Comparison

Disco Timer vs ToastBuster Timer

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

ToastBuster Timer

This app is a dedicated timer for Toastmasters meetings, offering visual cues and customizable settings for various speaking roles. It allows for on-the-fly adjustments and provides a history of timed sessions, ensuring accurate timekeeping for speeches.

Highlights
  • Preset and custom role timers
  • Full-screen color alerts with buzzing
  • Background timer with Live Activity
  • On-the-fly role switching
  • Time correction features
  • Speaker name tagging
  • Automatic session history
Features
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ToastBuster is a timer built for Toastmasters. Time any speech — Table Topics, Evaluations, long-form — with clear green, yellow, and red signals. Made by a Toastmaster. Features: • Preset and Custom Roles: Use built-in roles or create your own with custom green, yellow, and red times. • Switch Roles Mid-Timer: Forgot to change the role? Switch on the fly without losing the session. • Full-Screen Colour Alerts: The whole screen changes colour and the phone buzzes at each milestone. Watch the speaker, not the timer. • Background Timer: Leave the app and the timer keeps running. A Live Activity shows the current time and milestones from your Lock Screen and Home Screen. • Time Travel: Forgot to press start? Add 10s, 30s, or 1m to catch up instantly. • Speaker Names: Tag each session so you know whose time was whose. • Session History: Every speech is saved automatically with speaker, role, and final time. Your timekeeper's secretary, built in.

Screenshots

Disco Timer4 screens
ToastBuster Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: ToastBuster Timer at free against Disco Timer's free with in-app purchases. ToastBuster Timer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Disco Timer's advantage is ratings volume (97 vs 10) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 26.0). 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. Disco Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ToastBuster Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ToastBuster Timer 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 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Disco Timer ships an update every 5 months, ToastBuster Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Disco Timer versus ToastBuster Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDisco TimerToastBuster Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (97 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews
Number of ratings97 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCodulisTanin Rojanapiansatith

Customer experience

Disco Timer

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

ToastBuster Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Disco Timer

One-time1
  • Disco Timer Premium$2.99
1 purchases

ToastBuster Timer

One-time1
  • Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Disco Timer free?
Disco Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ToastBuster Timer free?
ToastBuster Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Disco Timer or ToastBuster Timer?
ToastBuster Timer is rated higher. Disco Timer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while ToastBuster Timer averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Disco Timer or ToastBuster Timer have ads?
Neither Disco Timer nor ToastBuster Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Disco Timer or ToastBuster Timer?
Disco Timer ships an update every 5 months, and ToastBuster Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Disco Timer was updated on September 12, 2026 and ToastBuster Timer on September 10, 2026.

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