Comparison

Timekept vs Reach

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
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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

Reach

This app facilitates grassroots organizing by enabling users to connect with people, manage teams, and gather data. It supports in-person and online interactions, fostering relationship building and campaign engagement.

Highlights
  • Voter data collection
  • Relational organizing
  • Team management
  • Live chat and notifications
  • Offline access
  • Multilingual support
  • Gamification
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Reach is the grassroots organizing app that lets you truly meet people where they are, build relationships, manage your team, and get results. Originally built by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's groundbreaking campaign, this canvassing and relational organizing app is changing the way progressives connect with voters and supporters. Reach's direct search features let your team find voters and collect data from them in person or online, turning every voter interaction into a canvassing attempt. The relational organizing features allow each user to build and activate their own personal network of voters including both people they've known for years and new people they meet during their work. The home screen, live chat, push notifications, and gamification make Reach the perfect digital organizing hub for your volunteers and activists. Plus, best-in-class accessibility features like expandable multilingual support, full offline access, and the ability to override core voter file data like dead-names make Reach is an inclusive tool that is welcoming to everyone in the movement. Anyone can download Reach and create an account, but the action begins when your campaign joins the app. Check with your campaign to see if they’re using Reach yet so they can get you plugged in. You can join as many campaigns as you like with the same Reach account. If you are a representative of a righteous progressive campaign or organization and you're interested in using Reach to revolutionize your field efforts, please visit us at www.reach.vote to get started.

Screenshots

Timekept4 screens
Reach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Reach at Free against Timekept's $2.99. Reach also leads on ratings volume (65 vs 17) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.0). Timekept's advantage is review sentiment (96% vs 67%). On rating, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Timekept against 4.4 for Reach. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 65 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Timekept's written reviews are positive against 67% of Reach's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timekept ships an update every 2 months, Reach every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Timekept versus Reach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimekeptReach
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (17 ratings) — better4.4 (65 ratings)
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1765 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB39 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPhilip BeleskyReach Progress PBC

Customer experience

Timekept

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

Reach

All ratings64 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Timekept

No in-app purchases

None

Reach

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timekept free?
Timekept costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reach free?
Reach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timekept or Reach?
Timekept is rated higher. Timekept averages 4.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Reach averages 4.4 from 65 ratings.
Do Timekept or Reach have ads?
Neither Timekept nor Reach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timekept or Reach?
Timekept ships an update every 2 months, and Reach every 3 months. Most recently, Timekept was updated on September 28, 2026 and Reach on September 8, 2026.

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