 12.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. alDente (cooking timer) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HCIoT asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | alDente (cooking timer) | HCIoT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kite Labs | 朝 韩 |
In-app purchases
alDente (cooking timer)
- alDente Pro$0.99
HCIoT
No in-app purchases









