Startlek vs TimingEvents: Two Different Jobs — Two Different Tools
TimingEvents (timingevents.com) is one of the most serious players in the timing segment of the Ukrainian market. Their timing system and result protocols are used at dozens of major events each year.
What TimingEvents is
TimingEvents is primarily a B2B service for event organisers. The company provides hardware and software for race timing (chips, mats, antennas) and publishes results in a structured format on its website.
- Official chip timing for events of any scale
- Detailed protocols: splits, age categories, team standings
- Structured Schema.org data
- Results archive spanning multiple years — track your progress
- Athlete personal cabinet with full competition statistics
How Startlek differs
Startlek is not a timing system. The platform solves a different problem: helping runners find an event and register online, and helping organisers sell race entries and manage participants.
| Runner's stage | Which platform helps |
|---|---|
| Find an event by map, type, and distance | Startlek |
| Register and pay the entry fee | Startlek |
| Receive a race number and confirmation | Startlek |
| Finish and check official time | TimingEvents / RaceApp |
| Find the protocol and split times | TimingEvents / Startlek |
| Compare against past performances | TimingEvents / Startlek |
For organisers: do you need both?
Yes — if you want a complete cycle. TimingEvents covers timing and results; Startlek covers entry sales and participant management before the race.
Startlek and TimingEvents are not competitors — they complement each other. TimingEvents sees the participant after the finish line. Startlek sees them from the moment they first opened the site looking for 'where to run this Sunday'.
A key difference in data philosophy
TimingEvents publishes results in structured format ('what you've already run'). Startlek is oriented toward the future: a participant dashboard that stores all registrations, tickets, and distances ('what you've signed up for').