StartStopTimer vs Timestamp Marker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StartStopTimer
This application functions as a straightforward stopwatch, offering four distinct tables for time storage. It records start and stop times, as well as start times with calculated deltas between consecutive entries, organized by day.
- Four time storage tables
- Start/stop time recording
- Start time only recording
- Delta time calculation
- Daily time sorting
- Count of times per day
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StartStopTimer is a simple stopwatch application with 4 tables in which you can store times. The first table stores start and stop times (like a stopwatch) and the other 3 tables store just the start times. The other tables display the delta time from one start time to the next. Times are sorted by day with the number of times per day shown as well.
Timestamp Marker
Instantly create and edit time markers with a single tap. Add events with or without titles, and view time elapsed since your last recorded event. Calculate time differences between selected markers, including future timestamps.
- Instant timestamp creation
- Editable event titles and times
- View time since last event
- Calculate time between markers
- Support for future timestamps
- Batch deletion of events
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Create timestamps instantly, no need to stop and write. Add markers with a single tap, then edit anytime. • Add events with or without a title (default: “Marker”) • Edit time and title at any time, including setting future times • Main screen shows time since your most recent past event “Show Time Pass” (from markers list menu): No selection: time from now to latest past event • One selected: time between now and that event (past or future) • Two selected: time between both events Future timestamps are only included when explicitly selected. Time differences are always shown as absolute values. • Remove multiple events using “Delete Before”
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: StartStopTimer at 5.0 against Timestamp Marker's 4.0. Timestamp Marker's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
StartStopTimer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
StartStopTimer ships an update every 5 months, Timestamp Marker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StartStopTimer | Timestamp Marker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | River Rock Logic | Rod Bauer |
Customer experience
StartStopTimer
Timestamp Marker
In-app purchases
StartStopTimer
No in-app purchases
Timestamp Marker
No in-app purchases
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