Fence! vs Fence! (Pro)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fence!
This app helps accurately time fencing bouts with two distinct modes: 'Hold mode' for continuous contact timing and 'Tap mode' for traditional start/stop. It features a large touch area, screen illumination during timing, a coin-toss function, and an integrated card system for penalties.
- Hold mode timer
- Tap mode timer
- Large touch area
- Screen illumination
- Built-in coin toss
- Card system
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If you’ve ever struggled to accurately keep time during a fencing bout using an app, Fence! is the app you’ve been looking for. • Large touch area to start/stop timer. • “Hold mode” (aka “deadman switch”): timer runs as long as your finger keeps contact with the screen. • “Tap mode”: traditional tap to start, tap to stop. • Screen lights up while the timer is running. • Built-in priority coin-toss. • Buzzes/plays alert sound when time runs out. • Built in card system: give fencers yellow, red, or black cards in full screen.
Fence! (Pro)
This app is designed for fencing referees, offering intuitive timers and a clear display. It streamlines bout management by optically scanning pool sheets to track fencer data and results, simplifying complex match progression.
- Referee timers
- Large button targets
- Uncluttered display
- Optical scanning of pool sheets
- Fencer name, number, and result tracking
- Pool and DE bout management
- USFA passivity rules support
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Fence! (Pro) is a more advanced version of Fence! Fence! (Pro) has been designed from the ground up for fencing referees. The app features easy to user timers, large button targets, and an uncluttered display. Optical scanning of standard FencingTime pool sheets lets you track fencers names, numbers, and results in your phone, saving you precious seconds at the end of every bout. Fence! (Pro) understands every aspect of a fencing match, from standard pools to DE bouts to team events. At every step, Fence! (Pro) knows what should happen next and makes it easy for you to move to the next step. (Time expired in the first period? The app immediately asks to start the rest break timer. Passivity time reached? Time for p-cards!) Fence! (Pro) incorporates the new USFA passivity rules and keeps a separate passivity timer, letting you keep your focus on the action. You can still use Fence! (Pro) in "practice" mode for simple bout situations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Fence! (Pro) at every 2 weeks against Fence!'s every 6 months. Fence!'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Fence! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.
Fence! ships an update every 6 months, Fence! (Pro) every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Fence! | Fence! (Pro) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maddy Adams | David Baraff |
Customer experience
Fence!
Fence! (Pro)
In-app purchases
Fence!
No in-app purchases
Fence! (Pro)
No in-app purchases
