Lacrosse Timer (Lax) vs Simple Shot Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lacrosse Timer (Lax)
This sports timer app helps manage game and penalty durations for lacrosse and hockey. It supports releasable and non-releasable penalties, allows penalties to be cleared, and includes timeout functionality.
- Game clock management
- Penalty tracking (releasable/non-releasable)
- Penalty clearing
- Timeout support
- Scorekeeping
- Hockey compatibility
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The all-in-one timer and scorekeeper built for Lacrosse. Never miss a beat during high-stakes games. This app is designed to seamlessly track time, scores, and complex penalties for Lacrosse, Box Lacrosse, and Hockey. Why choose this timer? Full Scorekeeper Support: Track live scores effortlessly. Smart Penalties: Fully supports both Releasable and Non-Releasable penalties. Fast Controls: Quickly clear active penalties with a single tap. Timeout Tracker: Easily manage official and team timeouts without disrupting the main game clock. Perfect for youth leagues, high school games, and recreational play.
Simple Shot Clock
This app provides a customizable shot clock for various sports like basketball and water polo. Easily start, stop, and adjust the timer with simple swipe gestures. Personalize the look with color and sound settings to fit your needs.
- Start/Stop timer
- Switch timers
- Adjust time by second
- Customizable colors
- Customizable time settings
- Sound settings
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A dedicated shot clock app for basketball, water polo, billiards, etc. The simple operation makes it easy to use for anyone, and you can change the color and time as you like. ● Basic Operation 1. Start/Stop Tap the time to start the timer, and tap again to stop. 2. Switching the timer Swipe the time to the left or right to switch the timer. 3. Changing the time Swipe up to add 1 second to the time, swipe down to subtract 1 second. ● Setting items ・Color settings (background, text, buttons) ・Time settings ・Sound settings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Lacrosse Timer (Lax) at none against Simple Shot Clock's shown. Lacrosse Timer (Lax) also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (61 vs 2). Simple Shot Clock's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Lacrosse Timer (Lax) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Simple Shot Clock sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple Shot Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lacrosse Timer (Lax) has 61 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Lacrosse Timer (Lax)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Shot Clock's.
Lacrosse Timer (Lax) ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple Shot Clock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lacrosse Timer (Lax) | Simple Shot Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (61 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brad Evans | NAOYA ONO |
Customer experience
Lacrosse Timer (Lax)
Simple Shot Clock
In-app purchases
Lacrosse Timer (Lax)
- Lax Pro$3.99
Simple Shot Clock
- Support Developer$0.99
- Remove ads$3.99
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