Comparison

Rallye Timer vs ChronoMaster

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Up to 20 simultaneous timers
  • One-click start
  • Countdown to zero
  • Audible countdown alerts
  • Spoken countdowns
Features
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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.

About

ChronoMaster

This app is designed for classic car rally pilots and co-pilots to precisely navigate complex special stages. It offers 1/100s second accuracy for timing and distance, with a graphical interface to manage interlaced stages, average speed controls, and countdown timers.

Highlights
  • 1/100s second precision timing
  • Graphical interface for complex stages
  • Acoustic countdown timer
  • Automatic average speed calculation
  • Transfer stage data from roadbook
  • Bilingual interface (English/German)
Features
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A must have for the serious classic car rallye pilot & co-pilot with a passion to win. Classic car rallies are usually conducted as regularity rallies with so called "Special Stages" which require the pilot to drive a specific distance in a predefined time. Simple Special Stages comprise of just one sector (e.g. 100 meters in 10 seconds). However more serious rallies such as the Mille Miglia require you to master sets of complex, interlaced Special Stages or to maintain a predefined average speed across a stage. ChronoMaster lets you master even the most complicated special-stages of a classic car rallye with ease and 1/100s of a second precision. Don’t get distracted by confusing interlaced stages, secret average speed controls, light-barriers and tubes. ChronoMaster does what most expensive rallye-computers promise – at a fraction of the cost! And it is more intuitive to use on the iPad’s large & bright screen with a full graphical interface. - Transfer all data of a day’s special stages from the roadbook to the iPad before the rallye starts - Easy to use graphical interface to enter special stage data (time, distance, average speed) - Full graphical representation of special stage, including individual/interlaced sectors, light-barriers, tubes - Select the special stage from a list – and off you go! - Up to 15 sectors/special stage - Unlimited number of special stages - Acoustic countdown timer for last 10 seconds of special stage/sector (earphone recommended for driver) - Displays most important information during special stage: time to go, distance from start, distance to finish, average speed of stage/sector - Automatically calculates average speed based on stage-distance/time - No more stopwatch or average-speed tables required - Simple interface lets you concentrate on navigation and precision driving - Sector target time can be input with up to 1/10sec accuracy (e.g. 21.3 sec) - Maximum distance of a special stage is 99.999km - Zero-sync - start multiple sectors of a special stage at once - Start-buttons can be adjusted for left/righthand use (To use start-buttons most precisely during rallying on bumpy roads, place your thumb on the start button, hold it and release button upon start) - Bilingual user interface (English/German) Good luck and most of success with your next classic rallye! ==== Version History ==== v 1.3 NEW: Start-beep does now allow acoustic control of the start which will result in even higher precision during Special Stages. v 1.2 NEW: Up to 15 sectors/stage NEW: Larger digits in the countdown-timer for better usability NEW: English Version NEW: ChronoMaster's functionality is independent of units (kilometers/miles) - although it currently only displays metric units (km/m) just input Special Stage distances in miles as indicated in the roadbook (e.g. 3.7 miles), disregard the displayed "km" unit - and off you go! v 1.1 NEW: Sector target time can input now with 1/10sec accuracy (e.g. 21.3 sec) NEW: Maximum distance of a special stage now 99.999km NEW: Zero-sync - start multiple sectors at once

Screenshots

Rallye Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rallye Timer at $4.99 against ChronoMaster's $64.99. Rallye Timer also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 25%) and device support (3 vs 1). ChronoMaster's advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 21 months) and iOS requirement (9 vs 12.0). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Rallye Timer costs $4.99 and ChronoMaster $64.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rallye Timer ships an update every 21 months, ChronoMaster every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rallye Timer versus ChronoMaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRallye TimerChronoMaster
Price$4.99 — better$64.99
Rating2.7 (215 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings215 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 9 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.09 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMAMP GmbHBrandsOnSpeed GmbH

Customer experience

Rallye Timer

All ratings215 ratings
Positive31.2%
Neutral20.9%
Negative47.9%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral15.2%
Negative18.2%

ChronoMaster

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

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
Show 18 more
  • 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)

ChronoMaster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Rallye Timer

No in-app purchases

None

ChronoMaster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rallye Timer free?
Rallye Timer costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChronoMaster free?
ChronoMaster costs $64.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rallye Timer or ChronoMaster have ads?
Neither Rallye Timer nor ChronoMaster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rallye Timer or ChronoMaster?
Rallye Timer ships an update every 21 months, and ChronoMaster every 9 months. Most recently, Rallye Timer was updated on November 3, 2026 and ChronoMaster on November 1, 2026.

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