Tim vs Team lap timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tim
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Swim-R brings easy to use apps to the swimming pool to facilitate the organisation of training sessions. It is our ambition to lower the administrative burden for the coaches and to provide a crystal clear view on the athlete's training and competition data. Tim-R is the first app of a series. It's a Swim Coach Assistant that helps you to focus on the training. Use Tim-R to: - Coordinate the exercises in your training sessions - Specify the number of swim lanes available for training - Enter the number of swimmers participating - Define the number of repeats for an exercise (e.g. 4 x 100m Freestyle) - Set the time a swimmer gets to complete one repeat (e.g. 1:10) - Broadcast “On your marks” and start sounds through a connected bluetooth speaker - Get a view on the start times of each group of swimmers (waves) - See the number of repeats completed and total time elapsed for each exercise Need help or want to give feedback? Reach out to hello@swim-r.eu.
Team lap timer
Manually track lap times for multiple participants across various sports. Record session details, analyze individual performance with graphs, and export results. Supports unlimited runners and customizable training sessions.
- Unlimited participant lap timing
- Session setup and details
- Individual performance analysis
- Lap time graphs and trends
- Participant reordering and sorting
- Save/load participant rosters
- Export sessions as .xlsx files
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All coaches' best friend when it comes to manually keeping track of the lap times for unlimited number of named runners, skaters, paddlers, drivers, swimmers - whatever you want to time. Available cross-platform. Anything from multi-lap Cooper tests for the whole team on the running track, Beep test timing for multiple runners, to single laps by yourself in the forest trail - timing you and your whole team is covered by Team lap timer! You can set up and keep unlimited training/race sessions in the app. To keep track and details about your sessions, the app supports: * title * date and time * location * number of laps * lap length in meters (incl. first lap exception) * comments When having added participants to a session, you will for each individual get their personal... * lap times * immediate time difference between last and previous lap time * average lap times * number of laps run * position/place in the race compared to the others * zoomable graph showing lap times, trends, average lap time, average lap time for specific lap interval and more * goal flag when having reached the number of laps for the race The app supports reordering of participants in a race, using drag and drop - or by a simple quick sort. If you coach different teams, you have the possibility to save/load participants or team rosters to and from file for easy setup and reuse in future sessions. For that extra number crunching on your own, or just sharing results with others, you may also export sessions as .xlsx (Excel) files! For ideas, suggestions, questions or other - please let us know!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tim at none against Team lap timer's shown. Tim also leads on iOS requirement (11.4 vs 14.0). Team lap timer's advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 46 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tim ships an update every 46 months, Team lap timer every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tim | Team lap timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 46 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Verduco BV | Daniel Johansson |
In-app purchases
Tim
No in-app purchases
Team lap timer
No in-app purchases









