an elegant stopwatch vs 1Stopwatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
an elegant stopwatch
This utility app provides a straightforward stopwatch and timer functionality. Users can control the stopwatch with simple gestures like double-tapping to start/stop and holding to create new timers. Past timers are automatically archived for easy retrieval.
- Double tap to start/stop
- Hold to create new stopwatch
- Archived history view
- Simple gesture controls
- Timer functionality
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To control the stopwatch: - Double tap to start/stop. - Hold to create a new stopwatch. When creating a new stopwatch, the old one is archived and can be restored by tapping on it in History view.
1Stopwatch
This utility app enhances your device's display with a stopwatch that can be shown on the Dynamic Island, Lock Screen, and Control Center. It offers history records with iCloud sync, customizable tick sounds, and Siri integration for hands-free control.
- Dynamic Island stopwatch display
- Lock Screen and Control Center integration
- History records with iCloud Sync
- Multiple tick sound options
- Siri voice commands for start/stop
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The missing stopwatch features: 1. Display stopwatch on Dynamic Island, Lock Screen, and Control Cetner 2. History Records with iCloud Sync between your devices 3. Multiple nice stopwatch tick sounds 4. Use Hey Siri to Start stopwatch and Stop stopwatch
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: an elegant stopwatch at none against 1Stopwatch's 1. an elegant stopwatch also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. 1Stopwatch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. an elegant stopwatch asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for an elegant stopwatch against 5.0 for 1Stopwatch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
an elegant stopwatch ships an update every 5 days, 1Stopwatch fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | an elegant stopwatch | 1Stopwatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Henium, LLC | 兴华 范 |
Customer experience
an elegant stopwatch
1Stopwatch
In-app purchases
an elegant stopwatch
No in-app purchases
1Stopwatch
- Premium$4.99
Questions
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