# SprintTimer - Photo Finish — user reviews > 140 indexed App Store user reviews of SprintTimer by Sten Kaiser, rated 4.40/5 from 228 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sprinttimer-photo-finish/id430807521/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sprinttimer-photo-finish/id430807521.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 168 · 4★ 20 · 3★ 12 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 20 ## What do users think of SprintTimer? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Accurate timing - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Affordable alternative to expensive systems - 👍 Helpful for coaches and athletes - 🚀 Reduces workload for volunteers **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes - 🔒 Subscription required for full functionality - 👎 Complicated user interface - 🐛 Inconsistent performance - 👎 Blurry or missing photos/videos **Commonly reported bugs** - Start/finish detection not always accurate - Saved videos/photos not always available - Connectivity issues with Apple Watch - App freezes or crashes during use **Most requested features** - Add ability to mark/edit saved races - Improve video recording and playback - Implement better start/finish detection - Allow portrait and landscape mode - Provide better file management options ## Newest reviews (10 of 140) ### 2/5 — Great idea but *2026-05-01* Unfortunately I’ve never had any luck getting it to work with Apple Watch. I followed all the instructions about setting the wake time to 70 seconds etc but when I self start with the watch it will always skip commands “on your marks” or “set” or both, and skip right to the starting gun sound. It’s totally random which commands it will skip, making the feature useless. I have tried with multiple watches and phones with the same result. ### 2/5 — Veraltet *2025-06-06* Die app ist leider 4Jahre alt und hat einige Fehler. - airpods oder andere bluetooth adapter werden nicht erkannt - manchmal wird die aufnahmehelligkeit falsch dargestellt, man erkennt nichts auf dem display - auf -0db löst die app manchmal einfach nicht aus, egal, ob der schallpegel erreicht wurde - nach jedem auslösen muss man zwingend ins hauptmenü zürück, sonst wird nicht ausgelöst, trotz validem schallsignal ### 4/5 — Great Tool! *2023-09-26* This is a wonderful app that replaces inaccurate hand held timers. I hope that the interface and ease of use gets improved upon. The Mac version is buggy but the iPhone version works great. Please continue to improve. Love this for coaching track. Will try out in our track meets soon. ### 2/5 — Doesn’t work well with Apple Watch *2023-05-01* For whatever reason, the Apple Watch plays the start commands extremely quietly, more quiet than the notification sounds. I’ve contacted the app developer and never heard back to address this issue. ### 2/5 — Doesn’t work with Apple Watch *2023-03-25* I tried to connect with my Apple Watch using the sprint timer then going to priv cloud, but it just says error. Furthermore, if I try to start it on my Apple Watch it just starts for no time, ends the recording and loads the recording until I close the app. ### 2/5 — Not always working *2022-03-26* If you use this as the final result for a race, there is no guarantee that you will catch the whole event. When you go to saved races, it just shows a blank screen and no results. I’m disappointed. ### 3/5 — Good app but some bugs *2021-11-12* App works well for the most part but two bugs I noticed within 10 mins of downloading the app: auto finish with video mode crashes the app when you start the timer, trying to save a (5 second) video with all frames (rather than just marked frames) hangs indefinitely on Saving video. Would be nice to have these features work for an app that is £5 then another £18 to use it properly, would be 5 star if not for bugs. ### 1/5 — 使い方が分からない *2021-08-08* 結局測れなかった 使い方について詳細なサポートが必要 がっかり ### 2/5 — Not great *2021-03-09* No way to start video first, then use stop watch. You can’t get start of race on video...makes no sense. Scrubbing is at 2/100s, but find that it skips a lot and can be up to several seconds skipped ### 5/5 — Wonderful Photofinish App *2020-11-20* This app replaces many thousands of dollars worth of equipment. We use it at our short track ice speed skating club. In photofinish mode we use it to time our races, which both gives us far better accuracy than we had with stopwatches, and also simplifies the record keeping. In “motion” mode we use it to give us lap times during practices. Hooked up to the rink’s audio system it automatically announces our times each lap. Brilliant! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — ごみ *2026-03-17* 俺の足が早過ぎてカメラが反応しない。 ### 1/5 — Unable to self start *2025-09-16* I bought this app so I would be able to time myself without the assistance eof another person and I find that I’m unable to. ### 1/5 — More add ons *2025-05-04* I got the app thinking it would be good but you have to pay for almost all the functions this is so ridiculous you pay money for the app just to have to pay again to be able to use the app, DONT GET THIS APP! ### 1/5 — Ne fonctionne pas *2024-09-20* Impossible de lancer l’application. L’image est inexploitable. Aucune réponse du concepteur …. ### 1/5 — Not FAT *2024-05-10* This is not fully automatic timing and you should not be marketing it as such. Even the photos you are using as your examples are no where near the finish line. This is a joke and those that fall for it are nothing more then the jokers in a deck with no aces. ### 1/5 — Didn’t work *2024-03-29, version 18.0* Can’t get the app to function ### 1/5 — Awful *2023-11-08* Paid $5 just to have everything locked by another subscription. Video feature doesn’t even work properly since I can’t trim videos of myself this app is useless ### 1/5 — Does not work. *2023-03-22* Glitchy. Record and what shows on my screen isn’t what shows on the tutorials. Frustrating. ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2022-06-15* This is a complete waste of money. It doesn’t keep track of times and half the time it does not save. Plus is very limited unless you get the pro version. ### 1/5 — self startできない *2022-02-23* セルフスタートを選んでも手動でないと計測しない。欠陥品 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Absolutely great *2024-10-31* If you have a track team, get this app. I’ve been around tracks for fifty years. I’ve never seen anything else so affordable that’s even close. Works wonderfully. Every time. ### 5/5 — Great app *2024-05-05* This is a great app, but I suggest a tweak which could make it even better. I suggest adding the record feature to include the start (actually just prior) along with a function to slide the start time to coincide with the initial movement of the runner. Currently, it’s either eyeballed or sound based, but either way determined by the operator’s finger tapping start. Post start, Operator would then rotate the camera to line up with the finish line. Once the sprint is completed, the sprint time differential would be calculated based on the adjusted beginning clock time when the runner began the start. What I love about this app is that it removes 50% of the variables by recording the end of the sprint. If you can similarly record the start as well, this would effectively replace many of the laser systems which are very expensive. ### 5/5 — Love this app *2024-04-18* We use this for our home track meets. Started as the back up of the back up, then it became the back up, and now it is our main timing system and we use stopwatches as a back up. With a common start and such accuracy, I now cringe every time I see a team timing their meets with individual stopwatches. I have shared this with 3 other local schools who now use it at their meets as primary timing or a back up for their FAT system. No more scrambling to get high school kids or parents to time a meet! ### 5/5 — Muito top e útil pra quem quer pequenos detalhes em competições, só precisava ajustar um detalhe.. *2023-08-04* Ótimo ### 5/5 — Quality app. Well worth the money. 5* *2023-02-25* This is a super app. Either for solo or partner work it’s such a cost effective and spot on app. 5* ### 5/5 — かみ *2022-10-05* まじいい ### 5/5 — Absolutely great *2022-04-19, version 17.7* If you have a track team, get this app. I’ve been around tracks for fifty years. I’ve never seen anything else so affordable that’s even close. Works wonderfully. Every time. ### 5/5 — Dragon boat Queensland *2021-10-25* Fantastic app. No arguments. No missed times or doubts. Best thing we have done to use this. ### 5/5 — SprintTimer für PC mit Highspeed Camera *2021-10-09* Gibt es bald eine SprintTimer Version für Windows PC mit externer Kamera (CMOS 300 Fps) Would be like „Christmas and Eastern at one day“ Greetings from Heidelberg, Germany Harry Bauer ### 5/5 — Great for XC meets! *2021-03-04, version 16.3* We use this regularly for Cross Country meets here in Northern California (USA). We love air dropping the csv to a Mac for scoring and formatting for Athletic.net upload. An added benefit this year is that it helped with COVID safety. We put a sticky backed number on each runner's left hip and told the students to run through the line and head back to their team area (no congregating, no volunteers needed to work the finishing chute, etc.). We also posted the finish line photos for parents who couldn't attend due to covid spectator restrictions. Great app for the price! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-08.*