Comparison

Time Drops Live! vs NorCal

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

Head to head
About

Time Drops Live!

Get instant live updates for swim meet results directly on your device. This application connects with the Time Drops timing system to provide real-time heat results as they happen.

Highlights
  • Live heat results
  • Instant updates
  • Time Drops system integration
  • Swim meet tracking
Features
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This app ties in with the Time Drops timing system. Heat results are refreshed into your screen instantly.

About

NorCal

This app connects the Northern California soccer community by providing live scores, lineups, and livestreaming for games. Fans can engage with teams through comments and media uploads, while clubs can communicate with followers and explore new revenue streams.

Highlights
  • Live scores and updates
  • Lineup information
  • Livestreaming capabilities
  • Video and image uploads
  • Team and club pages
  • Notifications for game starts and goals
  • Integrated communication for clubs
Features
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The NorCal App brings the Northern California soccer community closer together while enhancing the fan and participant experience by enabling lineups, live scores, livestreaming, highlights and fan engagement features for soccer games at all levels. With the NorCal App, families, friends and fans can support their favorite team and share their passion live in the community by commenting and uploading videos or images boosting the interest and engagement. In the NorCal App, you follow the teams you are interested in and get full control of game schedules, lineups, match reporting, livestreams and notifications when the match starts or goal-by-goal if you want. NorCal gives you the same experience as a professional league no matter the level or league of your favorite team. The dedicated team and club pages automatically gather all content related to you, and the integrated communication function lets teams and clubs quickly reach all their followers with information. NorCal also enables new revenue streams for clubs and teams through integrated partner functions.

Screenshots

Time Drops Live!2 screens
NorCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Time Drops Live! at 86% against NorCal's 33%. Time Drops Live! also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.6). NorCal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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

Time Drops Live! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Time Drops Live!'s written reviews are positive against 33% of NorCal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Drops Live! ships an update every 4 weeks, NorCal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Time Drops Live! versus NorCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Drops Live!NorCal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20 ratings) — better2.6 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTIME DROPS LLCNorCal Premier Soccer

Customer experience

Time Drops Live!

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

NorCal

All ratings19 ratings
Positive36.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative57.9%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

In-app purchases

None

Time Drops Live!

No in-app purchases

None

NorCal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Drops Live! free?
Time Drops Live! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NorCal free?
NorCal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Time Drops Live! or NorCal?
Time Drops Live! is rated higher. Time Drops Live! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while NorCal averages 2.6 from 19 ratings.
Do Time Drops Live! or NorCal have ads?
Neither Time Drops Live! nor NorCal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Drops Live! or NorCal?
Time Drops Live! ships an update every 4 weeks, and NorCal every 2 weeks. Most recently, Time Drops Live! was updated on November 13, 2026 and NorCal on November 15, 2026.

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