Comparison

Big Half vs Your Chip Time

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time participant tracking
  • Event results
  • Course maps
  • Latest news and updates
  • Completion certificates
  • Selfie frames
Features
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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!

About

Your Chip Time

Features
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Your Chip Time — Timer turns any phone into a race-timing station. No RFID hardware, no chip readers — just tap to record Start, checkpoint, and Finish times as athletes cross the line. Built for 5Ks, trail runs, Hyrox-style stations, and any event where a judge times athletes by hand. WHAT IT DOES • Create an event and build your athlete roster on the spot, or ahead of time • One tap to record Start, Finish, and as many custom checkpoints as your race needs • Results sync live to a cloud leaderboard — share one link and spectators watch times update in real time • Works fully offline — every tap is queued and syncs automatically the moment you're back online • Configure your own leaderboard ranking (e.g. Category, then Format, then Gender) and checkpoint stations, including a built-in Hyrox preset • Share-ready result cards athletes can post straight to their story WHO IT'S FOR Race directors, timing volunteers, and event judges who need reliable manual timing without investing in RFID hardware — whether that's the whole race, or just backing up chip timing at a tricky checkpoint. GETTING STARTED Subscribe from the app to create your first event, or connect to an event your organiser already set up with an Event Code and password. Monthly and Annual plans are available, and a subscription lets you run as many events as you need.

Screenshots

Big Half4 screens
Your Chip Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Big Half at none against Your Chip Time's 2. Your Chip Time's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 12 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Your Chip Time sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. Big Half asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Big Half ships an update every 12 months, Your Chip Time every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Big Half versus Your Chip Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig HalfYour Chip Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB42 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLondon Marathon Events LimitedYour Chip Time Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Big Half

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Your Chip Time

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$15.001 Month
  • Annual$129.001 Year

Questions

Is Big Half free?
Big Half is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Your Chip Time free?
Your Chip Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Big Half or Your Chip Time have ads?
Neither Big Half nor Your Chip Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Big Half or Your Chip Time?
Big Half ships an update every 12 months, and Your Chip Time every 2 weeks. Most recently, Big Half was updated on October 12, 2026 and Your Chip Time on October 17, 2026.

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