SprintTimer - Photo Finish

Name: SprintTimer - Photo Finish
Rating: 4.4 (228 reviews)
Author: Sten Kaiser

by Sten Kaiser

iPhone · iPad

Abandoned risk Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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Price: $4.99
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4.4 228 ratings · App Store

4/5Great Tool!
This is a wonderful app that replaces inaccurate hand held timers. I hope that the interface and ease of use gets improved upon. The Mac version is buggy but the iPhone version works great. Please continue to improve. Love this for coaching track. Will try out in our track meets soon.

D1Tarkwizzle · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Love this app
We use this for our home track meets. Started as the back up of the back up, then it became the back up, and now it is our main timing system and we use stopwatches as a back up. With a common start and such accuracy, I now cringe every time I see a team timing their meets with individual stopwatches. I have shared this with 3 other local schools who now use it at their meets as primary timing or a back up for their FAT system. No more scrambling to get high school kids or parents to time a meet!

Freewalt · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Great app
This is a great app, but I suggest a tweak which could make it even better. I suggest adding the record feature to include the start (actually just prior) along with a function to slide the start time to coincide with the initial movement of the runner. Currently, it’s either eyeballed or sound based, but either way determined by the operator’s finger tapping start. Post start, Operator would then rotate the camera to line up with the finish line. Once the sprint is completed, the sprint time differential would be calculated based on the adjusted beginning clock time when the runner began the start. What I love about this app is that it removes 50% of the variables by recording the end of the sprint. If you can similarly record the start as well, this would effectively replace many of the laser systems which are very expensive.

Anthony Caz · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Wonderful Photofinish App
This app replaces many thousands of dollars worth of equipment. We use it at our short track ice speed skating club. In photofinish mode we use it to time our races, which both gives us far better accuracy than we had with stopwatches, and also simplifies the record keeping. In “motion” mode we use it to give us lap times during practices. Hooked up to the rink’s audio system it automatically announces our times each lap. Brilliant!

Decoherenece · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Absolutely great
If you have a track team, get this app. I’ve been around tracks for fifty years. I’ve never seen anything else so affordable that’s even close. Works wonderfully. Every time.

skaneatelesny · 31 Jul 2026

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15.0
- SprintTimer for Mac OS is now available. - Base videos can be imported through drag and drop to the main menu and the base video list. - The sync latency is reported in Start Sender both for direct and cloud mode. - Better sorting of base videos and start lists. - Crop marks are visible also in the (normal) portrait view.
15.1
- The Hand/Mic start has been improved with higher resolution and accuracy. - The offset time can be used to calibrate the hand start (see the SprintTime blog). - The sound distance is available also for the hand start.
15.2
- A new set up page in the Photo finish view for setting direction, slice width and time format. - An AI-based "human detection" in Photo finish. - Multiple races can be exported as one CSV-file. - False start sound. - Improvements to the exposure resulting in less banding in the images. - The offset time is available also in Start Sender.
15.3
A number of bug fixes. See "What's new" in the Guide for more details.
15.4
A new "public cloud" option in Start Sender that enables you to connect devices with different Apple-ID:s
15.5
The "offset time" can now also be used to calibrate "sound at start". The start sound in self-start can be set to "None", which means that the race starts at the second command (e.g. at a "Go"). The results list is now grouped in race days for a better overview. Better handling of lane numbers in results, especially for "Lanes only" races.
15.6
Support for a staggered (interval) start. The finish can now be marked with a time difference. Some iOS 14 adaptions.
15.7
- Added 12 new start sounds, including a "Multibeep" sound useful for staggered starts. - The start offset time is now available in all start modes and can be set individually for each mode.
16.0
This a pretty large update with a lot of new useful capabilities in Video and Instant Finish as well as in Start Sender. Motion and Instant Finish - A Manual mode has been added. Tap on the screen to save one image/time. - The motion detection at high frame rates has been improved. - The direction setting has been removed, but the motion detection zone is draggable (and pinchable) in the Preview. - A new Reset the clock at first pass in Instant finish. This gives a motion-triggered start that can be useful for e.g. shuttle tests. - There is a new Set Up in the Video finish view. It allows you to change direction after the race, which affects the Dual mode. - A Human detection mode has been added. Images/times are saved when the camera detects a human. - QR code detection in Instant Finish. Times and code content are saved (one per code) when the camera detects a QR. Start Sender - DropToSS in Auto finish. Automatically sends the Base video to the Start Sender device (including Mac). - Human detection. It uses several detections to calculate when the runner passes the starting line. - Sound start can be remotely activated also in cloud mode. - Improved feedback and error-handling in cloud mode.
16.0.1
Version 16.0.1 fixes a bug in the QR-code detection. New in v. 16.0: Motion and Instant Finish - A Manual mode has been added. Tap on the screen to save one image/time. - The motion detection at high frame rates has been improved. - The direction setting has been removed, but the motion detection zone is draggable (and pinchable) in the Preview. - A new Reset the clock at first pass in Instant finish. This gives a motion-triggered start that can be useful for e.g. shuttle tests. - There is a new Set Up in the Video finish view. It allows you to change direction after the race, which affects the Dual mode. - A Human detection mode has been added. Images/times are saved when the camera detects a human. - QR code detection in Instant Finish. Times and code content are saved (one per code) when the camera detects a QR. Start Sender - DropToSS in Auto finish. Automatically sends the Base video to the Start Sender device (including Mac). - Human detection. It uses several detections to calculate when the runner passes the starting line. - Sound start can be remotely activated also in cloud mode. - Improved feedback and error-handling in cloud mode.
16.1
Support for Bluetooth gamepads as remote controllers.
16.2
This release is mainly about stability improvements and bug fixes. Details can be found in "what's new" in the guide.
16.3
Added an 'unlimited' buying option to SprintTimer Pro. Bug fixes.
17.0
A new Flying Sprint module that allows you to easily time short events with one iPhone/iPad.
17.1
- Improved video recording on iPhone 12. - A "Flash at start" setting in Start Sender. - Improved feedback of the synchronization in both direct and cloud mode.
17.2
- Improved detection of external microphones (e.g. starting guns). - More options in the main Results menu. - A return button on Apple Watch that can be used after a race.
17.3
- Slice width and direction can be set in the Recording setup when using Auto-finish. - Start Sender in SprintTimer for Mac OS can now be started on a sound (e.g. from a starting gun). - A copy of the last saved base video is directly accessible from a Mac. - Start lists can now be sorted on lanes when marking a race.
17.4
The sensitivity for external microphones can be set.
17.5
Stride length and acceleration measurement in Flying Sprint.
17.6
Improved human detection in Flying Sprint. Start number detection in Video finish.
17.6.1
Fixed a problem that could cause the time to be displayed as 0.00 in Photo Finish.
17.7
Improvements when using an external monitor. Fixed problems uploading base videos to iCloud and when saving long Video Finish videos.
17.8
- The recording start time and recording length on the finish device can be set from Start Sender. - The race name in the save dialog can be applied to a results list even if no image or video is saved. - The human detection in Start Sender can be set to "always on".
17.9
A time format setting in the export. Fixed some problems in Self start and Flying sprint on iOS 16.
18.0 · 17 Apr 2023
A "Shot-filter" in Sound start. Improved amplification in Hand/mic. Improved routines and feedback when saving Base videos. A close button in "remote recording" in Start Sender.

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