My Favorite Timer vs Scan Sheets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Favorite Timer
This app visually displays remaining time with three colored segments that fill as time progresses. It's simple to set up and use, with an optional alarm and a feature to view total remaining time.
- Three colored time segments
- Configurable segment lengths
- Visual progress indicator
- Optional alarm sound
- Tap to see total time remaining
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My Favorite Timer uniquely shows the time remaining for your activity via three equally sized colored segments. It’s easy to configure and easy to use. 1) Set the length of time for each color segment 2) Click start 3) As the time progresses, the colored segments fill in at the speed relative to their specified time The time is complete when all three segments are filled in. An optional alarm sound can be played as well. Single tap the while the timer is running to see the total time remaining. Great for: - timing a speech - use at school for timing a class activity - calming a child down (e.g. Timeout) - cooking multiple items in the kitchen at the same time
Scan Sheets
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Scan Sheets helps you turn labels, barcodes, QR codes, and printed text into clean spreadsheet-ready lists. Create a sheet for inventory, stock counts, warehouse checks, event check-in, office supplies, retail products, sample tracking, or any workflow where scanned values need to become structured rows. Scan with the camera, select images from your photo library, review recognized items, and save each entry with optional quantity and extra info. Designed for fast spreadsheet capture - Scan text, QR codes, and barcodes with your iPhone or iPad camera - Recognize items from photos in your image album - Collect scanned values into separate sheets - Add quantities, notes, and extra details to each row - Review recognized items before saving - Avoid accidental duplicate entries - Use burst scanning for repeated capture sessions Export and share your data - Export sheets as XLSX, CSV, TSV, XLS, ODS, or Excel XML - Use Numbers-compatible XLSX export - Copy a table directly to the clipboard - Share files with other apps - Email sheets with configurable default recipients, subject, and body - Customize CSV delimiter, line endings, and UTF-8 BOM support - Choose filename templates and date formats for exported files Scan Sheets is built for people who need a simple, reliable way to move real-world information into spreadsheets without retyping: small businesses, warehouses, retail teams, event organizers, collectors, field workers, and anyone tracking lists on the go. Start a sheet, scan the items, export the spreadsheet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Scan Sheets at Free against My Favorite Timer's $0.99. Scan Sheets also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 22 months). My Favorite Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On ads 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
Scan Sheets is free to download; My Favorite Timer costs $0.99 up front. Scan Sheets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My Favorite Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
My Favorite Timer ships an update every 22 months, Scan Sheets weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Favorite Timer | Scan Sheets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rien Heald | DC-Matic |
In-app purchases
My Favorite Timer
No in-app purchases
Scan Sheets
- Pro version$1.99
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