Comparison

Policy Debate Timer vs JAM Legio

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

Head to head
About

Policy Debate Timer

Features
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Policy Debate Timer is a simple, intuitive tool for students, coaches, and judges in policy debate. Quickly track speech times, prep time, and cross-examination segments with one-tap controls. Includes helpful coaching tips to improve your rounds. Designed to keep debate rounds organized and on time, whether you’re competing or judging.

About

JAM Legio

Embark on a historical adventure learning classical Latin. This app guides you from Rome to Gaul, teaching vocabulary, verb endings, and sentence structure through interactive challenges and a journey-based curriculum. Designed for homeschool and classical education students, it offers a fun and engaging way to master first-year Latin.

Highlights
  • Roman legion journey from Rome to Gaul
  • Henle and Vulgate vocabulary integration
  • Interactive learning activities (matching, challenges)
  • Progress tracking and global leaderboard
  • Focus on noun declensions, verb endings, and sentences
  • Ad-free and no in-app purchases
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Jam with Latin turns first-year classical Latin into an adventure. Your student joins a Roman legion and marches from Rome toward Gaul, learning real vocabulary, verb endings, and short sentences at every stop. Built for homeschool and classical-education students — approachable for younger learners, faithful to the grammar teachers actually teach. THE JOURNEY Follow thirteen stops on the march north, from Rōma through Italy to Gallia. Each city teaches one piece of the classical curriculum: • 1st through 5th declension nouns — one focus per city • Present-tense verbs and the personal endings • Adjectives, joiners (prepositions, conjunctions, adverbs), and short Latin sentences • Camp stops to train and practice verb endings HOW YOU LEARN • Vocabulary cards — match Latin to English • Case challenges — pick the correct form of a noun • Verb-ending matching — connect each ending to its person and number • Sentence reading — put grammar together into short Latin sentences • Training Camp — practice words and endings any time BUILT FOR CLASSICAL STUDENTS • Follows the classical order: declensions → verbs → sentences • Fits Henle, Classical Conversations, and similar first-year Latin • Combines Henle vocabulary with Vulgate vocabulary • Correct macrons and forms throughout • Earn XP, climb the ranks, and see a friendly global leaderboard SAFE AND SIMPLE • Sign in with a username and 6-digit PIN — no email required • No ads. No in-app purchases. No tracking for ads • Delete your account and progress any time from the app • Progress saves to your account across devices MADE BY HAND NO AI was used for images or content — 100% made by hand by the Jam with Latin team: Anastasia as artist, Thomas as app designer, and Abigail and Alexis as curriculum builders. Made with the team behind jamwithlatin.com for joyful, classical Latin learning. Salvē — your march begins in Rōma.

Screenshots

Policy Debate Timer4 screens
JAM Legio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Policy Debate Timer at Free against JAM Legio's $19.99. Policy Debate Timer also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). JAM Legio's advantage is chart position (#153 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Policy Debate Timer is free to download; JAM Legio costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Policy Debate Timer ships an update every 4 days, JAM Legio weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Policy Debate Timer versus JAM Legio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolicy Debate TimerJAM Legio
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating—4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#153 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAustin Logan Mc NairJam with Latin

In-app purchases

None

Policy Debate Timer

No in-app purchases

None

JAM Legio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Policy Debate Timer free?
Policy Debate Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JAM Legio free?
JAM Legio costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Policy Debate Timer or JAM Legio have ads?
Neither Policy Debate Timer nor JAM Legio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Policy Debate Timer or JAM Legio?
Policy Debate Timer ships an update every 4 days, and JAM Legio weekly. Most recently, Policy Debate Timer was updated on November 8, 2026 and JAM Legio on November 10, 2026.

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