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Ultimate Stopwatch app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 5040 ratings )
Utilities Sports
Developer: Pinetree Software
1.99 USD
Current version: 2.7.0, last update: 8 months ago
First release : 17 Dec 2013
App size: 9.36 Mb

The Ultimate Stopwatch is a professional timing tool for the iPhone and iPad, providing multiple stopwatches for anyone who has to track a large number of people in a large number of events, especially coaches, trainers, or PE teachers.

Simple to use, but powerful enough to handle a heavy workload.

No Limits
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Time an unlimited number of watches (with an incredible 180 displayed at once on an iPad Pro!)
Track unlimited laps per watch (last 4 to 10 displayed, depending on watch "face" used)
Track unlimited number of races, each named with location and any notes
Have your Watches run all the time (independently of whether app is running or not); no power used when watches are not displayed on screen

Complete control
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Edit built-in activity list to include whatever sports/events you track
Control each watch separately, or use master start/stop/reset
Choose from 25 different stopwatch formats (iPhone/iPad, bigger/smaller, more/less info shown)
Switch at any time between split/cumulative display, or even both!
Control the fractions of a second to display (tenths, hundreds, thousandths)

Unlimited People
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Organize your people into teams, classes, or groups
Report for each person on what their races/times have been across all races
Import people from your contacts, including photos and emails
Track personal best for each kind of race for each person

Flexible Reports
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Add notes to each race or even each person in a race
Sort reports by time or by name
Print reports or copy/paste into other applications, or export as CSV into Excel
Send reports via email to each person or to the whole group
Track and report which type of activity was timed (even separately for each watch)
Find a race by name, or use the map to find it by location
Set time display units and split options for reports separately from watches
Graphs of individual or race performance.

Easy to use
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Launch a race without even looking, using the volume button
Run multiple races simultaneously, easily switching between them
Not sure whos coming in? Save a temporary Lap or Stop and assign it later
Load a race for a whole group in a single tap with a huge start button
Auto-sort watches: as each person completes a lap, they drop to the bottom, so next lap theyre easy to find.
Or manually drag watches into whatever order you like
Track photos for each person to help identify during a large group run
Add, sort, or delete watches, even while race is ongoing
Correct timing mistakes by easily editing any time for any watch or lap
Undo any mistakes throughout the app (such as on a false start or hitting the wrong lap button: just shake and accept the undo)
Use Staggered starts to automatically spread out your runners over time, or launch a new group all at once
Full Screen launch board so each runner nows when to go

Pros and cons of Ultimate Stopwatch app for iPhone and iPad

Ultimate Stopwatch app good for

This stopwatch does everything a coach could ask for and more. Well thought out with many options to suit your needs!
I run Nordic ski time trials in the winter. These are very loose and informal with changes taking place on the fly. I needed an app with multiple, individually-controlled watches that could also be used in mass start mode. This app does that. Our time trialers sometimes straggle in late but still want to get a time. This app allows that. The setup is good and flexible enough to allow a participant to sign up for one lap, say, and then, in real time, add more to the total. There are no Nordic races in the default race type but they can be added to the list easily. After the fact, its pretty trivial to email results to participants and to copy results into another app. I maintain a web site where results are archived and this app allows me to do that without going through an online service. The results formatting is simple and easy to read. I tried other apps but found this one to be the best for my use.

Some bad moments

The app does not work in the background, constantly resets the data. Please fix it.
I tried every interval-based watch on the App Store to help w distance pacing and stats for track, they are all pretty much frustrating or impractical except for this one. The main buttons need to be bigger, but with that my review changes to a resounding 5 stars.
Phenomenal watch! Especially great for time groups or multiple people at once. I highly recommend this app!
This is fabulous. Multiple stopwatches and lap times. Simple, effective, brilliant!
I really like this app, especially with the way that you can add a brief description of the stopwatch and edit the total time on it. I have used these stopwatches to set and roll the numbers to hours and minutes played on a game I downloaded off the Internet called Farming Simulator 2013. This eliminates the need to actually let the stopwatch run to a particular time. I can actually roll the numbers to where I need them to display the correct time played. Still like it and use it! Thanks a million!
This program has been exceptional until today. I just updated the app and it crashed! I use this app every week for my students 1-mile run. Please get this back on track!