Comparison

JAWKU vs LaneSync

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

Head to head
About

JAWKU

This app measures athletic performance metrics like speed, agility, and reaction time with a wearable sensor. It allows athletes to track progress, visualize improvements, and access training content to enhance their performance.

Highlights
  • Measure sprint speed
  • Measure agility drills
  • Measure vertical jump height
  • Measure reaction time
  • Track performance history
  • Visualize personal records
  • Access training content
Features
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Get Quick. Get Fast. Get JAWKU Speed. This app requires a JAWKU Speed sensor. Numbers don’t lie. And JAWKU Speed provides the key performance data across speed, agility and reaction time, with unrivaled accuracy in wearable technology. We changed the game. We're still changing it. JAWKU Speed was intentionally designed with you, the athlete, as our primary focus. Providing a meaningful experience, supported with accurate data capture hasn't existed like this, until now. The best part - while JAWKU is in a class of it's own, it's as simple to use as a stopwatch. YOUR PERFORMANCE UNLEASHED The JAWKU Speed App brings the entire experience to life. And setting it up is simple! Out of the box, the app will walk you through pairing and in a matter of minutes, you'll be unleashing an experience unlike any other. It's all there to help you understand how you're tracking and making good on all of that training you've been committed to. Let's take a closer look at the main features. TEST + Measure sprint speed + Measure agility (standardized tests or build your own drill) + Measure vertical jump height (NEW) + Measure reaction time off the blocks (in audible mode) + Select your distance and start mode (movement or audible) and you're ready to go TRAIN + Train with purpose. From within the app, you'll have access to the latest in training content from our partner, STACK, where athletes get better TRACK + Track your performance history over time + Visualize your performance against your previous times and personal records + Learn how your reaction time off the blocks is affecting your overall time. Seeing is believing. MY JAWKU + Manage everything here + Check sensor connectivity + Adjust/update your personal profile and settings

About

LaneSync

Features
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LaneSync turns two iPhones, or an iPhone and an Apple Watch, into a finish-line timing system for sprints. No internet, no Wi-Fi network and no extra hardware: the devices talk directly to each other, so it works on any track or field. HOW IT WORKS • Sync: put the two devices side by side and tap Sync clocks. • Start: the start device calls "Runners, take your mark… Set…" and fires a starting gun after a random pause. The clock starts on the gun. • Finish: the finish iPhone films the line and detects every runner who crosses it, on the device, using body-pose detection. • Review: bring the devices back together. Step through each finish frame by frame, mark the exact moment each chest crosses the line, assign it to a runner and save. Clock drift is measured at both ends of the session and corrected, and times are shown in hundredths, rounded up as fully automatic timing does. BUILT FOR COACHES AND ATHLETES • Two phones, or one iPhone with an Apple Watch as the starter • Any distance from 5 to 1,000, in metres or yards • Groups of runners: time a whole squad, with several runners per clip • History by day and session, with PB and SB badges • Share a result card, and save finish clips to Photos • Export every time as CSV, or share sessions and personal bests (LaneSync Pro) • Light and dark appearance YOUR FIRST WORKOUT IS FREE Time your first workout free: a whole session, with as many runs as you like, reviewed and saved. After that, more workouts with that iPhone as the finish phone need LaneSync Pro on it, or on the start phone: a start phone with Pro covers the finish phone it times with. Everything you save stays free to view: History, every result with its PB and SB badges, result cards and clips saved to Photos. You can delete any of it at any time, and nothing you record is ever hidden. LANESYNC PRO An optional subscription for coaches and athletes who time regularly: • Unlimited workouts, and your start phone covers any finish phone it times with • Export every time as CSV, and share sessions and personal bests as text • Progress charts of every run at each distance • Personal-best progression over time • Each runner's own trend, or the whole squad on one chart • Last run against the PB, and the average of the last five runs New subscribers start with a 7-day free trial. If your subscription ends, everything you saved stays in History, and a session you've already started can always be finished and saved. APPLE WATCH AND HEALTH When the watch is the starter, LaneSync starts a workout session (HealthKit) only so the watch stays awake during the countdown with your wrist down. It reads no Health data and saves no workouts. PRIVACY No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your times, runner names and clips stay on your devices. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS LaneSync Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, available monthly or yearly. New subscribers start with a 7-day free trial (once per Apple ID). When the trial ends it converts automatically to the paid plan you chose and your Apple ID is charged that plan's price, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Without a trial, payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price and for the same period unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in Settings › your name › Subscriptions; cancelling keeps Pro until the end of the trial or of the period you've paid for. Prices are shown in the app and may vary by country. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internal-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://moonyose.github.io/lanesync-support/privacy.html Requires two iPhones, or an iPhone and a paired Apple Watch with LaneSync installed (Apple Watch works with iPhone only). The finish iPhone needs its camera.

Screenshots

JAWKU4 screens
LaneSync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JAWKU at none against LaneSync's 2. On price, ads, device support 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. LaneSync sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. JAWKU asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
JAWKU versus LaneSync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJAWKULaneSync
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (244 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings244 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian FrohlichAUSTIN ANDRES MUNOZ

Bugs and requests

JAWKU

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Sensor disconnects at longer ranges (100+ meters)
  • Times not recorded despite successful setup
  • Audible mode not working on iPhone 13
  • Jump clip registration fails
  • Device won't charge or pair
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  • App loading screens freeze after Bluetooth connection
  • Sensor not detected despite proximity
  • Timer stops before athlete finishes event
  • Inconsistent performance across different iOS versions
  • App hasn't been updated in multiple years

Requested features

8 requests
  • Multi-athlete simultaneous timing capability
  • Continuous video recording with manual time selection
  • Better documentation and instructional videos
  • Improved app updates and maintenance
  • Better Bluetooth range extension
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  • Camera rotation functionality
  • Offline functionality without internet requirement
  • Better handling of crowded track environments

LaneSync

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

JAWKU

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

LaneSync

Subscriptions2
  • LaneSync Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • LaneSync Pro Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is JAWKU free?
JAWKU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LaneSync free?
LaneSync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do JAWKU or LaneSync have ads?
Neither JAWKU nor LaneSync shows ads.

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