Comparison

Await vs Timely

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

Head to head
About

Await

Easily track upcoming events with unlimited countdowns. View upcoming events on your Today widget and Apple Watch. Receive notifications and share events with friends.

Highlights
  • Unlimited event tracking
  • Today widget
  • Apple Watch extension
  • Countdown notifications
  • Event sharing
  • Progress visualization
Features
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The easiest way to track upcoming events you care about. Features: - Unlimited number of events. - Today widget showing the next event. - Apple Watch extension so you can track all your events right at your wrist. - Receive notifications when countdowns are ending. - Share events with your friends, even if they don't have the app installed. - Progress circles show at a glance how long you have already been waiting. - Beautiful fullscreen countdowns in landscape orientation.

About

Timely

Features
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Timely is a chess clock with advanced features including: - Full-screen gesture area: No need to ever look at the screen. - Double-tap to end turn: Prevent accidental touches. - Zen mode: See only the time remaining for maximum focus. - Additional information. Tap to display the current configuration, number of moves, current side and more. - Quick actions: Pause the game to access handy shortcuts. - Quick help: Easily see instructions on how to use the timer screen. - Dashboard: Configure your timers from a central location. - Recent timers: Your latest configurations are automatically saved for you. - Presets: Special pre-configured timers for standard Blitz, Rapid and classic games. - Back to timer: Go back to your paused timer at any time without losing state. - Semaphores: Quickly identify whose action is required with recognizable background colors. - Portrait layout with inverted messages: Lay your iPhone/iPad on the table for both players to be able to read their remaining times. - Landscape layout. See both clocks side-by-side when the device is leaned. - Other side starts the clock. Have your opponent start the timer for the first turn or after a pause. - Alternative starting side: Have the opposite side open for inclusiveness. - Simple and Bronstein-style delays. - Fischer and Fischer before increments. - Option to apply delay to first move as in FIDE tournaments. - Sudden death mode: Whoever runs out of time for the turn losses! - Hourglass mode: Your time used is your opponent's gain. And more exciting features to be added in future releases!

Screenshots

Await2 screens
Timely3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Timely at Free against Await's $1.99. On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Timely is free to download; Await costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Await versus Timely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAwaitTimely
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas EichmannDiego Lavalle

In-app purchases

None

Await

No in-app purchases

None

Timely

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Await free?
Await costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Timely free?
Timely is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Await or Timely have ads?
Neither Await nor Timely shows ads.

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