Comparison

WhatsTheScore? vs CombatTimer

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

Head to head
About

WhatsTheScore?

Easily track sports scores and instantly share updates with friends and family via text message. Customize team names, colors, and messages for seamless communication during games.

Highlights
  • Score tracking
  • Customizable team names and colors
  • Instant text message score updates
  • Score history
  • Add/remove contacts for updates
  • Editable text messages
Features
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Are you missing the action texting your family and friends to keep them up to date on the score? "What's The Score?" helps you track the action and let everyone know the score with a couple of taps. Set up the team names and colors for the scoreboard, then choose any number of people from your contacts. Anytime you want to let them know the score, just tap the message button and a text message will be brought up, ready to send! Features - Many color options to choose from - Easily swap team names (when changing sides) - Reset the score for a new match - Tap or swipe to increase or decrease the score (or the game/set) - Go back to a previous game to see the score - Add people to receive texts (or clear the list for a new match) - Customize the text message before sending if you like! Notes - Volleyball is currently the pre-set for texting, more coming soon!

About

CombatTimer

Features
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Combat Timer is a fast, no-distraction round timer built specifically for combat sports training. Designed for boxers, MMA fighters, kickboxers, Muay Thai practitioners, BJJ grapplers, and wrestlers who want a reliable timer that works as hard as they do. —— INSTANT PRESETS One tap to start training. Built-in presets cover every discipline and level: · Boxing Beginner — 3 × 2 min · Boxing Amateur — 6 × 3 min · Boxing Pro — 12 × 3 min · MMA Amateur & Pro — 3 × 5 min · Muay Thai — 5 × 3 min with 2 min rest · Kickboxing — 5 × 3 min K-1 format · BJJ Rolling — 5 × 6 min · Wrestling Drill — 6 × 2 min · Heavy Bag — 6 × 3 min · Tabata Combat — 8 × 20 sec · Endurance — 5 × 5 min —— FULL SESSION CONTROL · Set rounds, round time, and rest time · Add warm-up and cool-down phases · See elapsed time and total remaining time at a glance · Navigate between phases manually during your session —— AUDIO THAT WORKS · Classic boxing bell at every round start and end · Vibration feedback for when the music is loud · Full volume control independent from system volume —— SAVE YOUR WORKOUTS Create and save unlimited custom sessions. Name them, color code them, and start them with one tap. Your last session is always one tap away. —— DESIGNED FOR THE GYM · Large, high-contrast display readable from across the room · Screen stays on during your entire session · Lock the screen on start to prevent accidental taps · Dark interface that works in any lighting —— Combat Timer. Built for real training sessions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WhatsTheScore?4 screens
CombatTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WhatsTheScore? at none against CombatTimer's shown. CombatTimer's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 40 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

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

WhatsTheScore? ships an update every 40 months, CombatTimer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WhatsTheScore? versus CombatTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhatsTheScore?CombatTimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron SpencerDani�l Hommersom

In-app purchases

None

WhatsTheScore?

No in-app purchases

None

CombatTimer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WhatsTheScore? free?
WhatsTheScore? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CombatTimer free?
CombatTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WhatsTheScore? or CombatTimer have ads?
CombatTimer shows ads; WhatsTheScore? does not.
Which is updated more often, WhatsTheScore? or CombatTimer?
WhatsTheScore? ships an update every 40 months, and CombatTimer every 9 days. Most recently, WhatsTheScore? was updated on November 2, 2026 and CombatTimer on October 28, 2026.

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