Fence! vs Coaches Stopwatch
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.
Coaches Stopwatch
This application allows coaches to time multiple athletes simultaneously on their wrist. It's designed for practices and races, enabling quick recording of splits for easy calculation.
- Wrist-based timing
- Multiple athlete tracking
- Split time recording
- Race timing
- Practice timing
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This app lets coaches do what they have all ways done with their handheld stopwatch, but now it is on their wrist. This app lets you call out times for when you are timing multiple athletes at the same time in practice. Or when you are at a race you are able to time multiple swimmers and write splits down so you can do the math. All while being on your wrist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Fence! at Free against Coaches Stopwatch's $0.99. Fence! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 20 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Fence! is free to download; Coaches Stopwatch costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fence! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Fence! ships an update every 6 months, Coaches Stopwatch every 20 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Fence! | Coaches Stopwatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maddy Adams | William Bayer |
Customer experience
Fence!
Coaches Stopwatch
In-app purchases
Fence!
No in-app purchases
Coaches Stopwatch
No in-app purchases
