Big Tap Digital Stopwatch vs Second Stopwatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Tap Digital Stopwatch
This stopwatch app allows for easy start and stop by tapping anywhere on the screen. It offers large, clear displays in both landscape and portrait modes, with extensive customization options for colors and fonts. The app also prevents screen locking and can maintain landscape orientation.
- Tap anywhere to start/stop
- Large landscape and portrait displays
- Customizable background and text colors
- Multiple font options
- Saves previous times
- Prevents screen lock
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Big Tap Display Stopwatch makes it effortless to start and stop the stopwatch by tapping any part of the screen. With both Landscape and Portrait displays it is easy to see the Time easily in large clear font. Fully customizable display with 6 Background Colors, 6 Text Colors and 4 available Fonts. App Features - Large Landscape and Portrait Displays - Saves Previous Times - 4 Different Fonts - 6 Background Colors - 6 Text Colors - Just Tap the Screen to Start/Stop the Stopwatch - Prevent the Screen from Locking while App is Open - Can Force App to Stay in Landscape Mode (except on iPad) This App was developed as an easy way to Start and Stop a stopwatch without having to look at the screen, because the buttons never move if in Portrait or Landscape. We also wanted to stop the device from being auto-locked, which would stop you from starting or stopping the clock. Privacy Policy - https://inspired-apps.co.uk/big-tap-counter-privacy-policy/ Terms & Conditions - https://inspired-apps.co.uk/big-tap-stopwatch-terms-conditions/
Second Stopwatch
This utility app provides a straightforward stopwatch that exclusively counts in seconds. Its large, colorful buttons are designed for ease of use, simplifying precise measurements and calculations.
- Counts only in seconds
- Large, colorful buttons
- Easy to use interface
- Simplifies math calculations
- Precise measurements
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Second Stopwatch is a precise, customizable, and easy-to-use stopwatch. Customize how your stopwatches display time. Choose from seconds (default), minutes:seconds, or hours:minutes:seconds. You can also choose whether to display milliseconds with any format. Second Stopwatch has memory built-in. If you start a stopwatch, you can come back to it whenever, even if you close the app or restart your device. Live Activities allow you to monitor a stopwatch easily and the dedicated Apple Watch app lets you run a stopwatch right from your wrist. Widgets on the Home Screen let you quickly access controls and see the status of any of your stopwatches. Upgrade to Second Stopwatch+ to create unlimited stopwatches. Purchase once and access it across all your devices. *If you previously purchased “Remove Ads” in an older version of Second Stopwatch, you’ve automatically been converted to Second Stopwatch+ at no additional cost.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Big Tap Digital Stopwatch at 69% against Second Stopwatch's 33%. Big Tap Digital Stopwatch also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (230 vs 3). Second Stopwatch's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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. Big Tap Digital Stopwatch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Second Stopwatch sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Big Tap Digital Stopwatch holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Tap Digital Stopwatch has 230 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Big Tap Digital Stopwatch's written reviews are positive against 33% of Second Stopwatch's.
Big Tap Digital Stopwatch ships an update every 11 days, Second Stopwatch every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Tap Digital Stopwatch | Second Stopwatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (230 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 230 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Dempsey | Vedant Malhotra |
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Big Tap Digital Stopwatch
Second Stopwatch
In-app purchases
Big Tap Digital Stopwatch
- Remove adverts$7.99
Second Stopwatch
- Tip Level 1$0.99
- Tip Level 2$1.99
- Second Stopwatch+$1.99
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- Tip Level 3$2.99
- Tip Level 4$3.99
- Tip Level 5$4.99
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