Disco Timer vs Game Time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Game Time
This utility app serves as a digital hourglass for board games and other timing needs. It offers pre-set timers and allows users to save custom durations for various games. The app is designed to replace physical hourglasses and enhance the gaming experience.
- Digital hourglass functionality
- Preprogrammed timer durations
- Save custom timer settings
- Ideal for board games
- Simple and intuitive interface
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Always losing the hourglass to your favorite board games. Use Game Time: Hourglass as your new timer for all your gaming and timing needs with several preprogrammed times or even save your own custom times for new games. (We are not affiliated with any games. If you want to add a new game, please let us know in the reviews or click on our support link.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Game Time at none against Disco Timer's 1. Game Time also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Disco Timer's advantage is ratings volume (98 vs 2). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Disco Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Game Time asks for nothing beyond the download.
Game Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Disco Timer has 98 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Disco Timer ships an update every 5 months, Game Time every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Disco Timer | Game Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (98 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 98 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Codulis | Geoffrey Brandt |
Customer experience
Disco Timer
Game Time
In-app purchases
Disco Timer
- Disco Timer Premium$0.99
Game Time
No in-app purchases
