Comparison

Event vs Stage Timer

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

Head to head
About

Event

Easily broadcast live events over the internet using your phone as a mobile studio. Stream everything from sports games to school plays to a global audience.

Highlights
  • Live event webcasting
  • Mobile broadcast studio
  • Stream sports and school events
  • Easy to use interface
  • Inexpensive broadcasting
Features
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With Event-Cast webcasting your events is fast, easy, and inexpensive. From baseball and football to school plays and special events and more, Event-Cast allows you to webcast your local events live on the Internet. And now with the Event-Cast app, webcasting your event is even easier. Event-Cast turns your phone into a mobile broadcast studio.

About

Stage Timer

This countdown timer helps presenters stay on schedule during speeches or presentations. It offers features like auto-start, a clock mode after the countdown, and integration with PowerPoint remotes for control.

Highlights
  • Countdown timer for presentations
  • Auto-start countdown
  • Clock mode after countdown
  • PowerPoint remote integration
  • Adjust time with remote
  • Start/stop countdown with remote
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This app is a countdown timer, designed for presenters (on a stage or at a podium or pulpit) to keep them on time. Most features are self evident, however there are a couple of features that need to be covered. 1. AutoStart To use this feature, simply click on Auto Start to toggle it On or Off When it is on, you have the option to adjust the time to when you would like to the countdown to begin 2. Clock Mode - The Icon at the top right will turn Clock Mode on or Off. If it is On, after the countdown finishes, the application will switch over to show the current time. 3. PowerPoint Remote Using a Lightning (or whatever connection your device has) to USB adapter, you can connect a PowerPoint Remote to the iPad On the remote, you can press the bottom button to Start / Stop (and reset) the countdown While the timer is stopped, pressing the left & right buttons, will increment or decrement the time by five minute intervals While the timer is running, pressing the left & right Buttons will increment or decrement the time by one minute Note: Click on Developer Website to see instructions for using the PowerPoint remote.

Screenshots

Event1 screens
Stage Timer1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stage Timer at none against Event's 10. Stage Timer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (86% vs 75%). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Event sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Stage Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stage Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Event's written reviews are positive against 86% of Stage Timer's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Event versus Stage Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEventStage Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)4.5 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings611 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.39.3
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSports Internet Solutions LLCRicky Gore

Customer experience

Event

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Stage Timer

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Event

One-time10
  • 1 hour - 6 viewer webcast$1.99
  • 1 hour - 12 viewer webcast$2.99
  • 2 hour - 6 viewer webcast$3.99
Show 7 more
  • 1 hour - 25 viewer webcast$3.99
  • 3 hour - 6 viewer webcast$5.99
  • 2 hour - 12 viewer webcast$5.99
  • 1 hour - 50 viewer webcast$5.99
  • 2 hour - 25 viewer webcast$7.99
  • 2 hour - 50 viewer webcast$11.99
  • 6 hour - 50 viewer webcast$35.99
None

Stage Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Event free?
Event is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stage Timer free?
Stage Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Event or Stage Timer?
Stage Timer is rated higher. Event averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Stage Timer averages 4.5 from 11 ratings.

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