Second Timers vs --Stop Watch--
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Second Timers
This utility app helps manage multiple countdown timers simultaneously, with options for second-by-second precision and repeatable notification sounds. It supports multitasking views on iPads and hands-free alert dismissal on iPhones.
- Multiple simultaneous timers
- Second-level timer precision
- Repeatable notification sounds
- SlideOver and Split View support (iPad)
- Hands-free alert dismissal (iPhone)
- Bilingual support (English/Japanese)
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Manage Time with Second Timers. When cooking, taking a nap, making a cup of tea, Second Times help you. Features: - Multiple timers - Second Timers is enable to count down multi-timers simultaneously. -timers by second- each timer is set by second. - Repeatable notification sound - Set whether each timer repeat notification sound - SlideOver, Split View(iPad mini4, iPad Air2, iPad Pro only) - Use in a secondary view - Bilingual - Use in English or Japanese - Without touching(iPhone only) - Close alert and stop notification ring with holding up things in front of camera and removing.
--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: Second Timers at 5.0 against --Stop Watch--'s 4.5. Second Timers also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). --Stop Watch--'s advantage is ratings volume (252 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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. Second Timers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Second Timers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: --Stop Watch-- has 252 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Second Timers's written reviews are positive against 75% of --Stop Watch--'s.
Second Timers ships an update every 2 weeks, --Stop Watch-- every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Second Timers | --Stop Watch-- |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (252 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 252 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | 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 | 9.3 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuu Ogasawara | Makiko Kawahara |
Customer experience
Second Timers
--Stop Watch--
In-app purchases
Second Timers
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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