SprintStart vs Sprint Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SprintStart
Train for sprint starts and measure your reaction time. This app provides audio cues and a visual timer to record the interval between the starting signal and your movement.
- Practice sprint starts
- Test reaction time
- Audio start commands
- Visual timer
- Adjustable command-to-shot delay
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Practice sprint starts and test your reaction time. Tap start, put the iPhone in your pocket or on the starting block. SprintStart will speak the start commands and play a shot. The display will give you the time from the shot to when you start moving. You can change the time from the 'Set' command to the shot.
Sprint Timer
This app functions as a starter and stopwatch for track events. It allows users to customize starting commands and measure race times, with options for randomized timing and saving recorded data. It's ideal for practice sessions or when official starters are unavailable.
- Customizable start commands
- Randomized SET to pistol timing
- Save and view measured times
- Adjustable distance settings
- Color customization for timer and background
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Starter & stopwatch app for track. It can be used for practicing the starting race command or to help you measure your time. Please use it for club activities or when there is no one in charge of starting the race. ● Basic functions 1. Starter You can set the time from ON YOUR MARK to SET and from SET to pistol sound as you like. The time from SET to pistol sound can also be randomized. 2. Time recording Measured times can be saved. Saved times can be viewed by date. 3. Distance setting Tap the distance to change it. In the initial display, 100m is set. 4. Color settings The background color and timer color can be changed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sprint Timer at 4.3 against SprintStart's 3.3. Sprint Timer also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 19 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 67%). SprintStart's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Sprint Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SprintStart asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sprint Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of SprintStart's written reviews are positive against 75% of Sprint Timer's.
SprintStart ships an update every 19 months, Sprint Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SprintStart | Sprint Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sten Kaiser | NAOYA ONO |
Customer experience
SprintStart
Sprint Timer
In-app purchases
SprintStart
No in-app purchases
Sprint Timer
- Support Developer$0.99
- Remove ads$9.99
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