Countout vs Timecode Gen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countout
This app provides a customizable, full-screen countdown timer for events and livestreams. Output the timer via VGA, HDMI, or AirPlay to a projector or large display for a professional look. Choose custom colors or background images to match branding and clearly display remaining time.
- Full-screen countdown timer
- VGA, HDMI, and AirPlay output
- Customizable colors and backgrounds
- Queue multiple timers
- Scheduled countdowns
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Countout is a customisable countdown timer that outputs a full screen image over VGA, HDMI or AirPlay to a projector, large format display or television. The output is a clean image without any overlays giving your event or livestream a professional look. Pick colours to match your event’s branding, or choose an image as a background and clearly inform your audience or presenters how much time they have remaining. Queue up multiple timers, or count down to a specific time using a scheduled timer. Countout is a pixlwave creation
Timecode Gen
This app generates linear timecode (LTC) with support for various frame rates and audio output. It can create audio files with embedded timecode, operate in real-time using the device's current time, and manage cue playlists. It also allows for synchronized start/stop commands between devices via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
- LTC SMPTE timecode generation (PAL, SECAM, 24-30 FPS)
- Audio file creation with embedded timecode (AAC/.m4a)
- Real-time generation using device's system time
- CUE timecode playlist creation and management
- Synchronized start/stop commands via Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
- Sync TX/RX modes for device command transmission
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Main Features: - Generate linear timecode support LTC SMPTE PAL SECAM 24, 25, 29.97DF, 30 FPS with audio output. - Creating audio files with timecode in compressed aac/.m4a(44,1kHz) format. - RealTime mode - generation timecode of current system time of device. (supported Sync Mode) - CUE timecode playlist. Can create CUEs with start time and end time. Creating sequecies with CUE's, using two modes "Auto Play Next" and "Stop At End". - Sync devices with TC app, synchronously start/stop commands with connected nearby devices using Bluetooth or WIFI(on same network). Sync TX mode - Transmitter mode, device send commands to another device with RX mode. Sync RX mode - Reciever mode, device get commands: start, stop, set timecode from TX device. Always welcome for criticism and suggestions: royalblue.dev@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Countout at Free against Timecode Gen's $4.99. Countout also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Timecode Gen's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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
Countout is free to download; Timecode Gen costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Countout holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Countout ships an update every 6 months, Timecode Gen every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countout | Timecode Gen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Douglas Earnshaw | Anna Koynova |
Customer experience
Countout
Timecode Gen
In-app purchases
Countout
No in-app purchases
Timecode Gen
No in-app purchases
