LiveTime Viewer vs The Big Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LiveTime Viewer
View your Live Time Clock Display on any iOS device. This companion app allows you to monitor live event times remotely, supporting both portrait and landscape orientations. It automatically discovers nearby clocks or connects via URL.
- Remote clock display viewing
- Portrait and landscape support
- Disable device sleep
- Automatic clock discovery
- Connect via URL
- Maintains connection across networks
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**NOTE: Live Time Viewer is used in conjunction with Live Time for macOS. If you do not own or have viewing access to Live Time for macOS with an enabled Clock Display, you won’t have anything to view with this iOS app. Live Time Viewer is the easiest way to see your Live Time Clock Display on any iOS device! Need to keep track of your live event’s time but aren’t at a laptop or desktop computer? No problem, now you can keep track of your event anywhere you have an iOS device and an internet connection (cellular or wifi). Supports portrait and landscape viewing. • Ability to disable your device from sleeping while viewing a Clock. • Automatic discovery of nearby Live Time Clocks Displays for quick connecting. • Quickly load Live Time clocks to watch by simply entering a URL. • Automatically keeps you connected even when switching between cellular and wifi connections when the Clock Display is externally available through a global hostname.
The Big Timer
A straightforward timer application designed for simplicity and ease of use. It offers a large, clear display for quick time checks. Ideal for anyone needing a no-fuss countdown or stopwatch.
- Large, clear timer display
- Countdown functionality
- Stopwatch functionality
- Minimalist interface
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Just a Big Timer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Big Timer at every 10 days against LiveTime Viewer's every 3 months. LiveTime Viewer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.4). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for LiveTime Viewer against 4.7 for The Big Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of LiveTime Viewer's written reviews are positive against 78% of The Big Timer's.
LiveTime Viewer ships an update every 3 months, The Big Timer every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LiveTime Viewer | The Big Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Workflow Network | Joel Klabo |
Customer experience
LiveTime Viewer
The Big Timer
In-app purchases
LiveTime Viewer
No in-app purchases
The Big Timer
No in-app purchases
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