Comparison

Real vs YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite

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

Head to head
About

Real

This utility app displays the current time based on your geographical longitude. It calculates local mean time and true solar time, accounting for the Equation of Time and daylight saving. It also shows the difference between your real time and standard clock time.

Highlights
  • Real-time display based on longitude
  • Local mean time calculation
  • True solar time calculation
  • Equation of Time accounting
  • Daylight saving time support
  • Time difference display
Features
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Shows the real time according to your longitude. Version 3.0. - Maybe fixed an issue where the location always defaulted to 0:0 lat long - Now displays local mean time and true solar time Version 2.0. - Dedicated to Sven. - Incorporated calculations for the Equation of Time and daylight savings time. Note that with support for the Equation of Time, your time difference will change over the course of the year. - To learn more about the Equation of Time, check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equation_of_time Version 1.0. - Also shows the time difference between your real time and the clock time in your time zone.

About

YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite

Features
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YAT Free is a timer app designed to make it fast and easy to create customized timed routines for any purpose. YAT Free has a clean, intuitive, and generalized design, making it a versitile app for multiple uses. Create timed routines for exercise, yoga, cooking, presentations, massage, art modelling, meditation, gaming - whatever your needs happen to be. Routines consist of any number of steps, each of which includes any number of repetitions. "Break" steps divide a routine into sections, where each section is started manually by pressing the "Start" button when you are ready. YAT Free includes a stopwatch with a novel "Repeated Trials Mode" option, which is designed for timing something multiple times and automatically calculating the average (for a more accurate or representative result). For further utility, YAT Free also includes a clock with large digits (for easy reading at a distance) and an optional ticking sound. YAT Free Features: - can (optionally) read step titles aloud at the beginning of each step - configurable time for transitioning between steps - choose color and fonts to suit your taste - 42 alert sounds to choose from - multiple vibration patterns to choose from - light and dark themes, to fit the room lighting - runs on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (iOS 9.0+) - portrait and landscape support A paid version of YAT is also available, if you would prefer an ad-free experience or you wish to support the developer..

Screenshots

Real1 screens
YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Real at every 2 months against YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite's every 42 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Real ships an update every 2 months, YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Real versus YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRealYAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 42 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.1 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRotblauer, LLCKevin Brain

In-app purchases

None

Real

No in-app purchases

None

YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Real free?
Real is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite free?
YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Real or YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite have ads?
Neither Real nor YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Real or YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite?
Real ships an update every 2 months, and YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite every 42 months. Most recently, Real was updated on October 7, 2026 and YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite on October 6, 2026.

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