Comparison

Ultimate Stopwatch vs Quick XC Meet

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

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About

Ultimate Stopwatch

This professional timing tool allows coaches and trainers to track multiple athletes and events simultaneously. It offers unlimited stopwatches, flexible race management, and detailed reporting for comprehensive performance analysis. Designed for efficient team and individual tracking.

Highlights
  • Unlimited stopwatches
  • Flexible race management
  • Unlimited laps
  • Background operation
  • Flexible timing adjustments
  • Detailed reporting
  • Customizable activity list
Features
Currently charting
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The Ultimate Stopwatch is a professional timing tool, essential for coaches, trainers, and PE teachers who need to track multiple athletes across multiple events. Simple to use, but powerful enough to handle all your needs, designed specifically for iPhone and iPad. Unmatched Functionality with No Limits • Unlimited Stopwatches: Track any number of users; up to 180 stopwatches can be displayed simultaneously on an iPad Pro for a single race. • Flexible Race Management: Create unlimited races with customizable locations and notes, switching between them with a single swipe. • Laps Without Limits: Record unlimited laps per stopwatch, with the last 4 to 16 laps displayed. • Background Operation: Watches continue running even when the app isn't running, ensuring you never lose track. • Flexible Timing Adjustments: Save temporary laps or stops to assign later, ensuring accuracy even when multiple runners arrive simultaneously. • Undo mistakes: False Start or tapped wrong person? Undo it! Got the wrong time? Edit it anytime. Add or delete watches, even while race is ongoing. Complete Control at your Fingertips • Customizable Activity List: Tailor the built-in activity list to the sports or events you track. • Individual and Master Controls: Start, stop, or reset each watch independently or all at once. • Diverse Stopwatch Formats: Choose from 25 different layouts to suit your needs, controlling watch/button/text size. • Advanced Timing Options: Switch between split and cumulative displays at any time, and control the precision of time display down to thousandths of a second. Comprehensive People Management • Organize your People: Group individuals into teams or classes for streamlined tracking. • Detailed Reporting: Access race history and performance metrics for each participant, including their personal bests. • Easy Importing: Import contacts directly from your address book, complete with photos and emails. • Photos: so you can tell who's who in a large group. Flexible Launch Choices • Quick Race Launching: Use the volume button to start races without needing to look at your device. • Visual Organization: Automatically sort watches (as each person completes a lap, they drop to the bottom, so next lap they're easy to find) or manually arrange as needed. • Staggered Starts: Spread out your runners over time. • Full-Screen Launch Board: Let each runner knows it's their time to go. • Batch races: launch another group all at once. • Simultaneous Races: Easily navigate between multiple ongoing races. Dynamic Reporting • Add Personal Notes: Enhance reports with notes for each race or participant. • Sorting and Graphing: Sort reports by time or name, or graph your results. • Exporting: Use your data in other apps, like Excel. • Activity Tracking: Monitor which types of activities are timed and locate races by name or map. • Find a race: Search by name, or use the map to find it by location. The Ultimate Stopwatch is not just a tool; it’s a game-changer for anyone serious about timing in sports. With robust features and user-friendly design, it empowers coaches and trainers to focus on performance while effortlessly tracking times.

About

Quick XC Meet

This app allows coaches to easily set up and score cross country meets, manage rosters, and record mile splits. Spectators and athletes can view live results and scores without needing an account.

Highlights
  • Create coach accounts
  • Set up and score meets
  • Add team rosters
  • Record mile splits
  • View live results
  • View live scores
Features
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Coaches can create an account with an email and password. Then coaches can quickly set up a meet, add rosters, and run/score a meet. Coaches can also record mile splits. Fans/Athletes don't need to create an account. Fans/Athletes can see live results and scores.

Screenshots

Ultimate Stopwatch4 screens
Quick XC Meet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Quick XC Meet at Free against Ultimate Stopwatch's $3.99. Quick XC Meet also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Ultimate Stopwatch's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (67 vs 4). 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

Quick XC Meet is free to download; Ultimate Stopwatch costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ultimate Stopwatch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Stopwatch has 67 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ultimate Stopwatch ships an update every 4 months, Quick XC Meet fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Ultimate Stopwatch versus Quick XC Meet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltimate StopwatchQuick XC Meet
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (67 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews87.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings67 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#153 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPinetree SoftwareBrian Seaver

Customer experience

Ultimate Stopwatch

All ratings67 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive87.3%
Neutral5.5%
Negative7.3%

Quick XC Meet

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ultimate Stopwatch

No in-app purchases

None

Quick XC Meet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ultimate Stopwatch free?
Ultimate Stopwatch costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quick XC Meet free?
Quick XC Meet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ultimate Stopwatch or Quick XC Meet?
Ultimate Stopwatch is rated higher. Ultimate Stopwatch averages 4.7 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Quick XC Meet averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Ultimate Stopwatch or Quick XC Meet have ads?
Neither Ultimate Stopwatch nor Quick XC Meet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ultimate Stopwatch or Quick XC Meet?
Ultimate Stopwatch ships an update every 4 months, and Quick XC Meet fortnightly. Most recently, Ultimate Stopwatch was updated on September 22, 2026 and Quick XC Meet on September 9, 2026.

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