Time Up 1.1

Here at Softpedia we review both the good and the bad in any app category. We make it our job to curate the App Store even further, lending Apple a helping hand in keeping order in the app world.

One such bad app has fallen in our lap today. It’s called Time Up and we can’t recommend it. It’s been left out to rot since 2010, looks awful, and doesn’t even deliver on promise.

Ancient, iOS 4 design

Remember when the iPhone 4 came out with its sleek Retina display and cool glassy design? Well, it’s no longer a pinnacle in smartphone design, is all we can say. Times evolve, and so do smartphones. And so do the OSes that run on them, and so do apps. But not Time Up.

Ceona Inc. decided they wouldn’t update their timer app to keep up with the “times.” Kind of ironical, isn’t it. Time Up still looks and acts like an iOS 4 app, doesn’t even go full screen, and has a cumbersome set of navigation options.

Doesn’t work properly

You’d think an app that looks awful should at least deliver on its promise. But it doesn’t. While the Alarm function does work, the Timer utility doesn’t. At least not in a way that we can fully comprehend. Whatever settings we tried, we just couldn’t set a 15 minute interval on the thing. And for the Timer to even allow activation, you have to stop any recurring alarms. Why?

At least it’s free

Granted, Time Up doesn’t display any annoying ads or nag screens to rate the app on iTunes or make in-app purchases. It’s offered on an “as is” basis, and that’s something worth mentioning here too. These days, every developer will try to monetize their app one way or another. Not that it’s a bad thing (people have to make a living), but it’s certainly nice to see something offered as 100% free of charge, no obligations, no anything. Too bad Time Up is useless, though.

Add to watchlist:

Clock / timer

• Timer+ 2.1.2
• Timerlist 1.1.3
• Wave Alarm 2.3.1