Comparison

Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock vs The Calculator

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

The Calculator

This app combines a powerful calculator with a note-taking feature, allowing you to document calculations as you perform them. It also offers unit and currency conversions, with customizable appearance and settings.

Highlights
  • Integrated notepad for documenting calculations
  • Unit and currency conversion
  • Basic, scientific, and conversion calculators
  • Customizable appearance (light, dark, black)
  • Adjustable number formats and decimal places
  • History with attachable notes
Features
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How many steps does it take to work out a bill? Open the calculator, get a number, write it down somewhere, come back, forget where you were. The notepad lets you write the whole thing as text — every line worked out as you type it: rent = 1200 utilities = 85 rent + utilities 1285 Name your values and reuse them. It reads plain English too: 20 ml in tsp 100 USD in EUR 20% off 80 Also good for - Travelling — convert as you go, the whole day's spending on one page - Cooking — cups, ounces, Fahrenheit, all converted in one place - Estimating materials — add up three walls, divide by coverage per tin - Quoting work — change one number, everything recalculates Three more calculators - Basic — large type, generous spacing, your working shown as you build it - Scientific — trigonometry, logarithms, powers and roots, 2nd key cycles four layers - Convert — 123 units across 15 categories, currency rates update automatically Things you can adjust - Number format — comma, period, space, apostrophe, or none - Decimal places — full precision, or fixed to a number you choose - Appearance — light, dark, true black, or follow the system - Startup page — pick which one opens when you launch the app - Haptics — tune the strength or switch it off Also inside - History, with notes you can attach - Control Centre button for one-tap access - Available in many languages, with unit names and keywords in each Built on minimalist principles Clean design, smooth interaction, no noise — only what actually matters. The Calculator is free to use. Convert and Notepad are Premium features. Terms of Use: https://www.minlsm.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.minlsm.com/privacy

Screenshots

Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock4 screens
The Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Calculator at 5.0 against Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock's 4.6. Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock's advantage is ratings volume (322 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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 The Calculator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock has 322 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock ships an update weekly, The Calculator every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock versus The Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPop Out Timer Stopwatch ClockThe Calculator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (322 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings322 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThink Tap WorkYiDe Liu

Customer experience

Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock

All ratings322 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral10.4%
Negative22.9%

The Calculator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
3 purchases

The Calculator

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$4.991 Month
  • Premium$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$9.99

Questions

Is Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock free?
Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Calculator free?
The Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock or The Calculator?
The Calculator is rated higher. Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock averages 4.6 out of 5 from 322 ratings, while The Calculator averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock or The Calculator have ads?
Neither Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock nor The Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock or The Calculator?
Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock ships an update weekly, and The Calculator every 6 days. Most recently, Pop Out Timer Stopwatch Clock was updated on October 26, 2026 and The Calculator on October 24, 2026.

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