Is the sprint timing app market saturated? What the Google Play US data says

12 keywords measured on Google Play US, last scanned 2026-10-31. 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 Google Play US today, and how many reached the ratings threshold?

No newcomer has survived here 4 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

0/4

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

0/7

same ratings threshold

Median release year, top-10

2025

of 36 dated apps

Store autocomplete confirms people search for this niche. Searched for: "explosive sprint timer" suggested after typing 64% (position 0). Seed "sprint timing" only suggested at near-full typing.

Rating counts on Google Play are worldwide, not one country, so the 50-ratings threshold is easier to clear here than on the App Store. Read this figure against Play; the App Store page for the same niche is a different scale.

WHAT WINNERS CHARGE

Are sprint timing apps profitable, and what do the top apps on Google Play US charge?

3 of 3 sell in-app purchases, top prices range from 7.99 USD to 69.99 USD.

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

App holding top-5	Ratings	What it charges	Last update
Study Bunny: Focus Timer	97,995	69.99 USD — IAP $0.99 - $69.99 per item	updated 2025-12-08
Speed Stars: Running Game	7,560	7.99 USD — IAP $0.99 - $7.99 per item	updated 2026-10-13
Race Star - Team Manager Game	3,316	page not fetched	updated 2026-10-27
LapTrophy - Track Lap Timer	1,578	39.99 USD — IAP $4.99 - $39.99 per item	updated 2026-01-02
Princess Sprint	500	page not fetched	updated 2026-07-03

REVENUE CHARTS

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

Not measured on Google Play. The App Store publishes its category charts as a public feed; this report reads that feed and nothing equivalent on Google Play.

See the App Store figure for sprint timing →

KEYWORDS

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

2 of 8 keywords have no top-10 app aiming at them: race strategy for sprinters, phone sprint timing.

Keyword	Difficulty (0–100)	Apps targeting it
race strategy for sprinters	6	nobody — 0/10
phone sprint timing	10	nobody — 0/10
do sprint	16	1/10
explosive sprint timer	16	1/10
study sprint timer	16	1/10
sprint lap timer	17	1/10
sprint timing	14	2/10
pulse sprint timer	17	2/10

4 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.

COMPLAINTS

What do users complain about in the top sprint timing apps?

Too few complaints collected to summarise (3).

How to read this

Google ranks these by how many people found them helpful, which leans towards complaints — so the shares show which problems dominate, not how many users hit them.

OTHER STORE

Is the sprint timing app market different on iOS (the App Store)?

See sprint timing on App Store US → 0 of 8 top-10 apps released 6–12 months ago reached 50 ratings there