iBudokan Judo vs JudoTimer Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iBudokan Judo
Learn over 70 Judo techniques with detailed, multi-angle video demonstrations. Organize your learning by technique group, belt level, or type. Practice anytime, anywhere, from your dojo to on the go.
- Over 70 Judo techniques
- Multi-angle video demonstrations
- Close-up detail views
- Organize by technique group
- Organize by belt level
- Organize by technique type
- Accessible anytime, anywhere
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Learn judo by seeing every technique from several angles. A throw turns on an off-balance, a foot placement, a hand that pulls at the right moment. Those are the instants the videos capture — from the front, the side and above. 73 TECHNIQUES, 431 VIDEOS, THREE ENTRIES • By type — hip, shoulder, leg and sacrifice techniques • By group — from the first to the fifth group, from Ikkyo to Gokyo • By level — from white belt to brown belt The same content, arranged three ways: you enter through the logic that speaks to you. SEVERAL ANGLES, SLOW MOTION, KATAS Depending on the technique, up to three viewpoints are available, and you switch between them with a single tap. Multiview brings them together on one screen. Slow motion and the detail shot revisit what happens fast. Katas have their own views, including an overview. FINDING A TECHNIQUE Type the name of what you are looking for. Each result shows its full path: you know where it comes from before you open it. AT THE DOJO, WITHOUT A NETWORK Videos for a module download the first time you play it. Rooms are rarely well covered: once the module is loaded, everything stays readable with no connection. YOUR PLAYLIST Gather the techniques you are working on right now and find them again in one gesture. Useful before a belt grading, or to pick up a series session after session. WHO IT IS FOR For the judoka preparing the next belt, the one revising a whole group, the teacher building a class. You come back to a technique as many times as you need. JUDO Founded in 1882 by Jigoro Kano, judo rests on off-balancing: using the other's force rather than opposing it with your own. Throws, pins and ground controls form its repertoire. NO SUBSCRIPTION 114 videos are free to watch, with no account to create. After that, a single payment unlocks the full version, once and for all. Choose a group, and work through it technique after technique.
JudoTimer Basic
This app provides a judo timer with distinct modes for training and matches. Functions adapt based on device orientation, offering a training program timer in portrait and a simple match timer in landscape.
- Training program timer
- Simple match timer
- Orientation-based functions
- Easy-to-use interface
- Feature-rich
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A simple, easy-to-use, and feature-rich judo timer. Functions change depending on the device orientation. Portrait: Training Program Timer (with ads) Landscape: Simple Match Timer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introduction and User Guide for iOS Version 1: https://youtu.be/_FoFjpiDiJU Updates through iOS Version 2.1.1: https://youtu.be/FuMekmNhsps Updates through iOS Version 3.1: https://youtu.be/tpvMUbI2osM Updates through iOS Version 5.3: https://youtu.be/5THtWacEMrY
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iBudokan Judo at 100% against JudoTimer Basic's 0%. JudoTimer Basic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. iBudokan Judo sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. JudoTimer Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.
iBudokan Judo ships an update every 6 months, JudoTimer Basic every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBudokan Judo | JudoTimer Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.4 | 14 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | ibudokan ltd | Masanobu Takahashi |
Customer experience
iBudokan Judo
JudoTimer Basic
In-app purchases
iBudokan Judo
- Judo by group of techniques$2.99
- Judo by level$2.99
- Judo by Type$2.99
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- Judo - All$5.99
JudoTimer Basic
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is iBudokan Judo free?
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