Comparison

Widget Timer vs Simplistic 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

Simplistic Stopwatch

Features
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Simple, Stylish, Stopwatch. Build for ease of use with a heightened sense of cute stylishness.

Screenshots

Widget Timer4 screens
Simplistic Stopwatch3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simplistic Stopwatch at none against Widget Timer's 3. Simplistic Stopwatch also leads on iOS requirement (14.5 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Simplistic Stopwatch fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Widget Timer versus Simplistic Stopwatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget TimerSimplistic Stopwatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (180 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings180 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.014.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFoobar CreativeRensor Pty Ltd

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

Simplistic Stopwatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Widget Timer free?
Widget Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simplistic Stopwatch free?
Simplistic Stopwatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Widget Timer or Simplistic Stopwatch have ads?
Neither Widget Timer nor Simplistic Stopwatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Timer or Simplistic Stopwatch?
Widget Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Simplistic Stopwatch fortnightly. Most recently, Widget Timer was updated on October 9, 2026 and Simplistic Stopwatch on September 23, 2026.

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