Comparison

Video Timer vs Par Timer

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

Head to head
About

Video Timer

Features
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Video Timer records your activity and burns a running stopwatch, split markers, and a session title directly into the saved video — so every replay shows exactly what happened, when. Recording, live timer overlays, and reviewing your sessions in the app are free. A one-time $1.99 unlock adds Save to Photos, Share, and CSV export. FREE — WHAT IT DOES • Start recording video • Hit Start Timer before your run, race, lift, or drill — a live stopwatch appears on screen while you record • Press Split at any moment to mark a timestamp. As many splits as you need • Stop the timer, stop recording — the session is saved in the app instantly • Review any session with the timer and splits rendered live in playback • Works in portrait or landscape — overlay adapts to recording orientation FREE — DESIGNED FOR • Coaches reviewing athlete performance • Athletes timing their own drills, sprints, or lifts solo • Anyone who needs timestamped video proof of a result • Parents, fans, and spectators collecting stats on their favorite races FREE — THE OVERLAY SHOWS • Session title (you set it before recording) • A running HH:MM:SS.cs stopwatch that starts and stops with your timer — not the camera • Split markers that light up green as each moment passes in the replay EXPORT & SHARE UNLOCK — $1.99 ONE-TIME • Save to Camera Roll — write the finished video (with overlays baked in) to your phone's photo library • Share — send to Messages, Drive, AirDrop, or any sharing-capable app • Export Splits as CSV — grab the raw split times for spreadsheets and analysis • Auto-save to Photos — toggle on to save every recording the moment it finishes One optional one-time purchase. No subscriptions. No watermarks. No cloud required — everything processes on your device.

About

Par Timer

This app provides a customizable par timer for dry-fire practice, allowing users to set voice commands, delays, par times, and shot cues. It helps build speed and consistency through structured drills, with options for display, sound, and vibration cues. The pro upgrade unlocks advanced features like preset management and run history.

Highlights
  • Customizable voice commands and delays
  • Adjustable par times and string progression
  • In-string shot cue integration
  • Reholster time options
  • Display, audio, and vibration cues
  • Training activity history and map
  • Save, load, and edit drill presets (Pro)
Features
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The most advanced par timer for dry-fire practice — you control the voice commands, delays, par times, shot cues, and progression, and drill against the beep to build speed and consistency from home. Par Timer delivers the timing cues you configure through on-screen display, sound, and vibration, so you can run structured dry-fire drills anywhere. Every part of the sequence is yours to set, from the delay before the start signal to how your par times tighten across sets. Note: this is a par timer, not a shot timer. It plays the timing cues you set and you train against them — it does NOT listen for or detect your shots, in dry-fire or live fire. There is no microphone-based shot detection. Key features: • Turn voice commands on or off — hear "Are you ready? Stand by" before each string, or run beeps only • Set the delay before each string of fire to a fixed time, a random range so you can't anticipate the start, or turn it off • Set the par time for the string and the number of strings in a run • Progressively decrease par time across sets with acceleration — either reaching a target time by the final set, or reducing by a fixed amount each set • Add shot cues within the string to practice splits and specific shot cadence • Add or disable reholster time between strings to set your own pace between reps • Get every cue by display, audio, and vibration — toggle audio and haptic cues independently for quiet or vibration-only practice • Review a full history of every run, with a training activity map showing how consistently you practice over time Pro upgrade (one-time purchase): • Save, load, edit, rename, and delete presets for your drill setups • Reload and repeat any past run straight from your history Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gunzncoffee.com/partimer/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Video Timer4 screens
Par Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Video Timer at none against Par Timer's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Par Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Video Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Timer ships an update every 5 days, Par Timer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Video Timer versus Par Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo TimerPar Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEDX LLCDavid Asatrian

In-app purchases

None

Video Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Par Timer

One-time1
  • Par Timer Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Video Timer free?
Video Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Par Timer free?
Par Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Video Timer or Par Timer have ads?
Neither Video Timer nor Par Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Video Timer or Par Timer?
Video Timer ships an update every 5 days, and Par Timer every 6 days. Most recently, Video Timer was updated on October 14, 2026 and Par Timer on October 13, 2026.

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