Timing mate vs Speedway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timing mate
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Get time trial results to your runners on the day! Timing Mate is the reliable, intuitive way for running clubs to time-trial, handicap, and chase-style races with a single timing official. Record finishers, manage bibs, and export results entirely offline. No accounts, no Internet, no personal data leaves your device. Built for 5K time trials, club handicap races, cross-country events, track sessions, and any athletics race where one volunteer with a phone needs to capture every finish accurately. Key Features - Standard time trials & handicap races: Choose the format when you create the event. Standard mode runs the master clock from Start Race. Handicap mode records each runner's personal start time, with the gun firing automatically on the first start so the leader is always at 0:00. - Pre-load competitors: Add runners by bib, gender and age group before the race so taps during the event capture finishes, not data entry. Add latecomers on race day, mid-race if needed. - Haptic split feedback: Press SPLIT and feel an instant vibration so you can keep your eyes on the finish line, not the screen. - Flexible bib assignment: Tap a competitor tile to assign the next finisher in real time, or rapidly tap SPLIT during a cluster and assign bibs afterwards. - Cluster recovery with "?": Can't identify one runner mid-cluster? Tap the purple "? Skip" tile to mark that slot and keep assigning the bibs you do know. Resolve "?" entries from the Results page when you have a moment. - Missed-start recovery (handicap): Tap REC START for any runner whose bib you didn't catch crossing the start line. A pending strip appears so you can match each anonymous start to a bib once the rush is over. - Edit individual start times: Long-press a handicap competitor to adjust their personal start to an exact mm:ss elapsed from the gun. - Reorder finishers safely: Switch to Reorder mode for up/down arrow controls. Position numbers update live, so accidental drags can't break your results. - Mark DNS / DNF / DQ: Long-press any bib to set status. After Finish Race, any started runner without a finish is automatically classified DNF. - Handicap-aware live results: Each row shows start-from-gun, finish-from-gun and personal time on a single compact line, plus an S1/S2/... rank for the order runners crossed the start line. Group results by gender or age group. - By Line / By Time toggle (handicap): Switch between order-crossed-the-line and fastest-personal-time at the tap of a button. - Name autocomplete: When adding a competitor, start typing and Timing Mate suggests names from your previous events, populating gender and age group in one tap. - Lockable results: Finish the race to lock the data and prevent accidental edits. Reopen if you really need to. - Export & share: One-tap CSV and TXT export to text, email or social media. Handicap CSVs include StartFromGun and FinishFromGun columns. - Completely offline: No mobile data or Wi-Fi required. Perfect for forest, fell, and rural club venues with no service. - Private by design: All competitor data, splits and results stay on your device. No accounts. No cloud. No telemetry. Timing Mate is built for volunteers by a volunteer, with every feature shaped by real club races. If you can hold a phone, you can run timing.
Speedway
Track and manage speedway meetings with real-time scoring, heat-by-heat results, and automated calculations. Supports various league formats and offers live broadcasting capabilities for fans and clubs.
- Heat-by-heat results entry
- Real-time meeting and rider scores
- Support for multiple league formats
- Automated score calculation
- Live heat tracking
- Meeting history and statistics
- Live broadcasting (subscription)
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Speedway Tracker is the ultimate tool for tracking, managing, and recording speedway meetings. Whether you're a fan, team manager, or rider, this sleek and easy-to-use app lets you enter results heat-by-heat, monitor meeting and rider scores in real time, and even handle Super Heats with ease. Key Features • British Premiership, Championship & National League meeting formats • Polish Ekstraliga meeting format • Swedish Elitserien meeting format • (Coming soon) Full support for Bundesliga, Metal League & Ekstraliga 2 • British Leagues tables • Live heat tracking with individual rider performance • Automated score calculation & bonus point logic • Super Heat support for tied meetings (British Leagues) • Rider substitutions & exclusion handling • Meeting history with complete results & statistics • Custom team setup with real riders & line-ups • Ongoing updates and enhancements Introducing Speedway Live (Subscription Required) With our Speedway Live subscription, you can broadcast meetings in real-time to the web, share live scores with friends and fans, and follow every heat as it happens. Perfect for clubs, supporters, and anyone who wants to stay right at the heart of the action. Add heat sponsor logo's and links with ease. Built by fans, for fans — Speedway Tracker keeps you on track from tapes up to the chequered flag
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Timing mate at none against Speedway's 1. Timing mate also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.2). Speedway's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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
Timing mate costs $2.99 and Speedway $1.99 up front. Speedway sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. Timing mate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Timing mate ships an update every 7 months, Speedway every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 10, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timing mate | Speedway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Chris Wraith | MATTHEW JAMES BARNES |
In-app purchases
Timing mate
No in-app purchases
Speedway
- Speedway Live$39.991 Year









