Big Half vs Jacks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Half
Follow participants in real-time during an event. Spectators can view live tracking, results, and course maps. Access the latest news and receive completion certificates.
- Real-time participant tracking
- Event results
- Course maps
- Latest news and updates
- Completion certificates
- Selfie frames
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The Big Half app provides real-time participant tracking. We bring the excitement of Event Day to spectators by delivering real-time tracking and results. Features: ・Live tracking of participants ・Results ・Course maps ・Latest news and updates ・Completion certificates and selfie frames!
Jacks
Track and log your combat sports training, including sparring sessions and workouts. Connect with gyms and training partners, and monitor your progress over time. This app helps you stay accountable and grow as a fighter.
- Log sparring sessions
- Track training history
- Tag gym locations
- Search for gyms and opponents
- Build personal training record
- Share workout data
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Jacks is the only activity tracking app built specifically for combat sports. Whether you're into Boxing, MMA, Jiu-Jitsu, or Muay Thai, Jacks helps you track, log, and share your sparring and workouts like never before. Go beyond a basic ring timer — with Jacks, you can: - Log every sparring session and build a personal training record. - Track your training history, including who you sparred with and where. - Tag your gym, so you always know where you’ve been putting in work. - Search for gyms and opponents, making it easy to connect, train while traveling, and level up your game. Jacks is your training partner outside the ring — helping you stay accountable, measure your progress, and grow as a fighter. View our privacy policy and conditions at the following link: https://thejacks.app/privacy-policy View our terms of use at the following link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Big Half at none against Jacks's 2. Jacks's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Jacks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Big Half asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Big Half against 5.0 for Jacks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jacks has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Big Half ships an update every 12 months, Jacks every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Half | Jacks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | London Marathon Events Limited | Civil Saint LLC |
Customer experience
Big Half
Jacks
In-app purchases
Big Half
No in-app purchases
Jacks
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Annual$7.991 Year
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