Stopwatch vs Spin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stopwatch
Precisely time events with multiple display options on your Apple Watch. Track laps and split times with ease using digital, analog, or hybrid views.
- Accurate event timing
- Lap and split time tracking
- Digital stopwatch view
- Analog stopwatch view
- Hybrid stopwatch view
Read full descriptionHide full description
Time events with accuracy and ease with Stopwatch on Apple Watch. Use the Stopwatch app on Apple Watch to time events Keep track of laps or split times Scroll between 3 different stopwatch views: digital, analog, or hybrid
Spin
This app helps users make decisions by creating customizable virtual wheels. Users can define the number of fields, assign names and colors, and even set weights for each option. It offers various modes like elimination and counting, with iCloud sync across Apple devices.
- Customizable lucky wheels
- Multiple wheel creation
- AI-generated wheels
- Elimination and counting modes
- iCloud synchronization
- Haptic feedback and animations
- Dark mode support
Read full descriptionHide full description
Spin makes difficult decisions easier, faster and more beautiful. Create multiple lucky wheels and customize them: choose the number of entries, change their colors, name them, and much more. The following features are included in Spin: - Easy Start: Tap the start button once to start the lucky wheel. Tap again to make it spin faster. - Number of Entries: Tap the plus and minus buttons to specify how many entries the lucky wheel should have. You can also quickly adjust the number of entries in the wheel settings. - Customize Entries: Tap a entry of the lucky wheel to change its color or name. The available colors can be adjusted in the app settings. Every entry can also have a weight that controls the likelihood of it being selected. - Templates & SpinAI: Create new wheels from a variety of templates, or let AI automatically generate one for any topic. - Multiple Lucky Wheels, Apple Watch & iCloud: You can create as many wheels as you like and quickly switch between them. All wheels are synchronized via iCloud with Spin on your iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Wheels can be named to find them quickly. - Look and Feel: Spinning the wheel feels amazingly real thanks to your iPhone's Taptic Engine and is smoothly animated at the same time! Depending on your preference, the vibration and sound can also be deactivated. When the wheel comes to a stop, the field name is displayed (if available) and a beautiful confetti animation is played. - Elimination Mode: In Elimination Mode, selected entries are not selected again. If all entries have been selected, the process starts again from the beginning. - Counting Mode: In Counting Mode, the entries are numbered consecutively. You can also set the starting value from which to start counting. This means you can also use Spin as a random number generator! The counting mode can be switched on and off individually for each wheel. Please note that for space reasons, this function is not suitable for more than 30 numbers. - Color Pattern: You can define a color pattern for each wheel. The color pattern determines the colors of the new wheel entries. For many entries, the pattern is repeated. - Wheel Behavior: The rotation speed and also the duration of the wheel can be adapted to your needs. - Sounds: The sounds, which are played when the wheel spins or comes to a stop, can be personalized. - Dark Mode: The system-wide dark or light mode is used as the primary color scheme. This application is governed by Apple’s standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (EULA), available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spin at 64% against Stopwatch's 0%. Spin also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months). Stopwatch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price and ads 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. Spin sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Stopwatch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spin holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 94 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Stopwatch's written reviews are positive against 64% of Spin's.
Stopwatch ships an update every 10 months, Spin fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Stopwatch | Spin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (29 ratings) | 4.7 (94 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 64.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 94 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apple Inc. | Leon Boettger |
Customer experience
Stopwatch
Spin
In-app purchases
Stopwatch
No in-app purchases
Spin
- Spin+$0.991 Month
- Spin+ Yearly3 Days trial$3.991 Year
- Upgrade to Spin+$4.99









