Comparison

XC Team Timer vs Run This Stopwatch

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

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About

XC Team Timer

This app provides real-time race timing for cross-country runners, allowing coaches to track individual splits and overall race performance. It offers features like live race tracking, cumulative splits, and detailed athlete organization, with a special free mode for assistants.

Highlights
  • Live race timer with one-tap splits
  • Cumulative mile splits for 5K/2-mile races
  • Live Activities on Lock Screen
  • Undo/bulk time entry
  • Timekeeper Mode for assistants
  • Athlete profiles and race history
  • PR and season best tracking
Features
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Stand at the mile marker and catch your whole team crossing seconds apart. XC Team Timer keeps every runner on their own clock — one tap per runner — so everybody gets their splits. [IMPORTANT: PAID SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED] XC Team Timer requires a paid subscription to access its features, timing tools, and coaching utilities. The one exception: helping a coach as a Timekeeper is free. Coach Plans add unlimited athletes and Timekeeper Mode. Parent Plans allow you to add up to 4 athletes. TIME THE RACE • Live race timer — tap each runner as they cross, everyone gets their own splits • Cumulative mile splits for 5K and 2-mile races: 5:57, 12:01, 18:42 tells the whole story • The race clock stays on your Lock Screen with Live Activities • A phone call won't lose your times — the timer survives interruptions • Wrong tap? Undo an athlete's last split or finish in a tap • Weren't holding the watch? Enter results afterward with bulk time entry TIMEKEEPER MODE — *COACHES PLAN REQUIRED TO START* • Invite parents and assistants with a link in Messages • Put a helper at every mile marker; each times from their own phone • Every split and finish lands on your phone automatically • Start the race from the line, or let a helper fire the gun while you're out on the course • You decide what helpers can do: start, pause, stop, restart, or mark DNS/DNF/DQ • Helping is free — no subscription needed SHARE RESULTS • Send a meet, a race, an athlete's season, a whole team, or everything to parents and other coaches • Got a results file from another coach? Pick your athletes and their times and splits come straight in, no retyping • You choose how names appear before you share YOUR PROGRAM, ORGANIZED • Every athlete with photo, contact info, birthday, and full race history • Call, text, or email a parent straight from the athlete's page • Varsity and JV squads with team colors and logos • Bring your whole roster in from a spreadsheet with guided CSV import; export any time • Graduate seniors and roll to a new season without retyping anyone RESULTS THAT COACH FOR YOU • PRs and season bests badge themselves the moment they happen • Season Bests leaderboard — who's fastest in every event, whole program, one screen • Team Depth Chart — your lineup card at a glance • Split-by-split breakdown of where a race was won or lost • Progress charts that trend each runner toward their season goal • Put two athletes side by side, race by race • Share cards for the team group chat — gradient, photo, or venue-map backgrounds MEET DAY • Meet-day dashboard: what's next, who's up, what's done • Build your standard meet once, reuse it all season from a template • Every meet shows its venue on a map with race-day conditions • Unfinished meets get flagged so no one is left without a time BUILT FOR THE FAR END OF THE COURSE • Solo timing works offline with zero bars (Timekeeper Mode needs a connection) • iCloud keeps your whole program on every device, automatically • Your data is yours — export results and splits any time Subscription terms: Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically, monthly or yearly depending on the plan you chose, unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription any time in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://lemmaapps.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://lemmaapps.com/terms/ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Run This Stopwatch

Synchronize a single race clock across multiple devices for efficient race timing. Record runner times, assign bibs, and manage results collaboratively. Ideal for race day volunteers needing a shared, accurate timing solution.

Highlights
  • Shared synchronized clock
  • Real-time data updates across devices
  • Tap bibs and record times
  • Assign bibs to runners
  • Support for course checkpoints
  • Export results as CSV
  • Dark mode
Features
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One shared clock. Every phone in sync. Time a race with the devices already in your volunteers' pockets. No account, no login, just the code from your race director. The start only fires once, so the clock should only exist once. Run This Stopwatch keeps the official race clock on the server, and every phone at the course reads the same time to the second. Start the clock when the race starts, tap Record as runners cross, and type the bib now or tie it on later when the rush clears. AT THE FINISH LINE • One big Record button, built for fast taps in gloves • Times are stamped by the click so two devices never disagree • Tap a bib from the roster and the runner's name fills in automatically • Missed a bib in the rush? Record the time anyway. Rows that still need a bib stay flagged until someone ties them on • A running count of finishes, and how many still need bibs ONE CLOCK, MANY DEVICES • A two-person finish line sees each other's taps within seconds • Fix a time, bib, or name from any device, and every device updates • Show newest finishes first, or finish order, per device • Stopping the clock pauses it for everyone, and you can still record late finishers SPLITS, NOT JUST THE FINISH • Your director can set up checkpoints along the course. Pick the one you are standing at • Put a phone at mile 5 and another at the finish, and both feed the same race WHEN THE DUST SETTLES • Every tap appears live in your race director's dashboard • Export the full list as a CSV, or email it in one tap • Your director can publish finish times straight to the event's results on Run This MADE FOR VOLUNTEERS • No account and no login. Just the code from your race director. • Everyone timing the race uses the same code • Dark mode for when it's your vibe Run This Stopwatch works with events that use Run This for registration. You will need a stopwatch code from your race director to get started.

Screenshots

XC Team Timer4 screens
Run This Stopwatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Run This Stopwatch at none against XC Team Timer's 4. Run This Stopwatch also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). XC Team Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. XC Team Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Run This Stopwatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for XC Team Timer against 5.0 for Run This Stopwatch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XC Team Timer ships an update every 2 days, Run This Stopwatch every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
XC Team Timer versus Run This Stopwatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXC Team TimerRun This Stopwatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCade CobbRun This, LLC

Customer experience

XC Team Timer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Run This Stopwatch

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

XC Team Timer

Subscriptions4
  • Parent Plan - XC Team Timer Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Coach Plan - XC Team Timer Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Parent Plan - XC Team Timer Yearly7 Days trial$23.991 Year
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  • Coach Plan - XC Team Timer Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

Run This Stopwatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XC Team Timer free?
XC Team Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Run This Stopwatch free?
Run This Stopwatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, XC Team Timer or Run This Stopwatch?
XC Team Timer and Run This Stopwatch are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do XC Team Timer or Run This Stopwatch have ads?
Neither XC Team Timer nor Run This Stopwatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XC Team Timer or Run This Stopwatch?
XC Team Timer ships an update every 2 days, and Run This Stopwatch every 3 weeks. Most recently, XC Team Timer was updated on November 5, 2026 and Run This Stopwatch on November 6, 2026.

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