Comparison

Disco Timer vs Herotime Zero

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

Head to head
About

Disco Timer

This app provides a visually intuitive countdown timer for various tasks, from cooking to presentations. Its unique rotary gesture for setting time and large display make it easy to use and read from a distance. Customize alerts and colors for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Rotary gesture time setting
  • Large, high-contrast display
  • Glanceable from a distance
  • Disable auto-lock option
  • Customizable color combinations (Premium)
  • Variety of exclusive alert tones
Features
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Boiling an egg, timing a presentation, or starting your next Pomodoro – Disco Timer is a universal countdown clock for all sorts of tasks. Setting the timer duration is based on 60-minute circle of traditional analog watches – you just wind it up with a single rotary gesture. Then tap the display to run, pause, or reset the timer. Large, high-contrast representation of the remaining time makes it glanceable from quite a distance. And an option to disable the Auto-Lock can keep the device awake while the timer is running. This comes in very handy when keeping an eye on the progress is as important as the finishing time itself. The face of the timer can be customized by choosing from a variety of color combinations (Premium feature). And for the completion alert – you can select from a dozen great-sounding tones, all of which are crafted exclusively for Codulis apps. Give Disco Timer a try, and let us know what you think!

About

Herotime Zero

A simple and reliable countdown timer and stopwatch with large, easy-to-read digits. Features innovative precision wheel and tap technologies for accurate adjustments and timing. Designed for maximum readability on iPhones and iPads, even after device restarts.

Highlights
  • Large digit display
  • Countdown timer
  • Stopwatch functionality
  • Precision wheel adjustment
  • Precision tap timing
  • Reliable background operation
Features
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Zero-friction countdown timer and stopwatch in BIG letters on any iPhone or iPad. Just turn your device on the side for maximum readability. Supports: Start, stop, continue and reset of a single stopwatch or countdown timer. Featuring PRECISION WHEEL technology to quickly adjust the timer, even on the fly. Plus the Herotime PRECISION TAP technology for when accuracy matters: Quick tap to instant time, or tap and hold to time on release. This prevents missed timing taps 100%. Also featuring: Best-in-class reliability. Quit the app, even restart your device, and the timer or stopwatch will run like nothing happened when you come back. Herotime Zero on the web: smartstopwatch.com/zero Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/smartstopwatch Follow #Herotime @smartstopwatch on Twitter: twitter.com/smartstopwatch Have a question or feedback? Contact me at marco@smartstopwatch.com Have special requirements? Let’s talk, too! Also try: Herotime Smart Stopwatch, the connected stopwatch for professional multi-timing, at smartstopwatch.com

Screenshots

Disco Timer4 screens
Herotime Zero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Herotime Zero at none against Disco Timer's 1. Herotime Zero also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Disco Timer's advantage is ratings volume (97 vs 2). On price, ads 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. Disco Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Herotime Zero asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Herotime Zero holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Disco Timer has 97 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Disco Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Herotime Zero's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Disco Timer versus Herotime Zero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDisco TimerHerotime Zero
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (97 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings97 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.410.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCodulisblue media labs GmbH

Customer experience

Disco Timer

All ratings97 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%

Herotime Zero

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Disco Timer

One-time1
  • Disco Timer Premium$2.99
None

Herotime Zero

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Disco Timer free?
Disco Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Herotime Zero free?
Herotime Zero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Disco Timer or Herotime Zero?
Herotime Zero is rated higher. Disco Timer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while Herotime Zero averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Disco Timer or Herotime Zero have ads?
Neither Disco Timer nor Herotime Zero shows ads.

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