Comparison

Sabli vs Wedge

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

Head to head
About

Sabli

Features
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Sabli helps young children (3-5) see time passing. Pick a length and a picture: a glowing hand slowly uncovers the drawing, like magic. When the picture is whole, time is up, well done! Two ready-made routines, one for the morning and one for bedtime. Each step has its own length: getting dressed, breakfast, brushing teeth, packing the bag, then at night bath, pyjamas, brushing teeth, story. Tap a step and its countdown starts. Your child ticks off what is done, unticks if they change their mind, and one button clears the list for tomorrow. The routines and their steps are free, and so is choosing the picture and background for each one. • Magical illustrations and backgrounds, added to regularly with no app update to install • Lengths from 30 seconds to 2 hours • The sky follows the time of day: morning, daylight, dusk, night • Available in 6 languages • No ads, no account, no personal data. Your settings and routines stay on the device One optional purchase unlocks customising the steps: rename them, change how long they last, pick another icon, add steps or remove them. Made by a dad for his daughter, to tame waiting moments: tooth brushing, tidying up, screen time, bedtime…

About

Wedge

This app provides a visual countdown timer that shrinks like a colored wedge, making time remaining clear at a glance. It features a hidden picture that is revealed as time elapses, perfect for engaging children and adults alike. Designed for focus and time management, it's ad-free and privacy-focused.

Highlights
  • Visual wedge countdown
  • Hidden picture reveal
  • Customizable presets
  • Gentle alarm sounds
  • Kid-lock feature
  • Live Activity integration
  • Siri and Shortcuts support
Features
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A visual countdown timer you can read from across the room. A coloured wedge shrinks as the time runs out, so anyone can see how much is left at a glance. No reading a clock. No arithmetic. That one idea is why visual timers are standard equipment in classrooms and therapy rooms: for children who cannot tell the time yet, for anyone with ADHD and time blindness, and in occupational therapy and special education, where "five more minutes" means nothing but "when the red is gone" means everything. HIDE A PICTURE UNDERNEATH Turn on a hidden picture and the disc starts fully covered. As the wedge retreats, the picture underneath is uncovered a slice at a time, finishing exactly when the timer does. A child who will not watch a countdown will watch a dinosaur arrive. Thirty pictures and thirty backgrounds, and they are not all for small children. The set runs from cartoon dinosaurs and rockets through to a mandala, a koi pond and a nebula, so the same reveal works for a teenager or for an adult holding their own focus. All of it is off by default, because a classroom wants the plain disc and that room comes first. NO ADS. NOT NOW, NOT LATER. This app is built to be handed to a seven-year-old. No adverts. No pop-ups. No tracking. No account to create. Nothing is ever sent to a server, because there is no server. Your presets and settings stay on your device. WHAT'S INSIDE • A large, calm dial that reads clearly from the back of a classroom • Drag the disc to set any time up to an hour, or tap a saved preset • Presets with their own names and colours, so "Reading 20" is one tap • Ten alarm sounds, six of them deliberately gentle, because one harsh beep is wrong for a sensory-sensitive room • Kid-lock freezes the screen mid-session so nobody can stop the timer • A Live Activity keeps the countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Siri and Shortcuts • Keep the screen awake while a timer runs • Seven disc colours • Keeps perfect time while backgrounded, locked, or fully closed • iPhone and iPad, portrait and landscape BUILT FOR REAL ROOMS Teachers use it for transitions, centres and independent work. Occupational therapists use it for sessions, turn-taking and regulation. Parents use it for screen time, tooth brushing, homework and getting out of the door. Adults use it for focus blocks, study sprints and breaking long tasks down. ACCESSIBILITY IS NOT AN AFTERTHOUGHT Full VoiceOver labels on the dial and every control. Dynamic Type throughout. Reduced Motion honoured. State is never shown by colour alone, so the timer still reads for colour-blind users and for a child who is not tracking the colour at all. HONEST PRICING Five complete timers free, with every feature turned on. Not a crippled trial. Then one quiet one-time purchase and it is yours, including every future update. No subscription. No renewals. No upsells. No "premium" tier that switches off something you already paid for. Family Sharing included.

Screenshots

Sabli4 screens
Wedge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Wedge at every 2 days against Sabli's every 5 days. Sabli's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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. Sabli sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Wedge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sabli ships an update every 5 days, Wedge every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Sabli versus Wedge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSabliWedge
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStella FidélitéChad Berry

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sabli

One-time1
  • All illustrations$2.99
1 purchases

Wedge

One-time1
  • Wedge Unlocked$5.99

Questions

Is Sabli free?
Sabli is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wedge free?
Wedge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sabli or Wedge have ads?
Neither Sabli nor Wedge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sabli or Wedge?
Sabli ships an update every 5 days, and Wedge every 2 days. Most recently, Sabli was updated on September 7, 2026 and Wedge on September 27, 2026.

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