Dash vs StoveWatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dash
This app helps you manage multiple cooking timers for an entire meal. Plan your dishes with a visual meal planner and set sub-timers for regular checks. It's designed for easy, intuitive use, even with messy hands.
- Intuitive meal planning
- Multiple timer support
- Sub-timers for regular checks
- Photo labeling for timers
- Visual interface
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Dash Kitchen Timer Dash is a unique cooking timer that lets you plan a whole meal in one easy to use, intuitive application. Set your timer(s) with just a finger. Perfect when your other nine are dirty. Have a dish you need to check on regularly or stir every few minutes? With sub-timers, Dash will let you know when it’s time to give your dish that extra attention. Need multiple timers? No problem, take a photo and label each one. Never serve your meals late! Let the Meal Planner help you with scheduling your dishes so they come out hot and on time! It’s as easy as that!
StoveWatch
Effortlessly manage multiple cooking timers and plan entire meals. Save custom foods, receive timely alerts, and track stovetop and oven dishes simultaneously. Perfect for everyday meals or complex dinners.
- Multiple stovetop and oven timers
- Custom food library with icons
- Full meal planning capabilities
- Live Activities and Dynamic Island integration
- Cooking step alerts
- Unlimited custom foods with Pro
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StoveWatch helps you cook with less chaos and better timing! Track multiple foods at once, build your own food library, customize cooking steps, and plan full meals so everything finishes together. Whether you are making a quick breakfast, steak night, or a full dinner, StoveWatch keeps each step clear and easy to follow. Key Features: • Smart stovetop and oven timers Track multiple foods across your stove and oven with clear countdowns, steps, and done times. • Custom food library Save the foods you actually cook. Customize names, icons, temperatures, and cooking steps. • Meal plans Build full cooking plans for dinners, breakfasts, or repeat meals. StoveWatch helps you time each item so your meal comes together smoothly. • Live Activities and Dynamic Island See what is cooking, what is next, and when to flip or finish without opening the app. • Cooking alerts Get notified when it is time to flip, check, or move to the next step. • StoveWatch Pro Upgrade to unlock bigger meals, unlimited custom foods, unlimited meal plans, and advanced cooking support. StoveWatch is built for real kitchens: simple enough for everyday cooking, powerful enough for meals with multiple dishes. Cook calmly. Stay on track. Let StoveWatch keep watch. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Copyright 2026 Karalewich LLC
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dash at none against StoveWatch's shown. Dash also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). StoveWatch's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On price 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
Both are free to download. Dash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and StoveWatch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StoveWatch has 75 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Dash's written reviews are positive against 100% of StoveWatch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dash ships an update every 6 months, StoveWatch every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dash | StoveWatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.7 (75 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 75 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kung Fu Grip LLC | Karalewich |
Customer experience
Dash
StoveWatch
In-app purchases
Dash
- Dash Timer Upgrade$1.99
StoveWatch
- Unlimited Access$2.991 Month
- StoveWatch Pro$24.991 Year








