Is the sprint timing app market saturated? What the App Store US data says

10 keywords measured on App Store US, last scanned 2026-11-02. Figures are read directly from store pages, not estimated.

NEW ENTRANTS · 12 MONTHS

How many sprint timing apps released in the last 12 months are ranking on App Store US today, and how many reached the ratings threshold?

No newcomer has survived here 8 apps holding top-10 were released 6–12 months ago and none reached 50 ratings; 13 more were released in the last 6 months and are too young to judge.

Released 6–12 months ago, past 50 ratings

0/8

top-10 apps released 6–12 months ago that reached 50 ratings

Too young to judge

released in the last 6 months, not counted either way

Over 24 months

0/13

same ratings threshold

Median release year, top-10

2025

of 45 dated apps

Store autocomplete confirms people search for this niche. Searched for: "explosive sprint timer" suggested after typing 36% (position 0). Seed "sprint timing" never suggested.

WHAT WINNERS CHARGE

Are sprint timing apps profitable, and what do the top apps on App Store US charge?

5 of 5 sell in-app purchases; prices were read for 4 of them, top prices range from 0.99 USD to 19.99 USD. 4 not updated in a year.

Real prices, read from each app's own store page, not estimated

App holding top-5	Ratings	What it charges	Last update
Photo Timer+	8,471	0.99 USD	no update in 13 months
Interval Timer: Run Walk, HIIT	539	2.99 USD — Full Version	updated 2026-10-22
Video Stopwatch SC	402	5.99 USD — Annual Pro Subscription	no update in 76 months
SprintTimer - Photo Finish	228	paid download 4.99 USD + 19.99 USD — SprintTimer Pro (unlimited)	no update in 42 months
Performance Timer	63	sells in-app purchases, price not read	no update in 140 months

REVENUE CHARTS

Do sprint timing apps make money on App Store US, judged by days on a top-grossing chart?

None of the 45 apps holding a top-10 position reached a top-grossing category chart in the last 30 days.

How to read this

Chart read on 30 of the last 30 days.

Only the top-grossing chart counts. Top-paid charts are left out: paid-app sales are thin enough that almost any paid app reaches one. Each category chart lists the 100 highest-earning apps in that category on this store, so the bar is far higher in Games than in Medical.

RATING GROWTH

Are sprint timing apps on App Store US still gaining ratings, or has the market gone quiet?

3 of 43 apps are still gaining ratings, a median of 0.2 new ratings a day. 36 gained none in the last 30 days; 4 moved only once.

App	Released	Ratings now	New ratings per day
Photo Timer+	2012	8,471	2.53
Video Stopwatch SC	2018	402	0.2
Interval Timer: Run Walk, HIIT	2015	539	0.2

How to read this

43 of 45 apps holding a top-10 position have rating readings spanning 14+ days.

App Store rating counts are kept per country, so these are App Store US ratings only. Google Play counts are worldwide. Compare apps within one store, never across the two. A rate is the rise in rating count over the days observed in the last 30 days; a drop of more than half is read as a counter reset and earlier readings are discarded.

KEYWORDS

What do people search to find a sprint timing app, and which keywords does nobody target?

Every one of these 8 keywords has a top-10 app aiming at it.

Keyword	Difficulty (0–100)	Apps targeting it
sprint intervals for runners	11	1/10
sprint mechanics	12	1/10
sprint photo finish timer	12	1/10
athlete sprint timing	13	1/10
voice activated sprint timer	13	1/10
sprint timing from video	15	1/10
explosive sprint timer	17	1/10
video sprint timer	17	1/10

2 more keywords in the full report.

How to read this

Difficulty is the cost of reaching the top, 0–100. "Apps targeting it" counts top-10 apps carrying every word of the keyword in their name or subtitle.

OTHER STORE

Is the sprint timing app market different on Android (Google Play)?

See sprint timing on Google Play US → 0 of 4 top-10 apps released 6–12 months ago reached 50 ratings there