Comparison

ABTimers vs Trackside Stopwatch

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

Head to head
About

ABTimers

This utility app offers multiple customizable timers designed to assist with various tasks, including gaming. It features advanced options like adjustable running times, auto-looping, and silent modes, with iCloud sync for cross-device use.

Highlights
  • Restart timers without leaving games
  • Set quiet times
  • Adjust running timer
  • Auto-looping timers
  • iCloud Sync
  • Send timers to other devices
Features
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Lots of timers, lots of features, and fast to use! Features - Restart, snooze or pause a timer right from its alert, without leaving your game - Swipe a timer to restart, pause, snooze or put it away - Time calculator: set a timer for "25 × 5 minutes" without doing the math - Set Quiet Times to not disturb your family - Saved timers, ready to start with one touch - Timer groups, each with its own alert sound - Lots of timers - It's free - Adjust the time while the timer is running - Finished timers keep reminding you until you deal with them - One touch copy and start - Back up your timers and send them to your other devices - Dark Mode and larger text sizes ABTimers helps you play Message from the author: I play iPhone games. A lot. Many of them make you wait. I wrote ABTimers to help me play. I use it every day. Every time I think "It would be really cool if ABTimers did this or that", I add it as a feature. That's why there are so many settings and options for what should be a simple timer app. If you use ABTimers and you find it doesn't do something, please let me know. I will try to add it.

About

Trackside Stopwatch

This touch-first stopwatch is designed for coaches to capture accurate timing data for track and cross country athletes. It offers multi-timer support, lap review, session history, and export tools for efficient practice and race day management.

Highlights
  • Full-screen touch timing
  • Multi-timer mode
  • Lap review and session history
  • Export lap history
  • Relay support
  • Race mode with goal pace tools
  • Dark interface for visibility
Features
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Never miss a split. Trackside Stopwatch is a touch-first stopwatch built for track and cross country coaches who need fast, reliable timing at practice and on race day. With full-screen touch timing, multi-timer support, lap review, session history, and export tools, Trackside Stopwatch is designed to help coaches capture more accurate data with less friction. Whether you are timing one athlete, managing multiple groups, tracking relay legs, or monitoring goal pace in a race, Trackside Stopwatch gives you the tools to time with confidence. Features • Full-screen touch timing for fast, simple control • Multi-timer mode for timing multiple athletes or groups at once • Lap review with notes and saved session history • Adjust split distances when a split needs correction • Export lap history to Excel-compatible files • Save up to 100 session histories • Assign athletes to workouts, races, and relay legs • Built-in event library for common track and distance events • Track marking aid for custom track lengths and practice setup • Relay support for legs, totals, and pacing • Race mode with goal pace tools and projected finish data • Clean dark interface designed for quick visibility outdoors Built for coaches Trackside Stopwatch is designed for real coaching situations: • timing reps during practice • managing multiple athletes at once • tracking relay splits • reviewing lap history after a session • exporting results for recordkeeping and analysis Pro features Upgrade to Pro to unlock advanced race tools, including goal pace tracking, projected finish information, and expanded race timing features.

Screenshots

ABTimers4 screens
Trackside Stopwatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Trackside Stopwatch at every 2 weeks against ABTimers's every 56 months. ABTimers's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. ABTimers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Trackside Stopwatch sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ABTimers holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABTimers ships an update every 56 months, Trackside Stopwatch every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ABTimers versus Trackside Stopwatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABTimersTrackside Stopwatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 56 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperICNCAndrew Poore

Customer experience

ABTimers

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Trackside Stopwatch

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ABTimers

One-time1
  • ABTimers Remove Ads$0.99
3 purchases

Trackside Stopwatch

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Access - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Access - Annual$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium Access$19.99

Questions

Is ABTimers free?
ABTimers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trackside Stopwatch free?
Trackside Stopwatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ABTimers or Trackside Stopwatch?
ABTimers is rated higher. ABTimers averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Trackside Stopwatch averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do ABTimers or Trackside Stopwatch have ads?
Neither ABTimers nor Trackside Stopwatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABTimers or Trackside Stopwatch?
ABTimers ships an update every 56 months, and Trackside Stopwatch every 2 weeks. Most recently, ABTimers was updated on October 8, 2026 and Trackside Stopwatch on October 24, 2026.

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