Sean's Big Timer vs --Stop Watch--
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sean's Big Timer
A simple stopwatch and timer app featuring large, easy-to-read digits. Customize the font, color, and brightness for optimal visibility. Enjoy a clean, ad-free experience.
- Large, legible digits
- Customizable font
- Customizable color
- Adjustable brightness
- Ad-free experience
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Stopwatch/timer with big, legible digits. Customizable font, color and brightness. No ads.
--Stop Watch--
This utility app functions as a basic stopwatch. It allows users to start, stop, and reset the timer with simple button presses. Ideal for timing events or tasks.
- Start timer
- Stop timer
- Reset timer
- Easy operation
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- How to operate - Press "Start" to start the stopwatch. Press "Stop" to stop the stopwatch. Press "Reset" to reset the stop watch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: --Stop Watch-- at 4.5 against Sean's Big Timer's 3.3. --Stop Watch-- also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (252 vs 11). Sean's Big Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment and device support 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. --Stop Watch-- sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.79 per month. Sean's Big Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
--Stop Watch-- holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: --Stop Watch-- has 252 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 75% and 75% positive.
Sean's Big Timer ships an update every 2 months, --Stop Watch-- every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sean's Big Timer | --Stop Watch-- |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (11 ratings) | 4.5 (252 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 252 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Server Corporation | Makiko Kawahara |
Customer experience
Sean's Big Timer
--Stop Watch--
In-app purchases
Sean's Big Timer
No in-app purchases
--Stop Watch--
- Premium Plan (Monthly)$0.791 Month
- Premium Plan (Yearly)$3.951 Year
- Premium Plan (Lifetime)$9.19
Questions
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