AliveBe vs Cronosport Timing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AliveBe
Engage in regular sports activities and boost your mood with remote team competitions. Participate in running, walking, cycling, swimming, or skiing from anywhere, anytime. Competitions are structured in a unique team format and can last for a month or longer.
- Remote team competitions
- Monthly or longer challenges
- Supports running, walking, cycling, swimming, skiing
- Improves psychological mood
- Uses smartphone for participation
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AliveBe - is an effective service for maintaining the regularity of sports activities and improving the psychological mood of people through a unique team format of a remote competition (just use a smartphone). Everyone can go in for sports where and when it is convenient for him. Competitions last a month or more. Sports: running, walking, cycling, swimming, skiing.
Cronosport Timing
Follow live race results and runner tracking in real-time. Get instant updates on rankings, participant progress, and virtual race information. Receive notifications for your favorite athletes as they reach new checkpoints.
- Virtual Races
- Runner Tracking
- Real-time Results
- Race Information Updates
- Participant Notifications
- Instant Ranking
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Access exclusive contents of the races timed by Cronosport through the official app. - Virtual Races - Tracking of runners - Real time results - Updated race information Follow your friends or favourite athletes and receive notifications every time they pass a new point. You will also be able to quickly see any ranking instantly: by category, the first runners per leg and the last point reached of the participants you follow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AliveBe at 67% against Cronosport Timing's 50%. Cronosport Timing's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AliveBe ships an update monthly, Cronosport Timing every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AliveBe | Cronosport Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AliveBe LLC | SportManiacs |
Customer experience
AliveBe
Cronosport Timing
In-app purchases
AliveBe
No in-app purchases
Cronosport Timing
No in-app purchases
