DM Track Timer — Run the Whole Meet from One iPad

August 19, 2026 |

A track meet is a scheduling problem wearing a stopwatch. Eleven events, four divisions each, eight lanes at a time, and a clipboard that has to survive the whole afternoon. DM Track Timer puts the entire scoring table on one iPad — the schedule, the roster, the heats, the timing, and the results — and it works start to finish with no network connection and no account.

Start with a real schedule, not a blank page

Create a meet from a built-in template — High School (JV / Varsity), Middle School with divisions, or sprints and relays for a practice meet. Each one builds the full event list, split by division and gender, with a heat under every division. You are editing a meet within seconds instead of typing one out.

The DM Track Timer meet screen on an iPad, showing a High School JV and Varsity event schedule split by division — One template builds the whole schedule — every event, split by division and gender.

Build the roster once, use it all season

Athletes live in teams and groups that carry across the season. Paste a whole roster in at once, assign event entries, mark who is out and why, and reuse the same list meet after meet. Heats can seed themselves from past marks, so lanes are filled sensibly instead of by hand at the scoring table.

The DM Track Timer roster screen on an iPad, listing athletes grouped into three school teams — Teams and groups persist across meets, so the roster is built once.

A 100m heat in DM Track Timer with eight lanes assigned to named athletes and a Time This Heat button — A heat, ready to run. Swap lanes, edit an entry, then time it.

Time every race

Arm the race, start on the gun, and tap lanes as athletes cross. Point the iPad’s camera at the finish line and it can detect the crossings for you. Camera and detection are set at the meet level, so you calibrate once at the start of the afternoon and every heat after that inherits it — there is nothing to redo between races.

The DM Track Timer live race screen with the clock running and eight lane buttons ready to record finishes — The clock is running. One tap per lane as they cross.

Results and team scoring keep themselves current

Places, times, and team points update as heats finish, with configurable scoring depth. Field events are supported with proper tie handling. Standings are always up to date, so nobody is waiting on a spreadsheet to find out where the meet stands.

Put it on the big screen

Send live results and heat information to an Apple TV so athletes, coaches, and parents can follow along between races — the meet stops being a rumour in the bleachers.

Add cameras when you want them

Bring in iPhones running DM Track Remote as extra camera angles for finish-line video and review. Add a Mac to run a full broadcast with graphics and replays. Start with just the iPad and add pieces only when a bigger meet asks for them.

Private by default

Meet and roster data stays on your iPad. There are no ads and no trackers, and cloud sync — for sharing a team’s data across your own devices — is opt-in and off until you turn it on. The full DM Track Privacy Policy has the details, including how athlete records are handled for schools.

Coming to the App Store

DM Track Timer for iPad is heading to TestFlight and the App Store, alongside DM Track Remote for iPhone and the Mac control-room app, DM Track Booth. If you coach or officiate and want early access, get in touch at josh@dependentmedia.com. Setup questions are answered on the support page.

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