Jteddy
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During the past few days I've seen at least 3 new timer websites/apps. Does anyone know why there are so many?
Why are there so many new timers?
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cuberswoop
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once cubedesk started getting popular ive seen basically one new one a month, im assuming people just realized they could have choices and started making them
ender9994
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Personalization options comes to mind as the main reason. There can be so many different features or modes of operation that different people want l, that a single system cant really implement them all without being bloated or too complex. When someone uses a few different timers and decide they like a few features from each one, they want to incorporate those best features into a new timer.
Plus, with modern LLMs and coding assistants, it is a low barrier of entry for someone to create and deploy their own. I know some people are against "vibe coding", but for low stakes applications like a timer it can be quite useful.
Plus, with modern LLMs and coding assistants, it is a low barrier of entry for someone to create and deploy their own. I know some people are against "vibe coding", but for low stakes applications like a timer it can be quite useful.
Martyt7777
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If ChatGPT and Claude never existed you would only see 3 new timer websites/apps during the past few years /ex
Dunno why so many vibecoders still think we don’t have enough timers; and the new timers barely even bring new features…
Billabob
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It's entirely due to AI coding. In the past week I've had to ban over 30 people who were spamming their awful Sudoku apps on another site. Worst was 9 new ones in a single day. They all look identical lol
Puzzle Maniac
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You're right—I have been noticing a lot of "AI slop" recently.
cubemastery321
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Yeah, the AI tools explain the flood — a timer is one of the easiest apps to vibe-code, so everyone makes one. But most of them are basically the same stopwatch with a different coat of paint, which is why nobody switches.
The ones that actually get used tend to nail the boring stuff first: proper WCA scrambles, a real 15-second inspection with +2/DNF handling, and Ao5/Ao12 plus session stats you can read at a glance. And ideally no account needed just to keep your own times.
So I don't think we need more timers, we need the new ones to answer "what does this do that csTimer doesn't?" before adding themes and extras.
The ones that actually get used tend to nail the boring stuff first: proper WCA scrambles, a real 15-second inspection with +2/DNF handling, and Ao5/Ao12 plus session stats you can read at a glance. And ideally no account needed just to keep your own times.
So I don't think we need more timers, we need the new ones to answer "what does this do that csTimer doesn't?" before adding themes and extras.
Martyt7777
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