Comparison

Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock vs Sandypad

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock

This app offers an always-on-screen floating timer, stopwatch, Pomodoro timer, and clock using picture-in-picture. It's ideal for tasks requiring precise timing while using other full-screen applications, allowing for easy window manipulation.

Highlights
  • Picture-in-picture floating windows
  • Always-on-screen timer
  • Stopwatch functionality
  • Pomodoro timer
  • Floating clock
  • Adjustable window position and size
Features
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Pop Out Timer uses picture-in-picture to provide an always on-screen, floating timer, stopwatch, pomodoro, or clock. Perfect for presentations, workouts, cooking, studying, or any task that needs precise timing while using a full-screen app. While in picture-in-picture you can move the window around to any corner, flick it off screen, or resize with a pinch. Customize colors, aspect ratios, sounds, and display options to fit the way you work. If you choose to purchase a subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Terms of use: https://thinktapwork.com/tos.html

About

Sandypad

This app is a specialized timer designed for speedrunning. It allows users to set up multiple games and categories, customize timer precision, and display key run statistics. Sync times across devices and analyze past runs with an intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Multiple game and category setup
  • Adjustable timer precision
  • Countdown start option
  • Display run statistics (sum of best, best possible)
  • Segment time tracking
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Home screen widgets
  • Past run analysis
Features
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Sandypad is a speedrun timer. The app was made for iOS, taking advantage of the platform technologies. Add one or more games, and for each of them, add as many categories as you’d like. Adjust the timer by defining the precision (seconds, tenths, hundreths or thousandths). It is also possible to set a countdown to adjust the start of the run. Set which information are displayed during a run like the sum of best or the best possible time. For each category, show the segments and their time, and modify them with an intuitive user interface. Sync your times on all your devices using iCloud. Take advantage of widgets which allow you to quickly access the last runned games and open them right from the home screen. The app saves all you runs times, allowing you to come back to and analyse any previous run. On iPad, take advantage of keyboard shortcuts to manage your run without even touching the screen.

Screenshots

Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock4 screens
Sandypad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock at weekly against Sandypad's every 5 months. Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock also leads on ratings volume (313 vs 18). Sandypad's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Sandypad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock against 4.5 for Sandypad. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock has 313 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock's written reviews are positive against 88% of Sandypad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock ships an update weekly, Sandypad every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock versus Sandypad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPop Out Timer Stopwatch ClockSandypad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (313 ratings) — better4.5 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings313 — better18
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThink Tap WorkVivien BERNARD

Customer experience

Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock

All ratings313 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral10.8%
Negative22.6%

Sandypad

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Pop Out Premium Monthly$0.491 Month
  • Pop Out Premium Yearly$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pop Out Premium$11.99
1 purchases

Sandypad

One-time1
  • Gift Lootbox™$1.99

Questions

Is Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock free?
Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sandypad free?
Sandypad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock or Sandypad?
Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock is rated higher. Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock averages 4.6 out of 5 from 313 ratings, while Sandypad averages 4.5 from 18 ratings.
Do Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock or Sandypad have ads?
Neither Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock nor Sandypad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock or Sandypad?
Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock ships an update weekly, and Sandypad every 5 months. Most recently, Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock was updated on October 17, 2026 and Sandypad on October 13, 2026.

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