Debatekeeper – debate timer
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About Debatekeeper – debate timer
Debatekeeper is a timer for debates with automatic bells. It can sound a bell, vibrate and/or flash your screen to remind you to clap (for e.g. big rooms where a phone's not loud enough). Focus on the debate; let your phone do the timekeeping for you!
Debatekeeper automatically switches to the appropriate speech time, displaying the current speech name (e.g. "Prime Minister") on the screen. It supports most parliamentary styles of debating, including British Parliamentary (Worlds), Australs, World Schools, American Parliamentary, Canadian Parliamentary, Asian Parliamentary, Australian and New Zealand's Easters and Joynt Scroll styles.
You can also write your own debate format (style) in XML for the app to use—see the app wiki at https://github.com/czlee/debatekeeper/wiki for details. Get in touch with me if there's one you'd like added to the official release.
Features:
• Rings bells automatically at the correct times
• Can vibrate and/or flash the screen at bell times
• Configurable preparation timer
• Configurable overtime bells
• Points of information timer (15 seconds)
• Supports most parliamentary styles
• Supports user-defined debate styles
• Browse through summaries of available styles
• Includes two “test formats” with 15-20 second “speeches” for you to try it out
• Counts up or down according to user preference
• Screen stays on and dimmed while timer running (you can turn this off though)
Advice for adjudicators: It can pay to make sure your debaters (a) know what the bell sounds like, so they don't think you just got a text message and (b) can hear the bell. I find it's loud enough in classroom-sized rooms, but not bigger rooms (say, lecture theatres); in those rooms you can use this app to remind you to clap.
Debatekeeper automatically switches to the appropriate speech time, displaying the current speech name (e.g. "Prime Minister") on the screen. It supports most parliamentary styles of debating, including British Parliamentary (Worlds), Australs, World Schools, American Parliamentary, Canadian Parliamentary, Asian Parliamentary, Australian and New Zealand's Easters and Joynt Scroll styles.
You can also write your own debate format (style) in XML for the app to use—see the app wiki at https://github.com/czlee/debatekeeper/wiki for details. Get in touch with me if there's one you'd like added to the official release.
Features:
• Rings bells automatically at the correct times
• Can vibrate and/or flash the screen at bell times
• Configurable preparation timer
• Configurable overtime bells
• Points of information timer (15 seconds)
• Supports most parliamentary styles
• Supports user-defined debate styles
• Browse through summaries of available styles
• Includes two “test formats” with 15-20 second “speeches” for you to try it out
• Counts up or down according to user preference
• Screen stays on and dimmed while timer running (you can turn this off though)
Advice for adjudicators: It can pay to make sure your debaters (a) know what the bell sounds like, so they don't think you just got a text message and (b) can hear the bell. I find it's loud enough in classroom-sized rooms, but not bigger rooms (say, lecture theatres); in those rooms you can use this app to remind you to clap.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Version 1.2:
• New icon (thanks to Zandi Speedy-Willis) and updated theme
• Share custom debate formats, including via Android Beam (for Android 4.1 and above)
• Quick access to turning bells on or off
• Added MSPDP and Paris V styles
• Other user interface improvements
Version 1.1:
• Fixed "keep screen on" function
• Fixed custom XML file format handling (required new Android permission)
Version 1.2:
• New icon (thanks to Zandi Speedy-Willis) and updated theme
• Share custom debate formats, including via Android Beam (for Android 4.1 and above)
• Quick access to turning bells on or off
• Added MSPDP and Paris V styles
• Other user interface improvements
Version 1.1:
• Fixed "keep screen on" function
• Fixed custom XML file format handling (required new Android permission)
More downloads Debatekeeper – debate timer reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
More downloads Debatekeeper – debate timer reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
More downloads Debatekeeper – debate timer reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads
Version update Debatekeeper – debate timer was updated to version 1.0
What are users saying about Debatekeeper – debate timer
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This is used everywhere. Just awesome.
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Wonderful
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This is a brilliant tool but if only we could edit the debate formats within the app itself, that would be perfect! Thanks though!
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This app is a debate essential
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Needed app for a debater
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Hello again, old friend
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It fulfilled its job, nothing more than that. If I can give suggestion, I hope there will be more setting for preparation time (like continuous overtime bell). Also for POI button, can you make it bigger or simply make the screen become POI button? I often practice without any person become the time keeper and looking over POI button after someone accepting POI is kind of time wasting. Make it MUCH easier to tap will be a huge help. A little BEEP when POI time is over will be a HUUGEEE help.
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Focused on NZ debate styles but otherwise the perfect app. I must have for any debate judge.
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We use it every debate !
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Very helpful
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Thanka you so much it's really help me to remember the time when I debate
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This is an app that every debater must have. It's perfect for any kind of debate format be it AP or BP. I really liked the app.
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I use this for my debate class and it's perfect. I never miss any warnings now. Used to miss them all the time as I was taking notes.
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Cool lovely just what I needed.
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The Apps really help, i will give 5 star if there is a custom options in the time to ring the bell
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Its a very useful app for chairing or adjudicating, but the feature to make a custom debate style would be very useful
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Many formats to choose from and accurate. Helpful
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Big help!
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The Apps really help, i will give 5 star if there is a custom options in the time to ring the bell
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Brilliant App
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Helpful
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This app and its creator inspired me to create. Thank you =)
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Didn't keep time for American ways of debate such as... LD, PF, policy, congressional debate, etc.
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I like it..
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A real useful one. If we could customise unique profiles for our own needs, setting when the bell rings would be a good addition!
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the most brilliant debate timer app. i never thought someone would make such a tool. wow
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Really helps me in my speech
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Perfect for debaters. Request: can you add an option for creating custom format(s)? It would be very helpful.
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Good job bro!
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Such a great app! :)
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Works well for what options it has, but can you add in Public Forum and Lincoln Douglas?
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Awesome app, altho a louder bell would definitely help
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This is really good. I timed debates, and goddammit they were timed well.
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very useful! the other debate timekeepers were inadequate and this just rocked. is there any way to make time a POI? lazy timekeeper here. XD
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Excellent
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Just what I needed!
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I will give it 5 if the volume of the bell is louder :)
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Thank you for developer :)
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Does what it's suppose to!
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Very nice I like it