Competitive Timing vs Birkebeiner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Competitive Timing
Follow live race tracking for many events and receive updates on your competition. Access past and current year results, along with general event information.
- Live race tracking
- Event updates
- General event information
- Past and current results
- Official EventApp
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Live tracking and event results for events timed by Competitive Timing
Birkebeiner
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The Birkebeiner app provides real time athlete tracking. We bring the excitement of race day to spectators and fans by delivering real-time results for age-group racing. Features: ・Live tracking of participants ・Leaderboard of the leading athletes ・Points of interest ・News Feed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Competitive Timing at none against Birkebeiner's 6. Competitive Timing also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Birkebeiner's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Birkebeiner sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Competitive Timing asks for nothing beyond the download.
Competitive Timing ships an update every 3 weeks, Birkebeiner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Competitive Timing | Birkebeiner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (21 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Competitive Timing LLC | Mika timing |
In-app purchases
Competitive Timing
No in-app purchases
Birkebeiner
- Follow Favorites Run 2026$2.99
- Follow favorites Ski 2026$2.99
- Follow favorites Street 2025$2.99
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- Follow Favorites Bike 2025$2.99
- Follow Favorites Run 2025$2.99
- Follow Favorites Winter 2025$2.99
Questions
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