Comparison

PKS Live vs TM550

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

Head to head
About

PKS Live

Features
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Résultats de rallyes et courses de Côte automobile. Classements en direct.

About

TM550

Features
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This free Bluetooth (BLE) app will allow you to manually identify the time of competitors measured by the Time Master 550 (TM550). It will allow you to identify competitors directly from your phone, and send the identification to the TAG Heuer Timing Online server. You can print each received or identified time by connecting the app to a Bluetooth printer. Main features : -Work in background or if the screen is off -Connection to a TM550 with Bluetooth (BLE) - Received times of the current run -Connection to a Bluetooth printer - Automatic printing -Received times of the current run -Identified times of the current run -All times of the current run -Connection to the TAG Heuer server -Sent times of the current run (manual / automatic mode) -Sent all times of the current run -Historic of times This app need a TM550 by ITS CHRONO https://www.itschrono.com/fr/appareils-de-chronometrage-professionnel/614-time-master-550.html

Screenshots

PKS Live4 screens
TM5504 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TM550 at every 2 months against PKS Live's every 11 months. TM550 also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PKS Live ships an update every 11 months, TM550 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
PKS Live versus TM550: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPKS LiveTM550
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick PetitgirardITS-CHRONO

In-app purchases

None

PKS Live

No in-app purchases

None

TM550

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PKS Live free?
PKS Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TM550 free?
TM550 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PKS Live or TM550 have ads?
Neither PKS Live nor TM550 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PKS Live or TM550?
PKS Live ships an update every 11 months, and TM550 every 2 months. Most recently, PKS Live was updated on November 1, 2026 and TM550 on October 27, 2026.

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