Comparison

FDS Smart Jumping vs Microgate HiSmartFinder

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

Head to head
About

FDS Smart Jumping

This app streamlines show jumping event management by providing intuitive timing and results tracking. It offers real-time data display, editing, and export, with optional integration for professional timing consoles. Manage competitor databases and print event documents effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Intuitive and simple user interface
  • Real-time results display, editing, and export
  • Speedy competitor database import
  • Print results, start lists, and competitor lists
  • Share data between devices via Bluetooth
  • Connects with TBox timing console for precision
  • Use of photocells for higher precision
Features
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"Smart Jumping" is an intuitive app designed by sports timing professionals to manage your timing and results requirements for Show Jumping Events. A fully functioning application to streamline and uplift your event by introduction of a reliable and innovative simple to use app. In its simplest form users can manage manual timing for your Show Jumping events with the ability to download and print results in a single Tap. Connect Smart Jumping to our TBox timing console, the smallest sports timer on the market complete with high-end electronic components and sophisticated firmware and you will be running your events as professionally as most FEI events are timed by a professional timing service but at a fraction of the cost! Main Features : - Intuitive and simple user interface. - Start timing your events immediately with little fuss or learning. - Real time display, editing and export of current, previous and archived results. - Manage all of your event timing needs at your fingertips. - Speedy Import of competitor database. - Print all results, start lists and competitors lists directly from your IPad. - Share data between devices using Bluetooth - Easy to analyse and to correct errors. Use with a TBox timing console : - Connexion and synchronizing via Bluetooth. - Use of photocells for higher precision - Display timing data on external display lines. - Send results to USB in a JJD (Jumper Juge Dashboard) supported format. In-App Purchase : Smart-Jumping is a free to download however without subscription the number of results in a competition is limited to 5. To remove this limitation, an annual subscription is required. A subscription is valid for 1 year. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account immediately after the purchase is completed. Subscription will not automatically renews after the end of the period. A warning will be displayed 30 days before the expiration date. You can renew manually your subscription up to 90 days before the expiration date.
Your subscription is valid on all the devices registered to your FDS-Cloud account. More information about the terms of use can be found on our website: https://fdstiming.com/terms-and-conditions

About

Microgate HiSmartFinder

Features
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The HiSmartFinder is a Microgate App which checks in real time for the presence of a HiSmart transponder in the area and traces its passage Passages management The HiTiming App stores the passages of the HiSmart in the area and displays the passage time. It can be used as a lap counter for example in track athletics competitions. Beyond the passing time of day, it is possible to view the net times to have a sort of real-time ranking. Sharing of results in Excel The results of the session can be sent via an Excel file attached to a message or email. Athletes data In the section dedicated to athletes' personal data, we can import a list of people with their bib numbers from Excel.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FDS Smart Jumping at every 5 months against Microgate HiSmartFinder's every 40 months. Microgate HiSmartFinder's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FDS Smart Jumping ships an update every 5 months, Microgate HiSmartFinder every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
FDS Smart Jumping versus Microgate HiSmartFinder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFDS Smart JumpingMicrogate HiSmartFinder
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 40 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFDS-Timing SarlMicrogate Srl

In-app purchases

None

FDS Smart Jumping

No in-app purchases

None

Microgate HiSmartFinder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FDS Smart Jumping free?
FDS Smart Jumping is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Microgate HiSmartFinder free?
Microgate HiSmartFinder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FDS Smart Jumping or Microgate HiSmartFinder have ads?
Neither FDS Smart Jumping nor Microgate HiSmartFinder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FDS Smart Jumping or Microgate HiSmartFinder?
FDS Smart Jumping ships an update every 5 months, and Microgate HiSmartFinder every 40 months. Most recently, FDS Smart Jumping was updated on November 6, 2026 and Microgate HiSmartFinder on October 27, 2026.

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