Time Drops Live! vs PodiumPlace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time Drops Live!
Get instant updates on live swim meet results directly on your screen. This application connects with the Time Drops timing system to provide real-time heat results.
- Instant heat result refreshes
- Connects to Time Drops timing system
- Live updates
- Swim meet information
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This app ties in with the Time Drops timing system. Heat results are refreshed into your screen instantly.
PodiumPlace
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PodiumPlace helps swim parents follow their swimmer's progress: every meet, every time, every new standard. PodiumPlace builds your swimmer's history from publicly available meet results, so you don't have to type in a single time. Follow your swimmer, pick a primary swimmer, and the app opens on them with their latest meet up front. SEE THE LATEST MEET AT A GLANCE Home shows your swimmer's most recent meet: PRs, time drops, new motivational standards and every swim, with prelims and finals labeled. TRACK QUALIFYING TIMES Find upcoming meets that publish qualifying times. Bookmark the meets you're aiming for and see on Home which cuts are already made and which are close. KNOW WHERE THEY RANK The Leaderboard shows where your swimmer ranks on their team and across the LSC, by time or by Power Points. EVERY SWIM IN DETAIL Tap a swim to see prelims and finals, splits, the time drop and estimated scores. STANDARDS AND PROGRESS Track progress against motivational time standards from B through AAAA, and see how much time is left to the next level in each event. Follow improvement over the season with Progression. COMPARE SWIMMERS Put two swimmers side by side, event by event, or compare one event over time. AND MORE ‚Times: every swim and personal best by event and course Meets: results and your swimmer's races for every meet My Team: your swimmer's team roster Converter: convert times between short course yards and long course meters Follow up to 10 swimmers and switch between them in one tap Sign in securely with Face ID A short tour shows you around, and you can replay it anytime in Settings ABOUT OUR DATA PodiumPlace uses publicly available meet results, not USA Swimming's SWIMS database. Scores and qualifying times are estimates. Always confirm with your coach or the official meet information. PodiumPlace is not affiliated with or endorsed by USA Swimming.
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Verdict
Time Drops Live! and PodiumPlace are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Time Drops Live! ships an update every 3 weeks, PodiumPlace fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Drops Live! | PodiumPlace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TIME DROPS LLC | Todd Sadesky |
In-app purchases
Time Drops Live!
No in-app purchases
PodiumPlace
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Time Drops Live! free?
Is PodiumPlace free?
Do Time Drops Live! or PodiumPlace have ads?
Which is updated more often, Time Drops Live! or PodiumPlace?
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