Event vs Quick XC Meet
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.
Quick XC Meet
This app allows coaches to easily set up and score cross country meets, manage rosters, and record mile splits. Spectators and athletes can view live results and scores without needing an account.
- Create coach accounts
- Set up and score meets
- Add team rosters
- Record mile splits
- View live results
- View live scores
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Coaches can create an account with an email and password. Then coaches can quickly set up a meet, add rosters, and run/score a meet. Coaches can also record mile splits. Fans/Athletes don't need to create an account. Fans/Athletes can see live results and scores.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Quick XC Meet at 4 against Event's 1. Event's advantage is iOS requirement (8.3 vs 16.6). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Event against 4.0 for Quick XC Meet. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Event ships an update every 10 days, Quick XC Meet fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Event | Quick XC Meet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.3 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oak Hill Software | Brian Seaver |
Customer experience
Event
Quick XC Meet
In-app purchases
Event
No in-app purchases
Quick XC Meet
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Event free?
Is Quick XC Meet free?
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Do Event or Quick XC Meet have ads?
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