BIG.TIME vs Explosive Athlete
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.
Explosive Athlete
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Explosive Athlete turns your Explosive Belt sensor into a complete jump-testing and velocity-based-training lab. JUMP TESTING Jump height, flight time, takeoff velocity, peak force, mRSI, eccentric & concentric velocity and the shape of every jump - measured at 500 samples per second. CMJ, squat jump, Abalakov, approach jumps and your own custom types. Wear it in practice: every jump counted and measured automatically. BAR VELOCITY Auto-detected reps with peak and mean concentric velocity, range of motion, velocity-loss tracking with configurable set-stop alerts, training zones, bar path and full velocity/power curves - plus explosive-profile metrics like time-to-peak-velocity, POP-100 and the eccentric acceleration index. GYM MODE Huge numbers readable from across the floor, with instant sound feedback on every rep and jump. TEAM Rosters, athlete profiles with bests and trends, readiness flags, Force-Velocity profiling, session history, PDF reports, CSV export. Everything stays on your device - no accounts, no subscriptions. Requires an Explosive Belt sensor (Bluetooth) for live measurement. Browsing, team management, history and manual records work without hardware.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Explosive Athlete at every 3 days against BIG.TIME's every 2 weeks. Explosive Athlete also leads on device support. 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, Explosive Athlete every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BIG.TIME | Explosive Athlete |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SpeedEQ, LLC | YAVOR STEFANOV BELAKOV |
In-app purchases
BIG.TIME
No in-app purchases
Explosive Athlete
No in-app purchases









