Debatekeeper – debate timer

Name: Debatekeeper – debate timer
Rating: 4.285714 (686 reviews)
Author: Chuan-Zheng Lee

By: Chuan-Zheng Lee

Never miss a bell again! Timer for debates with automatic bells

Features & Capabilities

Debatekeeper is a versatile Chrome extension designed to streamline timekeeping in competitive debates. It automatically sounds bells at precise intervals or uses vibrations and screen flashes as subtle cues, allowing users to focus fully on the debate without monitoring the clock.

Supporting a variety of parliamentary debate formats—including British Parliamentary (WUDC), World Schools (WSDC), Australs, and more—Debatekeeper automatically adjusts to different speech timings and is highly configurable. Users can even create custom debate formats using XML or download new styles from the online repository. Additional features like overtime bells and a preparation timer enhance the debate experience. Note that it does not support American policy, public forum, or Lincoln-Douglas styles due to their specific prep time rules.

Ideal for debaters and adjudicators alike, Debatekeeper ensures everyone is timely and attentive, improving the flow and fairness of competitive debates.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

1.4.2 Last updated: 2023-06-17

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Creation date:

2012-06-30

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Permissions:

android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.NFC Low risk
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe
android.permission.VIBRATE Safe
net.czlee.debatekeeper.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Size:

15.09MB

Email:

cz*****@gmail.com

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Website ,Privacy policy

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Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-12

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# 208,729 ▼ 751

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Developed by:

Chuan-Zheng Lee

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.czlee.debatekeeper

Email:

cz*****@gmail.com

Website:

https://github.com/czlee/debatekeeper/wiki

User Reviews

Debatekeeper is widely praised for easy, robust timing that covers prep, speeches, and POIs, and for supporting many debate formats through custom styles. It’s appreciated as a helpful tool for judges and students alike, with features like prep timer bells. The app is noted to be easy to use and versatile across formats. Some users would like prep-time support, broader NSDA-format coverage, and more UI refinements to tailor signals, but these points are mentioned less frequently. Overall, it’s a solid debater timer with strong timing features and broad format support.

Pros

Time-tracking across prep, speech, and POI with support for many debating styles
Easy to use and generally intuitive
Flexible with multiple formats and ability to create custom debate styles
Helpful for judges/adjudication and reduces setup hassle
Bells/alerts for timing (prep timer bells)

Cons

Recent reviews

It has always been very difficult to keep track of my time when debating but with this app, I can simultaneously keep track of my prep and speech time and even my POI time. It even supports most debating styles