Swift Timer vs Crowd Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swift Timer
This utility app offers a unique dial for quickly setting timers from seconds to hours with a single swipe. It includes a 'start offset' feature, allowing you to set the duration after initially touching the icon, ideal for precise timing. Choose from a variety of alert sounds to suit your needs.
- Swift time setting dial
- Start offset option
- Variety of alert sounds
- Intuitive swipe control
- Precise timing for seconds to hours
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Fast and fun timer. Swift time setting dial This timer app features a unique swift time setting dial to rapidly set the duration from seconds to hours in just one swipe round. Start offset option A counter is started when you first touch the Swift Timer icon. You can leisurely set the duration required and touch the counter. It is then as if you started the timer when you touched the Swift Time icon. This is great for when every second counts such as timing an egg! There are many great sounds to choose from from gentle, like a Tibetan bell, for meditation to a beeping alarm clock for instant attention.
Crowd Control
Easily track the number of people entering and exiting a location. This utility displays the current occupancy and can alert you when capacity limits are met or surpassed.
- Tally people entering and leaving
- Display current occupancy
- Capacity limit warnings
- Track items in addition to people
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Crowd Control allows you to keep a tally count of the people (or items) entering and leaving a location. It shows you the number of people currently at that location, and can warn you when the location's capacity is reached or exceeded.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crowd Control at none against Swift Timer's 1. Crowd Control also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. Swift Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Crowd Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swift Timer ships an update every 13 months, Crowd Control every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swift Timer | Crowd Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Doodlearth Ltd. | David Kennedy |
Customer experience
Swift Timer
Crowd Control
In-app purchases
Swift Timer
- Remove adverts.$0.99
Crowd Control
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Swift Timer free?
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Do Swift Timer or Crowd Control have ads?
Which is updated more often, Swift Timer or Crowd Control?
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