Race Countdown vs Bell Rung
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Race Countdown
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Race Countdown is your race planning and motivation companion for iPhone. Track upcoming races, stay focused with daily countdowns, build pacing plans, and prepare race-day essentials in one clean app. Key features: - Race countdown dashboard with filters by type and status - Pace Calculator with even split, negative split, and custom strategies - Export split plans to CSV for coaches or training partners - Customizable race-day checklists for marathon and trail - Apple Health insights for weekly mileage and personal bests - History archive for long-term race tracking - Share posters with your race list, plus bilingual English & Chinese UI Whether you are training for a 5K, half marathon, marathon, triathlon, or trail race, Race Countdown keeps every start line in focus.
Bell Rung
Create custom sound sessions designed to reduce the perception of ringing or buzzing. Adjust frequencies, volume balance, and tone duration for each ear. Start a session with a single tap and relax as the app manages the timing.
- Customizable sound sessions
- Residual Inhibition principle
- Adjustable frequency per ear
- Volume balance control
- Configurable tone duration and pauses
- One-tap session start
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Built around the idea of Residual Inhibition, it lets you create custom sound sessions that help reduce the perception of ringing or buzzing after listening. Choose a frequency for each ear, adjust the volume balance, and set how long each tone plays before it pauses. Start a session with one tap and relax while the app handles the timing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bell Rung at Free against Race Countdown's $0.99. Race Countdown's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and chart position (#126 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
Bell Rung is free to download; Race Countdown costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Race Countdown ships an update every 3 weeks, Bell Rung every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Race Countdown | Bell Rung |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #126 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 树伟 杨 | Jordan Lewis |
In-app purchases
Race Countdown
No in-app purchases
Bell Rung
No in-app purchases
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