In action

Photo Finish brings a highly accurate timing system for running and sprinting directly to your Android smartphone.

Suitable for many disciplines

With Photo Finish you can use multiple phones as measuring points. For example, a sprint out of the blocks with a split time:

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First phone

Start

The first phone is placed at the starting line and gives the starting signal over the speaker.

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Second phone

Interval

The camera recognizes the runner and thus measures the split time.

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Third phone

Finish

The third phone is placed at the finish line and measures the final time with the camera.

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Image Recognition

The exact chest position of an Athlete is detected via image recognition, using the smartphone camera.

High Accuracy

Very high timing accuracy is achieved, outperforming professional light barrier systems.

Multiple Devices

Automatically connect two or more phones to record times at multiple positions. Timing information is transmitted in realtime between devices.

Easy setup

Place your phones on the track and choose one of the modes: "Lap Times", "Flying Start" or "Out of the Blocks". The app takes care of the rest!

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Comparison

Photo Finish outperforms conventional light barrier systems.

Features
Regular light barrier system
Photo Finish
Automatic timing
Accuracy ≈ 0.05s ≈ 0.01s
Exact chest position detection avoiding hand and thigh triggering
Unlimited distance between measurement lines
Automatic capturing of photo finish image for monitoring and analysis
Easy setup - no chips or similar and only one tripod per measurement line
Keep a journal of all your training sessions and times on your phone varies
Set up as many measurement lines as you like varies
Price 500€ to 2500€ Less than 5€ per month
Regular light barrier system
Photo Finish

Automatic timing

Accuracy

Exact chest position detection avoiding hand and thigh triggering

Unlimited distance between measurement lines

Automatic capturing of photo finish image for monitoring and analysis

Easy setup - no chips or similar and only one tripod per measurement line

Keep a journal of all your training sessions and times on your phone
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Set up as many measurement lines as you like
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Price
500€ to 2500€
Less than 5€ per month

Play Store recommendations

Katharina Yang
Katharina Yang

"Awesome! The recognition is the hammer. It's great fun to measure your sprints with it. And compared to a light barrier system, it's super affortable."

Fritz D
Fritz D

"I guess the athletics world doesn't know it yet, but this might actually replace expensive laser systems in the near future. Easier to set up, more accurate and only a fraction of the price. This is what progress looks like."

Eberhard Voigt
Eberhard Voigt

"Top! Main advantages compared to conventional timing systems: - unbeatable price/performance ratio - portability: hardly any additional equipment required - use also conceivable in schools etc. - use also possible outside sports fields."

Frequently asked questions

Measurements with a single smartphone can be performed for free with Photo Finish. If you want to connect several devices in Multi-Session mode to measure e.g. 30m flying sprints or sprints from the starting block, you need Photo Finish Pro. If you want to try it out, go ahead! The first 14 days are free! If you cancel within the trial period, there are no costs at all. Furthermore, in a Multi-Session, only the mobile phone that creates the session needs Photo Finish Pro. So you can connect as many devices as you like with just a single Photo Finish Pro licence!
For Single Session Mode, you just need your Android Smartphone. In Multi-Session Mode, all connected phones need an internet connection for the transmission of times. Since wifi is mostly not available at the track, you likely need mobile data. If you only have one SIM card, you can also create a mobile hotspot with one of your phones and join with the other phones. Note that this is not recommended because of the limited range of wifi. Photo Finish needs almost no data (way less than 1 Mb per training session), therefore a small volume flat rate or even prepaid is completely sufficient.
Extremely accurate: With precise alignment of the phones, the expected error is 0.01 seconds or less. This makes Photo Finish more precise than an expensive light barrier system. This is because Photo Finish uses image recognition to determine the chest position of the athlete. A light barrier can also be erroneously triggered by the hand or knee.
You can set up the devices as far apart from each other as you like! This is the case because the transmission of the times happens over the internet. Note that the phones have to be close to each other (within 5 meters) during the connection process.
With good lighting conditions and precise phone alignment, Photo Finish gets a really high accuracy. You can convince yourself of the accuracy with a simple test: Place two smartphones connected in multi-session mode opposite to each other on the same target line and align them exactly vertically and to the respective other camera lens. Then run across the finish line a few times. If the alignment is precise, both smartphones capture the runner at the same time. Typically the times differ by only 0.01 seconds or less.

Pricing

If you want to connect several devices in multi-session mode, for example to measure 30m flying sprints or sprints from the starting block, you need Photo Finish Pro.

Only one smartphone needs Photo Finish Pro. The Pro version is available via a monthly subscription or a one-time purchase.

The first 14 days of the Pro version are free! There are no costs if you cancel within the trial period.

Standard

0€

Free
Measure lap times
Save and view session times
Save photo-finish images
Connect multiple phones to measure sprint times
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Pro

4,79€

per month1

99,99€

One-time payment1
Measure lap times
Save and view session times
Save photo-finish images
Connect multiple phones to measure sprint times

Free download

You can get the pro version via in-app purchase.


1: Price may vary slightly depending on your country of residence. Exact price will be visible before buying.