OCR Buddy vs RacePenguin Timing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OCR Buddy
This app helps obstacle course racers find and plan their race calendar. It features a comprehensive database of events from major international brands to local races, providing direct links for participation.
- Obstacle course race database
- Event planning calendar
- International and local race listings
- Direct event registration links
- Growing event information
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OCR Buddy is the first mobile calendar application designed for obstacle course racers. OCR Buddy's extensive and ever-growing database lists events from international race brands to the local obstacle races right in your backyard. OCR Buddy provides you with all the information you need to plan and build your race calendar while providing you the direct link to any event you are interested in or want to participate in.
RacePenguin Timing
Access race information, track your favorite runners live, and view real-time results for running events. This app connects runners and spectators with event details and live race updates.
- Event information
- Live runner tracking
- Live race results
- Find race services
- View event details
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RacePenguin is the place for runners and spectators to find event information, live track your favorite runner*, and live race day results. Racepenguin is a premier timing company based out of Ohio providing race services across the United States. *Not all events elect to have live tracking available
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OCR Buddy at every 2 months against RacePenguin Timing's every 8 months. RacePenguin Timing's advantage is ratings volume (156 vs 36) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 — 4.9 for OCR Buddy against 4.9 for RacePenguin Timing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 156 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of OCR Buddy's written reviews are positive against 96% of RacePenguin Timing's.
OCR Buddy ships an update every 2 months, RacePenguin Timing every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OCR Buddy | RacePenguin Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (36 ratings) — better | 4.9 (156 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.3% of reviews — better | 96.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 156 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Russ Blatt | Dilltree Inc |
Customer experience
OCR Buddy
RacePenguin Timing
In-app purchases
OCR Buddy
No in-app purchases
RacePenguin Timing
No in-app purchases
Questions
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