BJJSparringTimer vs BJJ Old Man Style
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BJJSparringTimer
This application helps time your martial arts sparring sessions and rest periods. Customize warning times and set durations for both sparring and rest phases to optimize your training.
- Sparring timer
- Rest timer
- Customizable warning times
- Adjustable sparring duration
- Adjustable rest duration
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This app will allow you to time your sparring and rest for better workouts. Choose whether to have a 20 second warning or not. Spar up to 20 minutes and rest up to 5. Enjoy and have fun.
BJJ Old Man Style
Learn strategic grappling techniques from a Jiu Jitsu black belt, focusing on developing systems of attack and defense. Discover how to remain effective as an older athlete with insights from guest expert Roy Dean.
- Strategic grappling techniques
- Systems of attack and defense
- Instruction from Jiu Jitsu black belt
- Guest appearance by Roy Dean
- Focus on older athletes
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Elevate Your Game! In this 1 hour 45 minute instructional, Jiu Jitsu black belt Rick Ellis showcases how he approaches the game of BJJ as an older athlete. Rick's emphasis is on developing your game into systems of attack and defense, so you always have another option instead of facing problems head-on. Roy Dean makes a special guest appearance to discuss the changes he's had to make in his own technical jiu jitsu game as he's gotten older in order to continue being effective. Being older doesn't mean you have to be less effective!
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Verdict
BJJSparringTimer and BJJ Old Man Style both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of BJJSparringTimer's written reviews are positive against 50% of BJJ Old Man Style's. BJJSparringTimer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). BJJ Old Man Style's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. BJJ Old Man Style sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BJJSparringTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BJJSparringTimer against 5.0 for BJJ Old Man Style. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BJJ Old Man Style has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of BJJSparringTimer's written reviews are positive against 50% of BJJ Old Man Style's.
BJJSparringTimer ships an update every 4 days, BJJ Old Man Style every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BJJSparringTimer | BJJ Old Man Style |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ben Russell | ROYDEAN TV LLC |
Customer experience
BJJSparringTimer
BJJ Old Man Style
In-app purchases
BJJSparringTimer
No in-app purchases
BJJ Old Man Style
- Access The Full Version$9.99
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