PenaltyTimer vs RollerCon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PenaltyTimer
This app is designed for roller derby officials to reliably track player penalties. It offers features like simultaneous timer stops, 10-second warnings, and quick editing for penalties, simplifying the management of the penalty box.
- Manage any penalty box configuration
- Stop all timers simultaneously
- 10-second warning alert
- Tap-edit for quick time adjustments
- Customizable team colors
- Multilingual support
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PenaltyTimer is the first mobile app created specifically for roller derby officials. It has since been used by leagues all over the world. Typical stopwatches can be unreliable and cumbersome to use. PenaltyTimer provides a reliable way to track penalties with built-in knowledge of the WFTDA ruleset for those tricky jammer situations. If you're short staffed at practice, managing the full penalty box is no problem! FEATURES - Manage any configuration you'd like: two blockers, two jammers, four blockers, or even the full penalty box! - Stop all timers simultaneously between jams. - 10 second warning, alerting you to tell the skater to stand up. - Tap-edit allows you to quickly edit a time or add a minute for a double-penalty. - Customizable colors to match the team uniforms. - Full support for Retina display and iOS multitasking. - Localized into eight languages.
RollerCon
Discover and organize your schedule for a major convention. Favorite specific sessions, filter by interest, and receive timely updates. Never miss an important event with customizable alerts.
- View all convention events
- Favorite select events
- Filter events by category
- Set reminder alerts
- Receive important updates
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This app allows you to view all the events taking place at RollerCon, favorite select events to return to, and filter events by category. You can also set reminder alerts and receive important updates on the fly!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RollerCon at Free against PenaltyTimer's $1.99. RollerCon also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). PenaltyTimer's advantage is chart position (#99 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
RollerCon is free to download; PenaltyTimer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RollerCon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of PenaltyTimer's written reviews are positive against 100% of RollerCon's.
PenaltyTimer ships an update every 8 months, RollerCon every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PenaltyTimer | RollerCon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #99 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fearless Code | Amy Fan |
Customer experience
PenaltyTimer
RollerCon
In-app purchases
PenaltyTimer
No in-app purchases
RollerCon
No in-app purchases
