Debate Assistant: Debate Timer

Debate Assistant is your all-in-one debate timer and motion generator - now covering more formats than any other debate app. Whether you debate British Parliamentary, World Schools, or the US NSDA circuit, it keeps every speech, prep clock, and cross-examination on time. ⏱️ DEBATE TIMER WITH BELLS, VIBRATION & SCREEN FLASH Automatic bells sound at the right moments, with vibration and a full-screen flash cue for loud rooms where a bell can't be heard. Clear overtime warnings keep every speaker honest. 🌍 EVERY MAJOR FORMAT, BUILT IN World & Parliamentary: - British Parliamentary (BP / WUDC) - Asian Parliamentary (AP / UADC) - World Schools (WSDC) - Australs - APDA - Canadian Parliamentary US / NSDA high school & college: - Public Forum (PF) - Lincoln-Douglas (LD) - Policy (CX) Each format runs its correct speech order, roles, and timing automatically. ⏳ FLEXIBLE PREP TIMERS US formats use per-team prep that you start and stop at your own discretion - the feature most timers don't support. Independent prep pools for each side carry over between speeches, just like a real round. Parliamentary formats keep their standard pre-debate prep timer. 🔁 CROSS-EXAMINATION & CROSSFIRE Built-in timers for cross-examination, crossfire, and grand crossfire periods in PF, LD, and Policy. 🛠️ BUILD YOUR OWN FORMAT - NO FILES TO EDIT Use a different ruleset or a custom practice round? Create your own format right inside the app: add speeches, set durations and roles, choose your prep model, and set bell signals. Save it and it works exactly like a built-in format. No XML, no config files. 🧠 MOTION GENERATOR Thousands of high-quality debate motions across British and Asian Parliamentary, organized by category - education, environment, health, free speech, politics & international relations, society, and mixed. Perfect for practice rounds and warm-ups. 🔔 POINTS OF INFORMATION Clear protected-time signals and POI indicators for parliamentary formats; US formats show the right cross-exam structure instead. WHO IT'S FOR - High school and college debaters - Debate coaches and educators - Adjudicators, judges, and moderators - Debate clubs, schools, and universities - Anyone improving public speaking and critical thinking ✅ Bells, vibration & screen-flash cues ✅ 9 built-in formats - World, Parliamentary & US ✅ Flexible per-team prep and cross-exam timers ✅ In-app custom format builder ✅ Thousands of debate motions ✅ Clean, fast, works offline Download Debate Assistant and run your next round with confidence — whatever you debate.