StartWatch vs Timer Loops
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.
Timer Loops
Create and manage multiple repeating timers with customizable schedules. This app is ideal for organizing daily routines, workouts, cooking, or as a mindfulness reminder. Save different timer groups for various activities.
- Multiple timer loops
- Customizable duration and repeat frequency
- Multiple timer group management
- Save timer groups for different activities
- Set timers for routines, exercise, cooking, and mindfulness
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Manage multiple loops of multiple timers that can repeat on a customizable schedule. With Timer Loops, you can create as many timers as you need and customize their duration, label, and repeat frequency. Our app is perfect for anyone who needs to stay on track with their daily routines, whether it's for work, exercise, cooking, or any other activity. You can even use it as a reminder to take breaks or practice mindfulness throughout the day. Some features of our app include: - Timer loops: repeat not only timers but whole sets of timers! - Customizable timer duration and repeat frequency - Multiple timer group management: save different groups of timers for different activities
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: StartWatch at every 6 days against Timer Loops's every 3 months. StartWatch also leads on ratings volume (49 vs 3) and review sentiment (86% vs 75%). Timer Loops's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for StartWatch against 4.7 for Timer Loops. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StartWatch has 49 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of StartWatch's written reviews are positive against 75% of Timer Loops's.
StartWatch ships an update every 6 days, Timer Loops every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StartWatch | Timer Loops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (49 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apostol & Hall | Beacons AI |
Customer experience
StartWatch
Timer Loops
In-app purchases
StartWatch
No in-app purchases
Timer Loops
No in-app purchases
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