StartWatch vs Signee Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StartWatch
This app allows you to start a stopwatch instantly and then convert it into a timer. You can run multiple timers and stopwatches simultaneously, with options to customize display and track past events. It offers advanced features like markers and live activities for efficient time management.
- Instant stopwatch start
- Convert stopwatch to timer
- Run multiple timers/stopwatches
- Customize display units
- History and undo functionality
- Markers for elapsed time
- Live Activities with Dynamic Island
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Start the stopwatch instantly, then turn it into a timer. Most timers are inaccurate because it takes 5 to 30 seconds to set the timer while time slips away. With StartWatch, you start the timer like a stopwatch, then you can take as much time as you need to set the alarm. Features Include: Run multiple stopwatches and timers. Convert a stopwatch to a timer and back to a stopwatch. Stopwatch continues to count after the timer is finished. Set a timer based on the time the stopwatch began, or the current time. Change a timer without losing the start time. Customize how the StartWatch is displayed. For example you can choose to show in weeks, days, or years. History - Undo an accidentally stopped StartWatch or change the start time of any event. Markers - Mark a moment in time on a running StartWatch. View how much time has elapsed from the previous Marker. Icon Badges - View how many StartWatches are running at a glance. Live Activities with support for Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro Watch Features: Complications for timers and stopwatches. Run timers and stopwatches in the background.
Signee Timer
This advanced timer app offers multi-purpose functionality for complex tasks, yet remains simple to use. It includes interval repetition, lap timing, manual counting, and event logging with note-taking capabilities. Ideal for sports, cooking, or media production, it provides cyclical time reminders and time-bound notes.
- Interval repetition with loop signaling
- Lap time measurement
- Manual counting and note-taking
- Event log with modification and sharing
- Customizable alerts (flash, vibrate, beep)
- Dynamic big number display
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Complex multi-purpose use, yet simple and quick to operate. In addition to the usual stopwatch functions, it repeats the specified time intervals, counts them and signals at the end of the loop and starts again until you stop it. It measures lap time, counts idle time, can be used for manual counting, note taking, time stamps. Records everything in the event log, which can later be modified, saved or shared. You can use it for sports, cooking, media productions or for anything where you need to keep a constant cyclical reminder of the time that has passed, or when time-bound notes are needed. We're working non-stop to make the program better, if you find a bug or have an idea to share with us, please send us an e-mail. We hope you enjoy it. Description : - Counts the precise elapsed time, rounds, laps, idle and remaining and total time - Manual counter for time notes, markers - Optionally saves the session and reloads it after restarting the app - Logs all activities, takes notes, marks, edits and deletes entries - Says the elapsed time or laps, customises pre- and postfix words - Flashes the screen, vibrates or beeps sounds on a loop end - Can be configured in many different ways, has a dynamic big number display, or static seconds counter - Uses simple widget extension No advertisements, no tracking, it is completely free :-)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: StartWatch at 4.7 against Signee Timer's 4.3. StartWatch also leads on ratings volume (49 vs 6). Signee Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
StartWatch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StartWatch has 49 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
StartWatch ships an update every 3 weeks, Signee Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StartWatch | Signee Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (49 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apostol & Hall | Szerencses Gabor |
Customer experience
StartWatch
Signee Timer
In-app purchases
StartWatch
No in-app purchases
Signee Timer
No in-app purchases
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