Comparison

Timekept vs AI Debate

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

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.

Highlights
  • AI debate opponent
  • GPT model integration
  • Practice critical thinking
  • Enhance language skills
  • Debate anytime, anywhere
  • Logical reasoning practice
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Timekept4 screens
AI Debate3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Timekept costs $2.99 and AI Debate $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timekept ships an update every 2 months, AI Debate monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Timekept versus AI Debate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimekeptAI Debate
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.5 (17 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB232 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPhilip Belesky冉 刘

Customer experience

Timekept

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

AI Debate

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Timekept

No in-app purchases

None

AI Debate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timekept free?
Timekept costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AI Debate free?
AI Debate costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timekept or AI Debate?
Timekept is rated higher. Timekept averages 4.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while AI Debate averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Timekept or AI Debate have ads?
Neither Timekept nor AI Debate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timekept or AI Debate?
Timekept ships an update every 2 months, and AI Debate monthly. Most recently, Timekept was updated on October 19, 2026 and AI Debate on October 10, 2026.

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