BIG.TIME vs Helix Training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BIG.TIME
This app provides a large, easy-to-read timer for various activities, visible from a distance. It offers countdown and stopwatch modes with customizable alerts, themes, and presets for sports and other events. Designed for quick access and offline use, it ensures the screen stays on while timing.
- Massive, full-screen display
- Count up and count down modes
- Built-in sports presets
- Customizable alerts and warnings
- Theme and font customization
- Tap anywhere to control
- Offline functionality
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BIG.TIME turns your iPhone or iPad into a giant, easy-to-read timer that's visible from across the field, court, pool, or gym. MASSIVE DISPLAY • Digits fill the entire screen — readable from 50+ feet away • Works in portrait and landscape on every iPhone and iPad • Automatically adapts to your screen size and orientation TWO MODES • Count Up — stopwatch mode, counts from 0:00 upward • Count Down — set any duration and count down to zero BUILT-IN PRESETS • Basketball: 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, and 30 minute periods • Soccer: 15, 20, 30, 40, 45, and 90 minute halves • Drills: 5 minute quick timer • Custom: set any duration up to 499 minutes CUSTOM COUNT UP • Start counting up from any time — perfect if the app was reset mid-game • Pick your starting minutes and seconds, then tap play ALERTS & WARNINGS • Audible alerts: buzzer, air horn, whistle, bell, or silent • Countdown warnings at 1 minute, 30 seconds, and 10 seconds • Digits turn red in the final 10 seconds • Screen flashes red and white when time expires • Haptic feedback on warnings and finish THEMES & CUSTOMIZATION • Classic theme adapts to Light and Dark mode automatically • Create up to 5 custom themes with your own colors • Add a background image from your photo library • 25+ font styles: system, rounded, serif, monospaced, condensed, and custom fonts • Milliseconds display: always, under 1 minute, or never • Stopwatch wrap: 59:59, 99:59, or never DESIGNED FOR THE SIDELINE • Tap anywhere to start and stop — no tiny buttons to find • Long-press to access settings • Controls auto-hide so the display stays clean • Screen stays awake while the timer is running • Works with no internet connection OVERFLOW DISPLAY • Times over 99 minutes show overflow digits at the top of the screen • Supports timing up to 9999 minutes PRIVACY • No data collection whatsoever • No accounts, no tracking, no analytics • Everything stays on your device Perfect for basketball coaches, soccer referees, swim meet officials, CrossFit timers, debate tournaments, classroom activities, cooking, and anywhere you need a big, visible timer.
Helix Training
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Train yourself like you have a coach. Helix is an app for self-coached athletes: AI builds a plan for your goal, workouts go straight to your Apple Watch, and your results, sleep and heart data sync from Apple Health on their own. One picture of your load: running, cycling, swimming, strength, HYROX. WHAT YOU GET • An AI plan for your goal. A 4-week plan built around your race, HYROX event or hybrid goal and your schedule. Generated in a minute — then make it yours. • One load score. A single load scale across every activity type, including strength work. Actuals close themselves from Apple Health (Strava connects too) — so you finally see how hard you really trained this week. • Fitness and fatigue. ATL, CTL and readiness show whether you're building form or digging a hole. Readiness accounts for sleep, resting heart rate and HRV from Apple Health. In plain language, not a chart you have to decode. • An AI assistant. Ask “why is my readiness 54?” or have it swap tomorrow's run for an indoor ride. The assistant knows your data and proposes every change as a before → after card — you apply it. YOUR PHONE AND WATCH DO THE ROUTINE FOR YOU • Apple Health syncs itself: type, time, distance, heart rate — and your morning data feeds straight into readiness. • Plans go to Apple Watch: intervals, alerts for your heart-rate zones, strength steps — in the native Workout app, no separate watch app needed. • Notifications that matter: your plan in the morning, your result logged after the workout. • All your analytics in your pocket: ATL/CTL, readiness, plan vs actual, weekly volume. Requires iOS 17+. Privacy policy: https://helixtraining.ai/en/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Helix Training at every 4 days against BIG.TIME's every 2 weeks. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
BIG.TIME ships an update every 2 weeks, Helix Training every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BIG.TIME | Helix Training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | — | iPhone — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SpeedEQ, LLC | Dmitrii Gumennikov |
In-app purchases
BIG.TIME
No in-app purchases
Helix Training
No in-app purchases








