HOCR vs CrewTimer Regatta Timing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HOCR
This official regatta app provides comprehensive race information. Users can search for athletes, view real-time results, and access the complete race schedule and entry listings. Stay updated on all aspects of the event.
- Athlete search
- Real-time results
- Race schedule
- Entry listings
- Club and event listings
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The Official Head Of The Charles® App, powered by RegattaCentral. Search for athletes, get results, race schedule and complete entry listings by club and by event.
CrewTimer Regatta Timing
This app simplifies timing for regatta-style races like crew, kayak, and canoe. It supports large events or standalone scrimmages, allowing for real-time results, penalty adjustments, and configuration via spreadsheet import.
- Regatta and scrimmage timing
- Standalone or website integrated modes
- Real-time results display
- Penalty and correction support
- Spreadsheet import for configuration
- Age-based handicaps
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Crew Timer is an app and companion website used to facilitate event timing and scrimmage timing for regatta style racing such as crew, kayak, canoe, or track and field. It can be used for 1000+ entry events as well as standalone use as a scrimmage or seat race timer. When used standalone the user simply presses buttons to start each entry being timed and then subsequently presses a finish button for each entry as they finish. A summary screen is provided to show the 'results'. For a regatta or sprint style, the start and stop timing can be separate tablets or phones located at the start and finish with the results shown real time on www.crewtimer.com. Penalties and corrections are allowed. Configuration is done via a simple spreadsheet import of the race entries. For more information on using CrewTimer for a regatta, visit www.crewtimer.com and select the About menu item. Standalone Features • Sprint or Head races • User configurable races • Share results as spreadsheet Features enabled with www.crewtimer.com integration • Spreadsheet configuration • Real time results • Real time lineup changes • Time synchronization • Separate mobile device for start and finish • Age based handicaps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HOCR at daily against CrewTimer Regatta Timing's every 3 weeks. CrewTimer Regatta Timing's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CrewTimer Regatta Timing holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 10 respectively.
HOCR ships an update daily, CrewTimer Regatta Timing every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HOCR | CrewTimer Regatta Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (17 ratings) | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SPay, Inc. | Entazza LLC |
Customer experience
HOCR
CrewTimer Regatta Timing
In-app purchases
HOCR
No in-app purchases
CrewTimer Regatta Timing
No in-app purchases
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