StartStopTimer vs Start
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.
Start
Easily track elapsed and remaining time for daily tasks. Register time entries with start and end reservations, receive notifications, and categorize activities. Visualize ongoing tracks and search past records to improve life quality.
- Time tracking registration
- Ongoing track visualization
- End reservation and push notifications
- Category classification
- Search past records
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Have you ever thought, "How much time has passed?" in your daily life? 'Start-End' is an app developed to provide a little help in such questions. When time tracking is needed, you can easily register and visualize elapsed time and remaining time with just a few settings. Through repeated records, pattern recognition is possible, contributing to improving the quality of life. [ Key Features ] 1. Time Tracking Registration - Easily register with just a few settings such as name (required), start and end reservation time, and notification preference. 2. Ongoing List - Easily visualize all ongoing tracks in a list format. 3. End Reservation & Push Notifications - Specify the end reservation time to check the remaining time and receive notifications at the end time. 4. Category Classification - Provides 10 categories for easy classification according to your preferences. (Name changes can be made through settings) 5. Search - Provides a search function to easily find past records. [ App Permissions ] * Required Permissions - None * Optional Permissions - App Tracking: User data is used for providing personalized advertisements. - Notifications (Push): Receive notifications when registered items end. [ Contact/Feedback ] * Email Inquiry: lawtinapps@gmail.com [ License ] * Image : https://lawtinapps.blogspot.com/2024/01/start-end-image-license.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: StartStopTimer at none against Start's shown. StartStopTimer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Start's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for StartStopTimer against 5.0 for Start. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of StartStopTimer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Start's.
StartStopTimer ships an update every 5 months, Start every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StartStopTimer | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | River Rock Logic | BeomSeok Chae |
Customer experience
StartStopTimer
Start
In-app purchases
StartStopTimer
No in-app purchases
Start
No in-app purchases








