Comparison

Group Timer vs Real Motion

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

Head to head
About

Group Timer

Features
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Begin timing shares quickly and easily. Optional reminder alerts participants that their sharing time is running out. Customize timer settings for longer or shorter sharing time.

About

Real Motion

Features
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Track every run, ride, walk, or drive with real-time GPS โ€” and never give up your data to do it. Real Motion is a beautifully simple trip tracker for everything you do outside. Hit start, put your phone away, and come back to a clean record of where you went and how you moved. No account. No ads. No analytics. Just your trips, on your devices, in your iCloud. ONE APP, EVERY ACTIVITY Run, walk, hike, cycle, drive, sail, or "other." Real Motion picks the right map style and metrics for the activity automatically โ€” and you can change it on a per-trip basis whenever you want. LIVE SHARING THAT'S ACTUALLY FREE Send a link to family or friends and they'll watch your trip update on a map in their browser โ€” no app required, no account, no time cap. Revoke the link any time. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Live Activity and Dynamic Island show pace, distance, and time without unlocking your phone. The trip keeps recording in the background, even when the screen is off. UNLIMITED, EVEN ON THE FREE TIER โ€ข Unlimited trip recording, every activity type โ€ข iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac โ€ข Public live + completed trip sharingt โ€ข Live Activity / Dynamic Island during recording โ€ข A voice cue every mile / km, distance and pace REAL MOTION PRO Power-user features for athletes and commuters: โ€ข Automatic trip tracking โ€” Real Motion detects when you start moving and records the trip without you opening the app โ€ข Custom audio cues โ€” choose announced metrics (pace, speed, splits, distance, time), the interval, the voice, and the volume elevation while you record โ€ข Per-trip splits, pace deltas, and an elevation graph โ€ข Batch GPX export โ€” multi-select trips and export them as a single zip Pricing: $1.99/month or $14.99/year (7-day free trial on the yearly plan). Subscription auto-renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel any time in iOS Settings โ†’ Apple ID โ†’ Subscriptions. PRIVACY We don't collect analytics. We don't show ads. We don't sell your data โ€” there's nothing to sell. Trips are stored on your device and synced via your own iCloud. Trips you choose to share are uploaded only for the lifetime of the share link, and only you can revoke them. Questions or feedback: info@realmotionapp.com

Screenshots

Group Timer3 screens
Real Motion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Group Timer at none against Real Motion's 2. Group Timer also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Real Motion sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Group Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Group Timer ships an update every 11 days, Real Motion weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Group Timer versus Real Motion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroup TimerReal Motion
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better26.2
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan HarrisBoston Synthesis

In-app purchases

None

Group Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Real Motion

Subscriptions2
  • Real Motion Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Real Motion Pro - Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Group Timer free?
Group Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Real Motion free?
Real Motion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Group Timer or Real Motion have ads?
Neither Group Timer nor Real Motion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Group Timer or Real Motion?
Group Timer ships an update every 11 days, and Real Motion weekly. Most recently, Group Timer was updated on September 8, 2026 and Real Motion on September 11, 2026.

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