Cool Stopwatch vs ApexLap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cool Stopwatch
This reliable chronograph measures time with a stylish and comfortable interface. It offers a user-friendly view for daily use and a sports mode with lap and split time functionality, accurate to 1/100 of a second.
- Stylish design
- Animated time flow and backgrounds
- User-friendly interface
- Sports mode
- Lap and split time functionality
- 1/100 second accuracy
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A chronograph to measure time stylishly and reliably. Stylish, comfortable and reliable stopwatch for timing your activities. Measure an event duration or use with sport events and contests (it is accurate to 1/100 of a second). Try the user-friendly casual daily use view or the sports mode view that measures elapsed time with LAP and SPLIT time functionality. Features: - Stylish design; - Animated time flow and backgrounds; - User-friendly — even for kids! Your girlfriend says she'll be ready in 2 minutes? Just check how long it really takes :)
ApexLap
This app transforms your phone into a professional data-logger for track days, automatically timing laps with millisecond accuracy. It offers reliable lap timing for cars, motorcycles, and karting, with built-in circuits and the ability to create custom tracks. Advanced features include video overlays, full telemetry, and lap comparisons.
- Automatic lap timing with millisecond accuracy
- Video overlay export with lap data
- Full telemetry: speed, G-force, delta
- Lap comparison tool
- External GPS and OBD-II data support
- Setup sheet logging
- 500+ built-in circuits
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Your phone becomes a professional data-logger. ApexLap times every lap automatically the moment you cross the start line — reliably, every single time. Built for track days: cars, motorcycles and karting. No manual needed, readable in full sun through a visor, usable with gloves. RELIABLE LAP TIMING — FREE FOREVER • Automatic start/finish detection with millisecond interpolation • Every lap is saved the instant it completes — a crash or dead battery never loses your data • 500+ circuits built in worldwide, karting included — no second app to buy • Create your own start line for any track in seconds • Sessions per circuit, laps sorted by best time, best lap and theoretical best • Your recorded laps, sessions and history are never locked behind a paywall APEX PRO — THE FULL DATA-LOGGER • Video overlay export that actually works: lap time, speed, G-force and track map burned into your footage, fast and reliable • Full telemetry: speed traces, G-forces, auto sectors, live delta vs your best lap • Lap comparison: overlay two laps and see exactly where the time is • External 10 Hz GPS receivers (RaceBox, Garmin GLO, Dual…) and OBD-II engine data • Progression analysis per circuit, session after session • Setup sheets: tires, pressures and settings logged with each session • CSV export, unlimited custom circuits Try Apex Pro free for 7 days with the yearly plan. Monthly and one-time lifetime options available. Your location data stays on your device. No account, no tracking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://develak.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cool Stopwatch at none against ApexLap's 3. Cool Stopwatch also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. ApexLap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Cool Stopwatch asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cool Stopwatch against 5.0 for ApexLap. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Cool Stopwatch | ApexLap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serhii Simkovskyi | Develak |
Customer experience
Cool Stopwatch
ApexLap
In-app purchases
Cool Stopwatch
No in-app purchases
ApexLap
- Apex Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- Apex Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Apex Pro Lifetime$49.99
