Countout vs TwistAssist
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
TwistAssist
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TwistAssist is your smart companion for structured and efficient cubing training. Whether you are a beginner or an ambitious speedcuber, the app helps you track your solves, analyze your progress, and improve with purpose. Create training sessions for different events and keep all your solves clearly organized in one place. This allows you to focus entirely on your training without losing track of your progress. The built-in timer is precise and optionally supports GAN Smart Timers via Bluetooth. Detailed statistics, trends, and personal bests make your progress easy to understand. All solves are stored in full detail and can be imported or exported at any time. TwistAssist is designed with clarity, accuracy, and a smooth user experience in mind — for cubing training at a professional level.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TwistAssist at daily against Countout's every 6 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Countout ships an update every 6 months, TwistAssist daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countout | TwistAssist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Douglas Earnshaw | Michael Baumgärtner |
In-app purchases
Countout
No in-app purchases
TwistAssist
No in-app purchases









