Wylas Timing alternative: wireless timing without the hardware.
Wylas Timing is a real, Australian wireless watch system and a Swimming NSW official timing partner. Here is what it involves, and when a phone-only option like EasyMeet fits a club better.
Wylas Timing, in plain terms.
Wylas Timing is an Australian company, founded in Brisbane in 2013, that makes a wireless timing system: wireless stopwatches for each lane, a start system and a router that runs its own offline network, with adapters for touchpads and scoreboards. Swimming NSW named it an official timing partner. The hardware is bought upfront and the software is licensed per swim season, and it integrates with Hy-Tek Meet Manager and Splash Meet Manager. It suits an association or larger club that wants dedicated, wireless timing hardware, with the backing of an official state partnership, and has the budget to buy the watches outright.
Wylas Timing compared with EasyMeet.
| EasyMeet | Wylas Timing | |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment to buy | Wireless stopwatches (1 to 3 per lane), starter and router, bought upfront | |
| Wireless | ||
| Software licensing | $39/month or $75/meet | Licensed per swim season (6 or 12 months), on top of the hardware |
| Scoreboard | Live board on any screen | Scoreboard adapter included with systems |
| Meet manager software | Swim Central HY3 import, PDF and CSV results | Integrates with Hy-Tek Meet Manager and Splash Meet Manager |
| Electronic touchpad times | With touchpad adapters (Colorado, Omega, Mascha) | |
| Named a Swimming NSW official timing partner | ||
| Price published on the website | Online quote calculator |
A fit for associations with the budget for dedicated hardware.
If an association already has, or can justify, the upfront spend on timing watches and wants a Swimming NSW official timing partner, Wylas Timing's dedicated hardware is a legitimate choice EasyMeet does not try to replace.
- Budget exists for a hardware purchase upfront
- Dedicated watches are preferred over using volunteers' own phones
- An official Swimming NSW partnership matters to your association
An association has the budget for dedicated timing hardware.
Trial first, buy hardware later if you still want to.
- No hardware purchase needed to try EasyMeet
- Run a club night or two before any capital decision
- The Club plan is month to month. Pause or cancel any time, including over the off-season.
- Keep EasyMeet for everyday club nights even if your association also owns Wylas hardware for bigger meets
Wylas Timing alternative questions
What is Wylas Timing?
Wylas Timing is an Australian company, founded in Brisbane in 2013, that Swimming NSW named an official timing partner. It sells wireless stopwatches, a start system and scoreboard and touchpad adapters. The hardware is bought upfront and the software is licensed per swim season.
How much does Wylas Timing cost?
Wylas prices by quote, based on lanes, watches per lane and season length. The most recent figures they published (May 2021, in AUD) put a 6-lane system at $2,600 to $5,150 and an 8-lane system at $2,970 to $6,160, depending on one to three watches per lane, with the software licensed per season on top. Prices may have changed since, so use the quote calculator on wylas-timing.com for a current figure.
Is EasyMeet cheaper than Wylas Timing?
There is no hardware to buy with EasyMeet: it runs on the phones your club already has. Your first meet is free on any plan, with every feature and no card needed. After that it's $39 a month for a whole club, or $75 for a single meet. A hardware-based system like Wylas carries the upfront cost of the watches themselves on top of any licence.
Should our club still consider Wylas Timing?
If your association has the budget for dedicated timing watches and wants a Swimming NSW official timing partner with hardware support, that is a legitimate path, especially for an association running many meets across multiple clubs.
Can we try EasyMeet before committing to hardware?
Yes. Since EasyMeet needs no hardware purchase, a club can trial it on a club night at no cost before deciding whether a hardware-based system like Wylas is worth the upfront spend.
See the full swim timing system page, how the accuracy works without hardware, or browse every alternative side by side.
Wylas Timing and Swimming NSW are trademarks of their respective owners. EasyMeet is not affiliated with Wylas Timing or Swimming NSW.
Sources, checked October 2026
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