Rallye Timer vs VinCar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rallye Timer
This app provides a specialized timer for oldtimer rallyes. It allows for up to 20 simultaneous timers that count down to zero with a single click. An audible countdown alerts the driver in the final 10 seconds.
- Up to 20 simultaneous timers
- One-click start
- Countdown to zero
- Audible countdown alerts
- Spoken countdowns
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Rallye Timer is a timer application designed for oltimer rallyes. You can adjust up to 20 timers which simultaneously start counting to Zero with one click. In the last 10 seconds a beep or spoken countdown sounds every second to notify the driver.
VinCar
This app combines a countdown timer and stopwatch for GPS and rally training. It allows users to set target times, record lap times, and view deviations from set times. The timer provides audible countdowns for the final 10 seconds.
- Countdown timer and stopwatch combination
- Set and adjust target times
- Record lap times
- Display deviations from target times
- Audible 10-second countdown
- Optional smart sensor unit pairing
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Timer Stoppuhr für GPS und Rallye Training. Diese App ist die Kombination aus Countdown Timer und Stoppuhr. Im linken Bereich werden die Vorgabezeiten durch Antippen eingabebereit und mit dem Scrollrad eingestellt. Rechts werden die Zeiten gestoppt. Mit dem grünen Button links unten ( START ) wird gestartet und die Runden Zeiten festgehalten ( LAP ). Mit dem roten Button rechts unten wird alles gestoppt ( STOP ) und das Zurücksetzen ( RESET ) der Stoppuhr durchgeführt. Im oberen Balken wird die gesamte Abweichung zu den Sollzeiten angezeigt. Durch horizontales Wischen über die gestoppten Zeiten werden die Abweichungen der einzelnen Runden angezeigt. Nach Drücken von RESET können die Vorgabezeiten geändert werden. Überflüssige Zeilen können horizontal weggewischt werden. Zusätzliche Zeilen können durch Antippen von TIMER erzeugt werden. Maximal 50 Zeilen sind möglich. Der Timer zählt die letzten 10 Sekunden akustisch herunter. Die Lautstärke kann am Handy verändert werden. Die App kann mit der VinCar Smart Sensor Unit gekoppelt werden um per Lichtschranke die Messung auszulösen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rallye Timer at $4.99 against VinCar's $14.99. VinCar's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 21 months). On ads, 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
Rallye Timer costs $4.99 and VinCar $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rallye Timer ships an update every 21 months, VinCar every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Rallye Timer | VinCar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 2.7 (215 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 215 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | MAMP GmbH | VinCar UG (Haftungsbeschränkt) |
Customer experience
Rallye Timer
VinCar
Bugs and requests
Rallye Timer
Reported bugs
12 issues- Crashes on iOS 16.0.3
- Start button issues with volume keys (max/min volume)
- Volume changes during app use
- Notifications cover the time display
- Incorrect time start (e.g., 0.3 seconds off)
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- Restart button missing
- No sound when time expires
- Does not work while listening to music
- Touch interface is buggy and difficult to register changes
- Does not count up
- iPod sleeping issue
- No speakers on iPod Touch
Requested features
23 requests- Optional automatic start at GPS time
- Restart button
- Larger start button
- Timers start via headphone remote buttons
- Update for iPhone 6s
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- Pre-programming for multiple waypoints
- More timers
- Centralized 'zero' button
- Automatic switch to running timer at 10 seconds
- Timer should continue when changing applications
- Timers for other rally types (time of day, total time, interval time)
- Average speed tables
- Tripmeters using GPS
- More than 10 time settings
- Stop function to adopt own reference time
- Voice countdown
- Alarm option for time expiry
- Improved GUI design
- Count up functionality
- Individual timer loop options
- Better audio usage
- Concurrent timers
- Time/Speed/Distance rally features (Time of Day, Section Timer, Time off Course, CAS, Current Speed, location)
VinCar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rallye Timer
No in-app purchases
VinCar
No in-app purchases
