Comparison

Soapbox Timer vs bearTracks

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

Head to head
About

Soapbox Timer

This app is a dedicated timekeeper for Pecha Kucha and Ignite presentations. It clearly displays slide numbers and remaining time, with options for audio or vibration cues for slide changes. Stay focused on your audience and manage your presentation time effectively.

Highlights
  • Slide number display
  • Time remaining indicator
  • Audio cues for slide changes
  • Vibration cues for slide changes
  • Clear, at-a-glance display
Features
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Soapbox is an essential timekeeper app for anyone preparing or delivering a Pecha Kucha or Ignite presentation. At a single glance, the clear display shows the slide number and time remaining, helping you stay focused and make the most of every second. If you want to keep your eyes on the audience without glancing at the display for slide changes, just switch the settings to enable a beep or vibrate as each slide ends. "Fantastic! A must-have for presentations" Jim Shorthose, Pecha Kucha organiser, Nottingham, UK Soapbox is brought to you by a small team, working hard to deliver regular feature updates. We would love to know what we can do to make preparing and delivering quick-fire presentations even easier, so please get in touch using the feedback form. To find out more, visit http://soapboxapp.uk

About

bearTracks

Access and visualize scouting data for FIRST Robotics competitions. Plan match strategies with team performance graphs, cycle times, and qualitative responses. Quickly review team rankings, game records, and predictions for upcoming matches.

Highlights
  • Access match and pit scouting data
  • Visualize team performance with graphs
  • Analyze cycle times and qualitative responses
  • Plan match strategy with team details
  • Quick team summary and event state
  • RP based rank and game record display
  • Regional points system calculator
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- Access match and pit scouting data created by your scouts from your team and every other bearTracks user. - Graphs help visualize a team's performance over time. - Match data includes cycle times and long form qualitative responses. - Match list tab allows you to easily plan strategy for your upcoming matches, providing easy access to details on each team in a match and a match result prediction. - The team list tab provides a quick summary of the state of your current event. - Team details include RP based rank, game record, and all data about the team. - Calculator to demystify the new regional points system. FIRST® and FIRST® Robotics Competition are registered trademarks of FIRST® (www.firstinspires.org) which is not overseeing, involved with, or responsible for this activity, product, or service.

Screenshots

Soapbox Timer4 screens
bearTracks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: bearTracks at 100% against Soapbox Timer's 0%. bearTracks also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Soapbox Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

bearTracks is free to download; Soapbox Timer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

bearTracks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: bearTracks has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Soapbox Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of bearTracks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soapbox Timer ships an update every 32 months, bearTracks weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Soapbox Timer versus bearTracks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoapbox TimerbearTracks
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB5 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperXdev Studio LimitedJayen Agrawal

Customer experience

Soapbox Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

bearTracks

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Soapbox Timer

No in-app purchases

None

bearTracks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soapbox Timer free?
Soapbox Timer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is bearTracks free?
bearTracks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Soapbox Timer or bearTracks?
bearTracks is rated higher. Soapbox Timer averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while bearTracks averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Soapbox Timer or bearTracks have ads?
Neither Soapbox Timer nor bearTracks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soapbox Timer or bearTracks?
Soapbox Timer ships an update every 32 months, and bearTracks weekly. Most recently, Soapbox Timer was updated on September 17, 2026 and bearTracks on June 4, 2026.

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