Comparison

Aexels vs Portal Timer

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

Head to head
About

Aexels

Explore a newly discovered universe and compare its features to our own. This app aims to continuously expand knowledge and understanding of this new world over time.

Highlights
  • Universe exploration
  • Discover similarities and differences
  • Expand knowledge
  • Continuous updates
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A universe is discovered ...Universe X Come along as we explore this new universe and discover the similarities and differences it has with our own. There are things we know for certain about Universe X; there are things we can speculate about and there are many things yet to be discovered. Hopefully, over the life time of this app we will be able to continually increase our knowledge and understanding of this new world.

About

Portal Timer

This app helps Ingress players manage portal cooldowns with multiple timers, mod calculations, and custom notifications. It offers features like automatic Ingress launching and burn-out timer calculations. Supports widgets and faction-specific time differences.

Highlights
  • Multiple portal cooldown timers
  • Automatic mod rarity calculation
  • Customizable notifications
  • Automatic Ingress launch
  • BurnOut Timer with hack count tracking
  • Widget support
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PortalTimer is a companion timer for Ingress agents. Put one panel per hacked portal and count three things at once: the time until you can hack again, the hacks you have left, and the four-hour burn-out. Features - One panel per portal: name, faction and four mod slots - Cooldown: 5 minutes on enemy portals / 3 on friendly ones, shortened by the rarity of your Heat Sinks - Hack count: 4 plus your Multi-hacks; the counter turns to the warning colour past 3/4 of the limit - Burn-out: after the cooldown of the hack that reached the limit, the panel becomes a four-hour bar (auto-start is a setting) - Sojourner (23 h 30 min), Virus and Drone (1 h each) timers - Local notifications and haptics when a timer ends - Home Screen (small, medium) and Lock Screen widgets; start and stop timers from the widget - Two looks: eXotic (Ingress Prime style hex badge) and Circle (ring) - Portal panels live in your iCloud and follow you to your other iPhones No account, no ads, no tracking, no analytics. Donations are optional in-app purchases that unlock nothing. PortalTimer is an unofficial app, unrelated to Niantic, and never connects to the game.

Screenshots

Aexels4 screens
Portal Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Aexels at 4.5 against Portal Timer's 4.0. Aexels also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Portal Timer sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Aexels asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aexels holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aexels has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aexels ships an update every 10 days, Portal Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Aexels versus Portal Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAexelsPortal Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (14 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.2 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAepryus SoftwareHiroshi Nomura

Customer experience

Aexels

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Portal Timer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Aexels

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Portal Timer

One-time5
  • Donation(Bronze)$0.99
  • Donation(Silver)$4.99
  • Donation(Gold)$19.99
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  • Donation(Platinum)$59.99
  • Donation(Onyx)$99.99

Questions

Is Aexels free?
Aexels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Portal Timer free?
Portal Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Aexels or Portal Timer?
Aexels is rated higher. Aexels averages 4.5 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Portal Timer averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Aexels or Portal Timer have ads?
Neither Aexels nor Portal Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aexels or Portal Timer?
Aexels ships an update every 10 days, and Portal Timer weekly. Most recently, Aexels was updated on September 7, 2026 and Portal Timer on September 18, 2026.

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