Type While Walk vs Cooking Timer & Recipe Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Type While Walk
This app enables you to type messages and use your device while seeing your surroundings through the camera in the background. It's designed for efficient use while walking, sitting, or in any situation where you need to stay aware of your environment.
- Live camera background for typing
- Efficient use while walking or sitting
- Fast camera loading
- Zero battery drainage when not in use
- Share messages via Facebook, email, SMS, Twitter
- Send messages to multiple users
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Type while walk allows you to see what is in front of you on the streets or anywhere else while walking, typing and sitting. It supplies more efficiency while walking and texting as this application is specially designed for maximum camera interface on background. The most important aspect of this app will be fast loading of the camera and zero battery drainage when you don't use the application. Type while walk is a messaging application for iOS device to text message while walking and share through Facebook, email, SMS, Twitter with live camera background. User also has the facility to send message or mail to multiple users at the same time. But the thing which is to be noted here is that the messaging service will be provided by service provider and not by this application.
Cooking Timer & Recipe Clock
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The CookingTimer is an accurate and elegant kitchen timer, made for multi-step recipes. Boiling dough or slowly roasting a whole chicken, CookingTimer keeps every moment of your preparation under control. - HOW IT WORKS Setting the time is easy. Turn the outer knob to adjust the cooking time. The dial fits every minute and supports up to 12 hours of total duration. Tap the central button to start the timer. Tap again to pause and resume at any time during cooking. - STEPS - COOK BY STEPS Steps allow you to create checkpoints that trigger an alarm at a specific cooking time. Ideal for recipes with several stages, in which the time of each phase is crucial. After setting the total cooking time, tap ADD STEPS to create a step. In each step, you can choose between two reference modes: After starting: the alarm rings a set number of minutes from the start of the timer. Before finishing: the alarm rings a set number of minutes before the end of the timer. Thus, you can schedule a reminder to add herbs 10 minutes after the oven starts and another to serve 5 minutes before finishing, all from a single timer. Press and hold any step card to show the delete button, and then tap the red X to remove it. Live Activity appears on the lock screen. - MORE CONTROLS Restart: tap RESTART to clear the timer and all steps. A confirmation is required before restarting. LEGAL: Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://marcn.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-Pol-tica-de-Privacidad-1ed3ce2dc40e805d9b5bdeb1a6daca65
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Type While Walk at none against Cooking Timer & Recipe Clock's 1. Type While Walk also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.1). Cooking Timer & Recipe Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 14 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Cooking Timer & Recipe Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Type While Walk asks for nothing beyond the download.
Type While Walk ships an update every 14 months, Cooking Timer & Recipe Clock every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Type While Walk | Cooking Timer & Recipe Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Biztech It Consultancy Private Limited | Marcelo Nardone |
In-app purchases
Type While Walk
No in-app purchases
Cooking Timer & Recipe Clock
- Cooking Timer Lifetime$1.99
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