Comparison

Time Drops Live! vs Bens Scoreboard

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 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.

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

About

Bens Scoreboard

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Never miss a race again. SwimBoard turns your phone into a live scoreboard for swim meets: the same real-time results shown on the deck, right in your pocket. Whether you're up in the stands, grabbing food, or just stepped outside, you'll always know who's up next and how your swimmer did. HOW IT WORKS Enter the Scoreboard Code posted at your meet to connect instantly. No account, no sign-up, just live results as soon as the meet starts publishing. LIVE, EVEN WHEN YOU'RE NOT LOOKING SwimBoard uses Live Activities to push event and heat updates straight to your Lock Screen, so you can follow along without keeping the app open. FIND YOUR SWIMMER FASTER Highlight your team from the meet roster and their lanes get called out automatically on the scoreboard, so you never lose track in a crowded heat sheet. MADE FOR THE STANDS Choose from multiple display themes, including a bold jumbotron-style view built to read clearly from a distance and in bright daylight. ACCESS Meets are unlocked with a Day Pass (24-hour access) or a Weekend Pass (access through the end of the meet), whether you're catching one session or the whole weekend. Built by the same team running the timing system at the pool.

Screenshots

Time Drops Live!2 screens
Bens Scoreboard1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Time Drops Live! at 4.8 against Bens Scoreboard's 1.0. Time Drops Live! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (20 vs 1). On price, 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. Bens Scoreboard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Time Drops Live! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time Drops Live! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Drops Live! has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Time Drops Live! versus Bens Scoreboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Drops Live!Bens Scoreboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTIME DROPS LLCBen Mains

In-app purchases

None

Time Drops Live!

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Bens Scoreboard

One-time2
  • Day Pass$1.99
  • Weekend Pass$2.99

Questions

Is Time Drops Live! free?
Time Drops Live! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bens Scoreboard free?
Bens Scoreboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time Drops Live! or Bens Scoreboard?
Time Drops Live! is rated higher. Time Drops Live! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Bens Scoreboard averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Time Drops Live! or Bens Scoreboard have ads?
Neither Time Drops Live! nor Bens Scoreboard shows ads.

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