Time vs BalloonTools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time
Easily add and subtract hours and minutes without complex conversions. View calculations in real-time and save them for later. Convert time to decimal format and perform advanced operations with the premium version.
- Add and subtract hours and minutes
- Real-time calculation display
- Save calculations
- Convert hours to decimal
- Divide and multiply time (premium)
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Our calculator is designed to help you add and subtract hours and minutes rapidly and without going into complicated conversions. Handy and user friendly, you will be able to see your calculations as you write them down and thus not loosing the thread during long additions. The App keeps all your calculations in memory after closing it. You can calculate up to hundreds of thousands of hours. You can easily convert hours in decimal for instance 2h30 = 2,5 With our Premium version you will also be able to divide and multiply your hours and minutes. The Premium version doesn’t have any adds.
BalloonTools
This utility app assists balloon decorators with essential calculations for arches, columns, and helium usage. It allows users to set pricing for materials and calculate cost prices, with Qualatex color information included. Future updates will bring even more tools for balloon artistry.
- Arch calculation tool
- Column calculation tool
- Helium calculation tool
- Qualatex color reference
- Set price per meter
- Calculate cost prices
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BalloonTools is an app developed by Ballonkompagniet located in Denmark. This app is a tool to balloon decorators who want to have all the necessary tools with you everywhere. Including: - A tool for calculating arches - A tool for calculating columns - A tool for calculating helium - And the Qualatex colours are in there too New stuff: - Set your price per meter price for arches and columns - Set your helium price per cubic-meter - Calculate your cost prices directly in the app We are at the moment working for even more tools to implement into the app. All calculations made with in the app are all estimates and are not 100% accurate. If you have any recommendations or need a specific tool, then write us and we will take a look at it: info@ballonkompagniet.dk For details, please see our Privacy policy and Terms of Service here: https://ballonkompagniet.dk/balloontools-privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Time at 74% against BalloonTools's 0%. Time also leads on price (Free vs $6.99) and rating (4.8 vs 3.5). BalloonTools's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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
Time is free to download; BalloonTools costs $6.99 up front. Time sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. BalloonTools asks for nothing beyond the download.
Time holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time has 362 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Time's written reviews are positive against 0% of BalloonTools's.
Time ships an update every 2 months, BalloonTools monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time | BalloonTools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (362 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 362 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adrien Brecheteau | Ballonkompagniet ApS |
Customer experience
Time
BalloonTools
Bugs and requests
Time
Reported bugs
5 issues- App closes after 30 seconds of use
- Background music stops when app is active
- App doesn't rotate with screen orientation
- Inconsistent UI rendering
- Cannot handle subtraction of larger time values
Requested features
7 requests- Hours, minutes, and seconds display format
- Dedicated hours tab for easier input
- Multiply and divide time functions
- Decimal point support for calculations
- Screen rotation support for iPad
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- Switch between hours and minutes output units
- Minutes input above 99
BalloonTools
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Time
- Delete Ads$1.99
- Tip 1$3.99
- Tip 2$8.99
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- Tip 3$26.99
- Tip 4$45.99
- Tip 5$89.99
BalloonTools
No in-app purchases
