Comparison

Metro Timer vs StrackaLine

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

Head to head
About

Metro Timer

This app functions as a metronome timer, allowing users to set custom intervals and repetition counts. It includes a memo feature to log results automatically, with options to edit entries. The timer can be set to run indefinitely.

Highlights
  • Customizable intervals
  • Set number of repetitions
  • Gradually shortening intervals
  • Automatic result logging
  • Editable memo function
  • Infinite repetition option
Features
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It is a timer that counts as a metronome. You are free to set the interval and number of times. Gradually shorten the interval, let physical ability up! In memo function, you can note the results in one click. How to use Number of times it becomes infinite by setting to zero. When you click the memo button after stop, date, time, interval, number of times are automatically recorded. You can freely edit the memo.

About

StrackaLine

This golf app provides detailed green topography maps and accurate putt lines, helping golfers of all levels analyze slopes and plan their shots. It uses advanced scanning technology to offer precise data for every hole, revolutionizing the putting game.

Highlights
  • Detailed green topography maps
  • Accurate putt line calculations
  • USGA Legal pin sheets
  • Digital yardage book & range finder
  • Slope percentage analysis
  • 3D green animations
Features
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StrackaLine is used by Touring Pros, top college programs (Texas, Alabama, OK State, Ohio, Michigan State), and golfers of all ability. Download now and see samples holes and pin sheets from Pebble, Sawgrass, and Torrey.  StrackaLine will provide you a pin sheet that is USGA Legal. The App will provide accurate putt lines for you to see the line of the putt before, during, and after your round. The App is the ideal trainer tool for you to learn and understand the green complexes. STRACKALINE GPS & PUTT USERS ● Access your courses ● Digital Yardage Book & Range Finder ● Make Putt and View Fall Lines for any hole location THOUSANDS OF COURSES AVAILABLE NOW Download App Search for your Course HOW DOES THE APP WORK?  
Using a top of the line laser from the land surveying industry, this advanced technology scans the surface of each green for millions of data points that are accurate to the millimeter to pick up even the most subtle elevation changes.  

It displays an interactive topography map for each green we've scanned. You can zoom in and out to see the contours and slope percentages, adjust the grid, view a spinning 3D animation, and even calculate your exact putt line (StrackaLine) by setting the hole location and your ball location. Just like a video game, but the information is real!  Available for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod, using raw X, Y, Z data points, the device:  ● Will calculate all the one inch contours of the putting green  ● Will calculate the slope percentages for the whole putting green  ● Will calculate the Fall Lines for each hole location  ● Will show you the approach angle to the green  ● Will calculate the target of your putt  ● Will allow you to zoom in and out to see more or less detail  With our state of the art technology, join us in revolutionizing the most important part of the golf, putting.  
StrackaLine is protected by copyright and U.S. patents 6,296,579 and 6,638,173 www.StrackaLine.com

Screenshots

Metro Timer4 screens
StrackaLine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: StrackaLine at 3.2 against Metro Timer's 1.8. Metro Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (54% vs 22%). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StrackaLine holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Metro Timer's written reviews are positive against 22% of StrackaLine's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Metro Timer versus StrackaLine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetro TimerStrackaLine
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (11 ratings)3.2 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1112 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer2kaElite Golf Technology LLC

Customer experience

Metro Timer

All ratings11 ratings
Positive18.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative72.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative38.5%

StrackaLine

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative72.2%

In-app purchases

None

Metro Timer

No in-app purchases

None

StrackaLine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Metro Timer free?
Metro Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StrackaLine free?
StrackaLine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Metro Timer or StrackaLine?
StrackaLine is rated higher. Metro Timer averages 1.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while StrackaLine averages 3.2 from 12 ratings.
Do Metro Timer or StrackaLine have ads?
StrackaLine shows ads; Metro Timer does not.

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