Comparison

CrewTimer Regatta Timing vs Stroke Rate Trainer

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

Head to head
About

CrewTimer Regatta Timing

This app simplifies timing for regatta-style races like crew, kayak, and canoe. It supports large events or standalone scrimmages, allowing for real-time results, penalty adjustments, and configuration via spreadsheet import.

Highlights
  • Regatta and scrimmage timing
  • Standalone or website integrated modes
  • Real-time results display
  • Penalty and correction support
  • Spreadsheet import for configuration
  • Age-based handicaps
Features
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Crew Timer is an app and companion website used to facilitate event timing and scrimmage timing for regatta style racing such as crew, kayak, canoe, or track and field. It can be used for 1000+ entry events as well as standalone use as a scrimmage or seat race timer. When used standalone the user simply presses buttons to start each entry being timed and then subsequently presses a finish button for each entry as they finish. A summary screen is provided to show the 'results'. For a regatta or sprint style, the start and stop timing can be separate tablets or phones located at the start and finish with the results shown real time on www.crewtimer.com. Penalties and corrections are allowed. Configuration is done via a simple spreadsheet import of the race entries. For more information on using CrewTimer for a regatta, visit www.crewtimer.com and select the About menu item. Standalone Features  •  Sprint or Head races  •  User configurable races  •  Share results as spreadsheet Features enabled with www.crewtimer.com integration  •  Spreadsheet configuration  •  Real time results  •  Real time lineup changes  •  Time synchronization  •  Separate mobile device for start and finish  •  Age based handicaps

About

Stroke Rate Trainer

This app provides a metronome for athletes to train stroke rates in swimming and other sports. It allows users to set tempos, use event presets based on real data, and offers features designed for use on a pool deck, including offline functionality and large controls.

Highlights
  • Adjustable tempo slider and fine-tuning buttons
  • Event presets based on NCAA data
  • Tap to set tempo functionality
  • Offline functionality
  • Large, one-handed controls
  • Background operation with screen lock
Features
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Rate Trainer is a simple metronome app that plays a beep at the selected tempo, in seconds per stroke cycle. Use it to train stroke rates in swimming or other sports. For example, play the tempo to an athlete or a group of athletes through the phone speaker, a Bluetooth speaker or headphones, before or during a practice repeat, so they learn the target tempo they are trying to achieve. On Apple Watch, feel the tempo as a tap on your wrist, or use the Pace mode to set a pace to hold with countdown ticks. SET THE TEMPO - Slider from 0.20 to 3.00 seconds per cycle, with plus and minus buttons for fine adjustments of 0.01 - ÷2 and ×2 buttons to switch between one beep per pull and one beep per full cycle - Change the tempo while the beeps are playing - Take Rate: tap along with an athlete's stroke and the app sets the tempo from your taps EVENT PRESETS AND TARGET RANGES - Pick an event on the wheel to set the tempo to a preset for that event - Presets are based on the average stroke rate of the top 8 swimmers in each event in the 2024 NCAA data (short course yards) - The Target Ranges screen shows the fastest to slowest stroke rate among those top 8 swimmers for each event - Rename events, change their tempos, and add, delete or reorder them in Settings BUILT FOR THE POOL DECK - Steady, evenly spaced beeps that stay on tempo while you adjust it - Beeps keep playing when the screen locks or the silent switch is on, or if music is playing - Choose a low, medium or high beep pitch; high carries best across a noisy pool - Large controls and a dark design that are easy to use with one hand - Works on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch - No account, no ads, and works fully offline APPLE WATCH - Works on its own, with no iPhone needed - Set the tempo with the Digital Crown or the plus and minus buttons, then tap Start to get a tap on your wrist (and a beep, if you want one) with every stroke cycle - Pace mode: a tap every 8 to 59.9 seconds, to hold a lap pace such as 12 seconds per 25 - Optional Countdown Ticks: three light taps, one second apart, before each Pace tap - Turn the beep sound off for silent wrist taps only - Taps keep going with your wrist down and with a workout running Stroke rate data courtesy of Russell Mark of ASCA.

Screenshots

CrewTimer Regatta Timing1 screens
Stroke Rate Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CrewTimer Regatta Timing at every 3 weeks against Stroke Rate Trainer's every 34 months. CrewTimer Regatta Timing also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for CrewTimer Regatta Timing against 5.0 for Stroke Rate Trainer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CrewTimer Regatta Timing has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrewTimer Regatta Timing ships an update every 3 weeks, Stroke Rate Trainer every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CrewTimer Regatta Timing versus Stroke Rate Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrewTimer Regatta TimingStroke Rate Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 34 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEntazza LLCDavid Hedden

Customer experience

CrewTimer Regatta Timing

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stroke Rate Trainer

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

In-app purchases

None

CrewTimer Regatta Timing

No in-app purchases

None

Stroke Rate Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrewTimer Regatta Timing free?
CrewTimer Regatta Timing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stroke Rate Trainer free?
Stroke Rate Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CrewTimer Regatta Timing or Stroke Rate Trainer?
Stroke Rate Trainer is rated higher. CrewTimer Regatta Timing averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Stroke Rate Trainer averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do CrewTimer Regatta Timing or Stroke Rate Trainer have ads?
Neither CrewTimer Regatta Timing nor Stroke Rate Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrewTimer Regatta Timing or Stroke Rate Trainer?
CrewTimer Regatta Timing ships an update every 3 weeks, and Stroke Rate Trainer every 34 months. Most recently, CrewTimer Regatta Timing was updated on November 2, 2026 and Stroke Rate Trainer on November 7, 2026.

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