NSDA Debate Timer

Blackend Inc.

About this app

The modern, intuitive, and comprehensive timer built for speech and debate competitors, judges, coaches, and timekeepers.

KEY FEATURES:
• NSDA FORMATS BUILT-IN
Ready out of the box with official rules, speech sequences, and prep times for:
- Lincoln Douglas (LD)
- Public Forum (PF)
- Policy / Cross-Examination (CX)
- Big Questions (BQ)
- World Schools (WS)
- Congressional Debate (Congress)

• FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE FORMAT EDITOR
Need custom rules or a local format? Create and customize any debate structure:
- Add, remove, and reorder speech segments
- Set custom speech and cross-examination durations
- Configure custom team naming schemes (Aff/Neg, Pro/Con, Prop/Opp)
- Personalize event accent colors

• INDEPENDENT PREP TIME BANKS
Effortlessly track prep time with dedicated prep banks. Switch between speech timing and prep time with a single tap.

• WEAR OS COMPANION APP
Control and monitor your rounds directly from your wrist! Features standalone watch operation, rotary dial navigation, and silent haptic vibration alerts during speeches.

• AUDIO & HAPTIC ALERTS
Stay on pace without constantly staring at the screen. Get clean sound signals and haptic vibrations for time warnings, cross-ex transitions, and expiring time.

• MODERN & ACCESSIBLE
Designed with modern Material You dynamic theming, dark/light mode support, lock screen persistence, and app shortcuts for instant round start.
Built with passion for the speech & debate community. Free, focused, and distraction-free.

Ratings and reviews

This app is simple yet helpful. It automatically switches from speech to speech without you needing to remember it all. I like the new update where it shows the full seconds and minutes, whereas it used to show just the minute and seconds rounded to the nearest 10. Keep up the great work!

The timer function is intuitive and functional, but it seems to drain the battery far quicker than using a regular timer. In the last round of a long tournament day, my phone typically dies unless I charged it during the day.

This app has saved my life. I was cornered in a dark alley by angry ninjas from the opposing ninja clan across town. I was able to pull out this timer and debate the ninja warlord - and destroyed him!! He went home crying and my life was spared. 11/10 would download again.

What’s new

Minor improvements