Comparison

Timekept vs Debate Timer for High School

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Timekept

This app provides a simple, distraction-free timer for debates. It helps speakers and adjudicators manage speech times with visual cues and optional alerts, preventing phone lockouts. Supports a wide range of international debate formats.

Highlights
  • Simple debate timer interface
  • Prevents phone screen lock
  • Color-coded time indicators
  • Optional sound, vibration, and flash alerts
  • Supports numerous international debate styles
  • Designed for speakers and adjudicators
Features
Currently charting
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Timekept helps you focus on speech and debate, not keeping time. Designed for competitors, judges, coaches, and timekeepers, it provides a clear iPhone and iPad timer for rounds that need precise speech, prep, crossfire, and cross-examination timing. Track prep banks, protected time, crossfires, replies, and speeches nearing their close with clear color cues and optional sound, vibration, and flash alerts. Timekept supports common debate and public speaking formats, including: - US forensics styles such as Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, Public Policy, Congressional Debate, Big Questions, American Parliamentary, IPDA, NPDA, APDA, and Karl Popper. - British Parliamentary, World Schools, Australs, Asian Parliamentary, OPD, Paris V, Irish Times, and Dutch Parliamentary. - Canadian Parliamentary and CUSID variations. - Public speaking formats such as Toastmasters and Pechakucha.

About

Debate Timer for High School

This app provides a simple and intuitive timer for high school debate rounds. It supports classic NSDA debate forms and seamlessly integrates prep time, making it useful for both new and experienced debaters and judges.

Highlights
  • Ad-free experience
  • Working debate timer
  • Elegant design
  • Simple to use interface
  • Supports 3 debate forms
  • Seamless prep time integration
Features
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A Mobile Debate Timer for High School Debate! Debate Timer for High School is the best way to properly time debate rounds and is made by a current high school debater. It's super intuitive, works with all classic NSDA forms of debate, and is great for new debaters/judges or experienced ones! The app also allows users to easily time follow the prep time. By a debater, for debaters! ************* Features: * Ad-free! * Working Debate Timer * Elegant Design * Simple To Use * 3 Debate Forms * Seamless Prep Time Integration

Screenshots

Timekept4 screens
Debate Timer for High School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Timekept at 96% against Debate Timer for High School's 0%. Timekept also leads on chart position (#193 vs unranked). Debate Timer for High School's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Debate Timer for High School is free to download; Timekept costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timekept ships an update every 2 months, Debate Timer for High School daily. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Timekept versus Debate Timer for High School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimekeptDebate Timer for High School
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilip BeleskyAnirudh Natarajan

Customer experience

Timekept

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%

Debate Timer for High School

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Timekept

No in-app purchases

None

Debate Timer for High School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timekept free?
Timekept costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Debate Timer for High School free?
Debate Timer for High School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Timekept or Debate Timer for High School have ads?
Neither Timekept nor Debate Timer for High School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timekept or Debate Timer for High School?
Timekept ships an update every 2 months, and Debate Timer for High School daily. Most recently, Timekept was updated on October 11, 2026 and Debate Timer for High School on September 28, 2026.

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