Comparison

Swipe Play Clock vs BackJudgeBuddy App

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

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About

Swipe Play Clock

This Apple Watch app provides customizable play clock timers for sports like football and lacrosse. It features intuitive swipe controls to start timers and includes a separate game clock with alerts and programmable settings.

Highlights
  • Customizable play clock lengths
  • Swipe up/down to start timers
  • Independent game clock
  • Programmable settings
  • Alerts for time remaining
  • Workout mode for screen primary
Features
Currently charting
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Apple Watch App Only: Update for problems the swipe to start the play clock on the new 46mm Series 10 Apple Watch. Similar to the last update, start games in settings menu to start the game since previous method no longer worked. Still working to add previous features, but currently works when swiping up and down on the watch face. Crown rotation does not currently start the play clocks, hope to fix in future versions. Still programmable play clock lengths. This allows you to use the app for both (American) football and lacrosse! Easily swipe up to start the 40 second clock and swipe down to start the 25 second clock on the face of your Apple Watch so you can concentrate on the field. These play clock timers are now programmable so they can be used for other sports, such as lacrosse. Watch Tutorial at: backjudgesolutions.com For football officials using college and high school (NFHS) rules. A game clock is included as well, which runs independent from the play clock (double tap the watch face to start/stop). Instructions (w/ watch face is active/on): 1. Settings Button - Menu Screen includes: a. Start Game - This turns on workout mode for the watch which is required to run timers. b. End Game - When the game is completed, exit workout mode. c. Adjust game clock time d. Settings window 2. Swipe Up on watch face - Starts the swipe up play clock timer 3. Swipe Down on watch face - Starts the swipe down play clock timer 4. Double Touch watch face - Starts/Stops game clock Settings Window: Period Length - This is the time that the Game Clock will reset once it expires (00:00:00). If you do not have game clock responsibilities, you can set this to be your Time Out timer. 2-Minute Warning - Watch will alert you with 2 minutes left on the Game Clock Swipe Up Timer - Sets the length of the Play Clock when the clock face is swiped up (or crown rotate up), such as the 40 second play clock Swipe Down Timer - Sets the length of the Play Clock when the clock face is swiped down (or crown rotate down), such as the 25 second play clock 5 second countdown - Sends an alert every second from 5 seconds until time expires on the Play Clock 10 second alert - Sends an alert with 10 seconds left on the Play Clock 15 second alert - Sends an alert with 15 seconds left on the Play Clock 25 second alert - Sends an alert with 25 seconds left on the Play Clock While the game is running, your watch is in workout mode to keep the screen primary, I do not record any health data.

About

BackJudgeBuddy App

This timer application assists high school and college sports officials with managing game clock situations. It provides customizable 60-second and 25-second timers with alerts, along with a companion app for usage guidance.

Highlights
  • NFHS timer
  • NCAA timer
  • 60-second clock
  • 25-second clock
  • Customizable intervals
  • Alerts for remaining time
  • Companion iPhone app
Features
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BackJudgeBuddy application offers a timer based application which can be used by High school (NFHS) and Colleges (NCAA). There are two types of timer available in the watch application. 1) High School(NFHS) 2) NCAA College Timer Users can run 60 or 25 second timers at anytime. 60 second clock for timeouts (NCAA) contains alerts after 5 seconds remaining. 25 second clock for timeouts (NFHS) contains alerts after 5 seconds remaining. User can customise these intervals for timeouts as well as timer duration from the setting section. Its companion iPhone application provides guideline how to use this solution using photos with instructions.

Screenshots

Swipe Play Clock1 screens
BackJudgeBuddy App2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BackJudgeBuddy App at Free against Swipe Play Clock's $5.99. BackJudgeBuddy App also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.2). Swipe Play Clock's advantage is rating (2.8 vs 1.0) and chart position (#80 vs unranked). On ads, 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

BackJudgeBuddy App is free to download; Swipe Play Clock costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Swipe Play Clock holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swipe Play Clock has 27 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Swipe Play Clock versus BackJudgeBuddy App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwipe Play ClockBackJudgeBuddy App
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (27 ratings) — better1.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews38.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 12 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#80 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.210.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBack Judge Solutions LLCWeblineIndia

Customer experience

Swipe Play Clock

All ratings26 ratings
Positive42.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive38.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative50.0%

BackJudgeBuddy App

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Swipe Play Clock

No in-app purchases

None

BackJudgeBuddy App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swipe Play Clock free?
Swipe Play Clock costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BackJudgeBuddy App free?
BackJudgeBuddy App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Swipe Play Clock or BackJudgeBuddy App?
Swipe Play Clock is rated higher. Swipe Play Clock averages 2.8 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while BackJudgeBuddy App averages 1.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Swipe Play Clock or BackJudgeBuddy App have ads?
Neither Swipe Play Clock nor BackJudgeBuddy App shows ads.

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