Timekept vs AI Debate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
AI Debate
Engage in simulated debate competitions with an AI opponent powered by GPT. This app offers a convenient way to practice and improve critical thinking and language skills anytime, anywhere. Experience logical reasoning and fast-paced debates to enhance your abilities.
- AI debate opponent
- GPT model integration
- Practice critical thinking
- Enhance language skills
- Debate anytime, anywhere
- Logical reasoning practice
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Debate competitions not only expand students' extracurricular knowledge but also enhance their thinking and language skills. However, organizing a debate competition is a demanding and time-consuming task. This app utilizes the GPT model and introduces AI as your opponent, allowing you to debate with AI anytime and anywhere. AI possesses logical reasoning, fast debating speed, and knowledge equivalent to that of excellent debaters, enabling you to quickly improve your thinking and language skills. Download and experience it now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Timekept at 96% against AI Debate's 0%. Timekept also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (17 vs 3). AI Debate's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Timekept costs $2.99 and AI Debate $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Timekept holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timekept has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Timekept's written reviews are positive against 0% of AI Debate's.
Timekept ships an update every 2 months, AI Debate monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timekept | AI Debate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (17 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 232 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Philip Belesky | 冉 刘 |
Customer experience
Timekept
AI Debate
In-app purchases
Timekept
No in-app purchases
AI Debate
No in-app purchases









