Comparison

PenaltyTimer vs Penalty Box Timer

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Manage any penalty box configuration
  • Stop all timers simultaneously
  • 10-second warning alert
  • Tap-edit for quick time adjustments
  • Customizable team colors
  • Multilingual support
Features
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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.

About

Penalty Box Timer

This sports app helps manage penalties during games. It tracks player time in the penalty box and keeps score, acting as a digital scoreboard and power play tool for officials and coaches.

Highlights
  • Penalty box tracking
  • Game score tracking
  • Power play timer
  • Digital scoreboard
  • Sports management tool
Features
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First Penalty Box Timer app on the store! Send players to the sin bin and track the game score and timer all in this brand new sports app.

Screenshots

PenaltyTimer4 screens
Penalty Box Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Penalty Box Timer at Free against PenaltyTimer's $1.99. PenaltyTimer's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and chart position (#141 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Penalty Box Timer is free to download; PenaltyTimer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PenaltyTimer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PenaltyTimer has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
PenaltyTimer versus Penalty Box Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPenaltyTimerPenalty Box Timer
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (13 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews90.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#141 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFearless CodeApplorium Ltd

Customer experience

PenaltyTimer

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative7.0%

Penalty Box Timer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

PenaltyTimer

No in-app purchases

None

Penalty Box Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PenaltyTimer free?
PenaltyTimer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Penalty Box Timer free?
Penalty Box Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PenaltyTimer or Penalty Box Timer?
PenaltyTimer is rated higher. PenaltyTimer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Penalty Box Timer averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PenaltyTimer or Penalty Box Timer have ads?
Neither PenaltyTimer nor Penalty Box Timer shows ads.

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