Comparison

Widget Timer vs Stopwatch

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

Head to head
About

Widget Timer

Create and manage unlimited timers directly on your home screen with customizable widgets. Set repeating timers, personalize themes, and receive local notifications for alerts. Supports Siri and Shortcuts for enhanced control.

Highlights
  • Home screen timer widgets
  • Interactive widget controls
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Customizable widget themes
  • Theme gallery
  • Repeating timers
  • Siri and Shortcuts support
Features
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Widget Timer puts beautiful, customizable timers right on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Pick the timer type that fits the moment, style it to match your setup, and keep it only a glance away. Every timer type, in one app: - Countdown: count down the days to a birthday, holiday, wedding, or trip, and let it roll over automatically every year. - Count Up: track the time since an anniversary, a milestone, or the day you started something new. - Progress: see how far through the week, month, quarter, or year you are. - Stopwatch: count elapsed time up from zero, starting and stopping as you go. - Standard: a simple one-shot timer that counts down (or up) to a set duration. - Repeat: a timer that repeats a set number of times, or infinitely, for periodic reminders like stretching or drinking water. Widgets, done right: - add timer widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen - interactive widgets, so you can start and stop your timers without opening the app - customize the theme of each widget, or pick one from a gallery of over 50 themes More to love: - run as many timers as you like, all at once - name every timer (emoji supported) - lots of alert sounds to choose from - multiple finished modes - local notifications alert you when the app is in the background (no network required) - long press to re-order the timers on the main screen - works with Siri and Shortcuts Some features require a purchase of either a Premium Subscription or a Premium Lifetime Unlock. Widget Timer Premium Subscription Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Stopwatch

A straightforward and visually appealing stopwatch application designed for ease of use. Its interface adapts to any screen orientation, offering a clean experience without advertisements or unnecessary features.

Highlights
  • Simple interface
  • Easy to use
  • Large display
  • Adaptive screen orientation
  • No ads
  • No bloat
Features
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This stopwatch is simple, easy-to-use, and beautiful. The interface resizes to perfectly fit your display, no matter the orientation. No ads, no bloat: it's just a stopwatch.

Screenshots

Widget Timer4 screens
Stopwatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stopwatch at none against Widget Timer's 3. Stopwatch also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 45%). Widget Timer's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 60 months) and rating (4.1 vs 3.7). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Widget Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Stopwatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Widget Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widget Timer has 185 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Widget Timer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Stopwatch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Timer ships an update fortnightly, Stopwatch every 60 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Widget Timer versus Stopwatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget TimerStopwatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (185 ratings) — better3.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings185 — better7
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 60 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFoobar CreativeEduKits International Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Widget Timer

All ratings181 ratings
Positive76.8%
Neutral5.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative51.5%

Stopwatch

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Widget Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Widget Timer Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Widget Timer Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$49.99
None

Stopwatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Widget Timer free?
Widget Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stopwatch free?
Stopwatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Widget Timer or Stopwatch?
Widget Timer is rated higher. Widget Timer averages 4.1 out of 5 from 185 ratings, while Stopwatch averages 3.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Widget Timer or Stopwatch have ads?
Neither Widget Timer nor Stopwatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Timer or Stopwatch?
Widget Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Stopwatch every 60 months. Most recently, Widget Timer was updated on October 29, 2026 and Stopwatch on October 27, 2026.

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