Comparison

Dash Timer vs MetCount

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

Head to head
About

Dash Timer

This fitness app helps track athletic performance with features like an athletic stopwatch, timed haptics, and detailed workout history. It supports various activities, integrates with Apple Health, and provides coaches with performance analysis tools.

Highlights
  • Athletic Stopwatch
  • Timed Haptics
  • Workout History & Summaries
  • Pace Goals
  • Apple Health Integration
  • Coach Performance Analysis
Features
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Maximize your athletic potential! Dash Timer is the ultimate fitness app designed specifically for track and field athletes, sprinters, runners, and fitness enthusiasts. Elevate your performance, crush your personal bests, and train smarter with Dash Timer's powerful features. TRAIN LIKE A TRACK PRO: Practice block starts and strength train more effectively with Dash Timer's Athletic Stopwatch, Command Starts, Timed Haptics, and saved intervals. Ideal for aggressive, high-speed training, Dash Timer is your ultimate companion for improving track and field performance. VERSATILITY AT ITS BEST: Not just for track athletes, Dash Timer supports a wide range of activities, including sprints, runs, bike rides, lifts, HIIT, and more. Whether you're an athlete, a coach, or a fitness enthusiast, Dash Timer has everything you need to excel in your training. UNPARALLELED WORKOUT HISTORY: Dash Timer empowers you to access your workout history from all of your favorite apps - right on your wrist! Discover detailed workouts and weekly summaries dating back to the last 250 sessions. Effortlessly keep track of your progress and performance trends, enabling you to train smarter and reach your peak potential. TAILORED FOR YOUR WORKOUTS: Choose between Manual or Auto Segments, set Pace Goals, and access a wealth of workout metrics right on your wrist. Stay on pace, track your progress, and optimize your workouts like never before. COACHES’ DREAM TOOL: For coaches, Dash Timer offers tamper-proof screenshots and weekly summaries to evaluate students and athletes effortlessly. Keep track of their progress and analyze performance data with ease. SEAMLESS INTEGRATION: Dash Timer syncs seamlessly with Apple Health and Apple Fitness, ensuring all your workout data is conveniently stored and accessible in one place. It also supports Activity Rings, trends, awards, sharing, and competitions. SIMPLE TO USE, POWERFUL RESULTS: With convenient music controls, optional app shortcuts via the Digital Crown, and a plethora of useful Apple Watch Complications, Dash Timer offers a user-friendly experience without compromising on performance. Don't wait to unleash your full athletic potential. Download Dash Timer now and experience a whole new level of fitness training. An Apple Watch with watchOS 6.0 or later is required for fitness tracking. Visit www.dashtimer.com for more information and dedicated support to help you crush your fitness goals. Get Dash Timer today and transform the way you train!

About

MetCount

Track various workout types like AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata, and Rounds for Time. Log your workouts, heart rate, and calories to Apple Health. Enjoy background execution with audio and haptic feedback.

Highlights
  • AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata, Rounds for Time workout modes
  • Logs workouts, heart rate, and calories to Apple Health
  • Background workout execution
  • Audio and haptic feedback
  • AirPods mode with workout assistant
  • Now Playing screen music control
  • Complications for live progress viewing
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The following workout modes are supported: 1) AMRAP - "as many rounds as possible" in a fixed time cap 2) EMOM - "every minute on the minute". But any interval is supported, including 1 minute intervals 3) Tabata - 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off, for 4 minutes 4) Rounds for time - Complete a fixed amount of rounds as quickly as possible, within a time cap Here are some hightlights: 1) Workouts, heart rate data, and calories are logged to your Apple Health and Activity apps. 2) AirPods mode with an assistant that tells you useful information about your workout 3) Use the Now Playing screen to control music or podcasts 4) Use complications to view live workout progress, and previous workout performance. More Information: Workouts are logged to your Apple Health and Activity apps. While you are working out, this app continues to run in the background. Background execution grants the following abilities: 1) The app continues to run throughout the entire workout session, even when you lower your wrist or interact with a different app. When you raise your wrist, the app reappears, letting you quickly check your current progress and performance, complete a round, undo a round, pause, or end the workout. 2) If you navigate back to the watch face, a small icon will be available at the top of the screen, indicating that a workout session is running. You can tap the icon to navigate back to this app. 3) The app continues to receive data from HealthKit and Apple Watch’s sensors in the background. 4) The app will give audio and haptic feedback for time running out while running in the background.

Screenshots

Dash Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dash Timer at 4.8 against MetCount's 4.1. Dash Timer also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 56%). MetCount's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dash Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MetCount asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dash Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Dash Timer's written reviews are positive against 56% of MetCount's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dash Timer ships an update every 8 months, MetCount every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dash Timer versus MetCount: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDash TimerMetCount
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (41 ratings) — better4.1 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings41 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid VolandBrett Kuprel

Customer experience

Dash Timer

All ratings41 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

MetCount

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dash Timer

One-time1
  • Check Submitted Screenshots$29.99
None

MetCount

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dash Timer free?
Dash Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MetCount free?
MetCount is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dash Timer or MetCount?
Dash Timer is rated higher. Dash Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while MetCount averages 4.1 from 17 ratings.
Do Dash Timer or MetCount have ads?
Neither Dash Timer nor MetCount shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dash Timer or MetCount?
Dash Timer ships an update every 8 months, and MetCount every 2 days. Most recently, Dash Timer was updated on June 24, 2026 and MetCount on June 2, 2026.

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