Event vs XCMeet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Event
Create and manage multiple stopwatches simultaneously on your Apple Watch. View all timing data on your iPhone or upload it to a website. Ideal for coaches tracking multiple athletes.
- Multiple stopwatch instances
- Individual lap and stop times
- iPhone data viewing
- Automatic web upload
- Coach-friendly design
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Create multiple stopwatch instances on your Apple Watch. Start them together then tap individual lap and stop times. All timing data is viewable on your iPhone and uploaded automatically to event-timer.com if desired. Coaches at cross country and track meets no longer need multiple stopwatches around their neck or awkward clipboards to tally their runner's timing information.
XCMeet
Streamline cross country race management by recording finishing times and positions directly from your devices. This app automates scoring and provides live results for spectators, eliminating manual data entry and simplifying result exports.
- Record finishing times
- Record finishing positions via barcode
- Eliminate tedious data entry
- Live results for spectators
- Automatic meet scoring
- Export results for upload
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Record the finishing times and finishing positions of the racers in your cross country meet. You will use one iPhone or iPad at the finish line to record the times. You will use another iPhone or iPad at the end of the finishing chute to record the finishing positions by reading the racer's barcode. This system eliminates the tedious data entry of times and finishing positions. It provides live results that spectators can view as the racers finish. It automatically scores the meet including dual meets. You can easily export the results and upload them to athletic results websites.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XCMeet at 4.5 against Event's 4.0. Event's advantage is iOS requirement (8.3 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
XCMeet holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Event ships an update every 10 days, XCMeet fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Event | XCMeet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.3 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oak Hill Software | Pacific Northwest Software |
Customer experience
Event
XCMeet
In-app purchases
Event
No in-app purchases
XCMeet
No in-app purchases
Questions
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