Comparison

AFL Live Official App vs Circuit Lap Timer

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

Head to head
About

AFL Live Official App

Stream live AFL radio broadcasts for every match. Relive past games with on-demand replays from 2012 onwards. Access comprehensive player and match statistics, live scores, and the official ladder.

Highlights
  • Live radio broadcasts
  • On-demand match replays (2012+)
  • Comprehensive match stats
  • Live scores and ladder
  • Player possession breakdowns
  • Telstra Tracker player performance data
Features
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Features: Live Radio: • Listen to every match live AFL Match Replays: • All pre season, Toyota AFL Premiership Season and Final Series on demand from 2012 onward. Stats, Scores and the Ladder: • View comprehensive stats for every match, plus live scores and the live ladder AFL Stats: • Search for your favourite player and watch a breakdown of every single possession from every match. Telstra Tracker: • View the top 5 performing players from every match across different pinnacle categories including who ran the furthers and who was the quickest.

About

Circuit Lap Timer

This app helps coaches time athletes in groups, track lap times, and calculate daily averages. It offers customizable rest periods and alerts, even when the app is in the background. Share results easily via CSV.

Highlights
  • Lap time recording
  • Daily average calculations
  • Customizable rest periods
  • Audio-visual alerts
  • Background operation
  • CSV export for sharing
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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This is an Interval or Circuit Lap Timer app to record lap times and calculate daily averages for groups of athletes, swimmers, cyclists, sprinters etc with an optional defined rest period between laps: the end of the rest period for an athlete is signalled to the coach by an audio-visual alert, even while the app is in the background. The coach can then advise the athlete to start the next lap and tap the appropriate start button when the athlete starts. This app has an interface for starting and stopping the athletes on an Apple Watch if present (iOS12.4+ and WatchOS4.3+). Setting the rest time to 0 enables split-time recording: each press of the Lap End button records the lap time but does not stop the timer. Tapping the Stop All button 'stops' all athletes but does not record a time. Press and hold the Lap End button to stop the lap and the timer. Total time is displayed in this mode. The app handles metric or imperial distances and optional pace calculations. All group members can be started at the same time or individually. Unlimited groups of athletes and athletes within each group are possible. Multiple groups can be on the go at the same time. The current day's lap times and averages for a group or an athlete's past lap times an be shared via email, SMS etc in CSV (comma-separated) format for easy loading into a spreadsheet program. The fifty most recent daily average lap times are shown alongside the current day's average lap time and lap information: lap time and optional pace - minutes per km or minutes per mile. Each athlete in each group can have a different lap length and a different recovery period - double-tap the athlete in the group list to modify the athlete’s lap length and recovery period. Notification of the completion of recovery period occurs even while this app is in the background. There is an optional 5, 10 or 15 second countdown timer when an athlete is due to restart to allow the athletes to be counted down to their restart. The total elapsed time can be refreshed in real time - there is a switch on the Settings screen. This option is not available when in Race Mode on iPad. There is an option to split athletes into two subgroups: those who have started and those who have stopped. The order of the athletes - if not split into two groups - can be rearranged. A 'Race Mode' feature on iPad provides a way to start multiple groups at the same time and/or start athletes individually, and then see them all and stop them as they finish. Started and stopped athletes are split into two groups for easier management. A CSV file with the names of a group's members can be imported into the app. Each line is a member's name, the file name must be the name of an existing empty group and have an extension of '.csv'. Eg: mail yourself the csv file and share it - this app should appear as one of the apps to which the file can be shared. A group can be cloned or deleted. REVIEWS Great For Sports Coaching - 4 stars Version 2.04 - Mar 8, 2016 (UK) [snip] Easy to use, accurate timing and an essential bit of kit if you need to time more than a couple of runners in training or races [snip] Lap timer - 5 stars Version 1.02 - Mar 14, 2013 (UK) Used this lap timer for a running session for a group of triathletes, we set up different rests for different athletes and set them all off. The app worked very well, last split available when they compete that lap. All their splits available at the end of the session. Will use again. App scrolls so you can add plenty of athletes. App does flash up the name of the athlete when their rest time is over. ISSUES If there are _any_ issues please send an email using the link at the bottom of the Developer Web Site link or tap Info on the Settings screen.

Screenshots

AFL Live Official App4 screens
Circuit Lap Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AFL Live Official App at Free against Circuit Lap Timer's $4.99. AFL Live Official App also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 2). Circuit Lap Timer's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 36%) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.6). On update cadence, 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

AFL Live Official App is free to download; Circuit Lap Timer costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AFL Live Official App holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AFL Live Official App has 1.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of AFL Live Official App's written reviews are positive against 75% of Circuit Lap Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AFL Live Official App ships an update every 5 weeks, Circuit Lap Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AFL Live Official App versus Circuit Lap Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAFL Live Official AppCircuit Lap Timer
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews36.2% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.612.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTelstra LimitedGodfrey Raftesath

Customer experience

AFL Live Official App

All ratings1,336 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews489 reviews
Positive36.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative53.6%

Circuit Lap Timer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

AFL Live Official App

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scores not updating in real-time
  • Team logos not displaying correctly
  • Inability to watch live games outside Australia
  • Streaming issues and playback problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to filter out AFLW content
  • Ability to view previous season stats
  • Full-screen video playback
  • Customizable home screen and notifications
  • Improved 'hide scores' feature

Circuit Lap Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AFL Live Official App

No in-app purchases

None

Circuit Lap Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AFL Live Official App free?
AFL Live Official App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Circuit Lap Timer free?
Circuit Lap Timer costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AFL Live Official App or Circuit Lap Timer?
AFL Live Official App is rated higher. AFL Live Official App averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Circuit Lap Timer averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do AFL Live Official App or Circuit Lap Timer have ads?
Neither AFL Live Official App nor Circuit Lap Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AFL Live Official App or Circuit Lap Timer?
AFL Live Official App ships an update every 5 weeks, and Circuit Lap Timer monthly. Most recently, AFL Live Official App was updated on October 20, 2026 and Circuit Lap Timer on October 1, 2026.

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