Encore Gym vs Time Drops Live!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Encore Gym
Connect with a gymnastics, tumbling, and dance program for children aged 0-18. Register for classes, view events, track progress, and manage your family account. Receive important announcements and schedule make-up classes.
- Search and register for classes
- View event calendar
- Track earned ribbons, skills, and levels
- Manage family account and payments
- Request make-up classes
- Receive push notifications for announcements
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EncoreGym has been building strong, healthy, happy kids since 1983! Now we are pleased to offer you a way to connect with us anytime on your mobile device! We offer age-appropriate classes for ages 0-18 years in gymnastics, tumbling, and dance. We also offer birthday parties, summer camps, group field trips, Parents’ Night Out, daily Mid-Day Mini-Camps, and many other special events. The EncoreGym app allows you to register for classes, and view our event calendar. APP FEATURES - Have a class in mind? Search by program, age, day, and time. You can register or even place your child on a wait list. - Class openings are updated in real-time. - See which ribbons, skills, and levels your child has earned. - Check your family account balance, update your information, or make a payment. - Check to see if your child has any eligible absences, and message us to request a make-up. - View our events scheduled - Need to know if classes are cancelled due to weather or holidays? Count on the EncoreGym app to let you know, if you set up push notifications for our special announcements.
Time Drops Live!
Get instant updates on live swim meet results directly on your screen. This application connects with the Time Drops timing system to provide real-time heat results.
- Instant heat result refreshes
- Connects to Time Drops timing system
- Live updates
- Swim meet information
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This app ties in with the Time Drops timing system. Heat results are refreshed into your screen instantly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Time Drops Live! at every 3 weeks against Encore Gym's every 3 months. Time Drops Live! also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 3). Encore Gym's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Encore Gym holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Drops Live! has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Encore Gym ships an update every 3 months, Time Drops Live! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Encore Gym | Time Drops Live! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.8 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mobile Inventor Corp | TIME DROPS LLC |
Customer experience
Encore Gym
Time Drops Live!
In-app purchases
Encore Gym
No in-app purchases
Time Drops Live!
No in-app purchases
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