Comparison

Units vs Synchro Stopwatch

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Units

Easily convert between hundreds of units across 43 categories, including currency with daily updated rates. Customize your workflow by hiding or reordering units and categories.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of units across 43 categories
  • Daily updated currency exchange rates
  • Hide unused units
  • Reorder units and categories
  • Universal app support (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad)
Features
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Units is the fast, friendly unit converter. Type a number into any unit and instantly see it in every other one, all on a single screen. There's no picking what to convert from and to, no digging through menus, and no ads. With more than 800 units across 43 categories, Units covers everyday conversions like length, weight, volume and temperature, and the ones you need less often, from torque and fuel consumption to data rates, shoe sizes and musical notes. SEE EVERYTHING AT ONCE • Enter a value in any unit and every other unit in the category updates as you type • A keypad made for numbers, so the decimal point is always right where you need it CURRENCY • Convert between more than 160 currencies • Exchange rates updated every day MAKE IT YOURS • Hide the units you never use, so the ones you need are always in view • Reorder units and categories so your favorites come first • Switch on a two-column layout to see even more at a glance • Leave a tip to unlock a collection of alternative app icons MADE FOR YOUR DEVICES • Designed for iPhone and iPad, with your categories and conversion side by side on larger screens • Makes full use of iPhone Duo, whether it's open or closed • Handoff picks up a conversion where you left off on another device • Supports Dark Mode and Dynamic Type Units has been converting since 2008, and is lovingly made in Scotland.

About

Synchro Stopwatch

This advanced stopwatch app allows users to run multiple named stopwatches simultaneously, track individual athlete splits, and record location and weather data. It offers seamless timing with physical button controls and haptic feedback, and enables easy sharing of results with teams and collaborators.

Highlights
  • Multiple named stopwatches
  • Volume button controls
  • Haptic feedback
  • Per-athlete split tracking
  • Automatic location and weather logging
  • Collaborative timing
  • Archived stopwatch logs
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— Synchro: split, save, and share. — Built for athletes and coaches, Synchro is the first advanced stopwatch and logging app designed for the digital era. Features: • Everywhere at once. Easily time different events with multiple named stopwatches running simultaneously. • Designed for your hand. Synchro was built from the ground up for a seamless timing experience. To start, split, and stop, use the on-screen controls or the volume buttons to keep your eyes on the action. Unique haptic feedback signatures help you feel your actions without seeing them. Rename stopwatches, groups, splits, and athletes with a swipe. Share your stopwatch or access location and weather information with a tap. • Rain or shine. Conditions matter — Synchro automatically remembers your location and detailed local weather data when you start a stopwatch. • Individuals, relays, and races. Comprehensive support for athlete tagging enables you to get split breakdowns on a per-athlete basis. Visualize each athlete's fastest and slowest splits for your event, and send the stopwatch to the whole team via the share feature. • Collaborate and share. For spread-out events, send a copy of your running stopwatch to other Synchro users and have them add splits wherever they are. When a stopwatch is completed, share a copy of the entire stopwatch to your family and team directly into their own Synchro app. • Archive: save, find, and organize. You don't have to lose all your data when you're done with a stopwatch. Swipe a stopwatch right into your Archive for a searchable log of all your stopwatches. Group together related stopwatches or even other groups to keep everything organized.

Screenshots

Units4 screens
Synchro Stopwatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Synchro Stopwatch at 4.7 against Units's 4.1. Synchro Stopwatch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Units's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 50%) and ratings volume (51 vs 11). On price and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Units sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Synchro Stopwatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Synchro Stopwatch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Units's written reviews are positive against 50% of Synchro Stopwatch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Units versus Synchro Stopwatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnitsSynchro Stopwatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (51 ratings)4.7 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings51 — better11
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHomegrown Software LtdDerek Goss

Customer experience

Units

All ratings49 ratings
Positive79.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative16.3%
Written reviews581 reviews
Positive60.1%
Neutral12.0%
Negative27.9%

Synchro Stopwatch

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Units

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when clearing input fields
  • Numerical keypad covers conversion results
  • Incompatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Ruler measurements not accurate on all devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add nautical units (miles, knots)
  • Improve currency conversion accuracy and updates
  • Allow customization of visible unit categories
  • Add more clothing/shoe size conversions
  • Improve user interface and search functionality

Synchro Stopwatch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Units

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
None

Synchro Stopwatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Units free?
Units is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Synchro Stopwatch free?
Synchro Stopwatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Units or Synchro Stopwatch?
Synchro Stopwatch is rated higher. Units averages 4.1 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Synchro Stopwatch averages 4.7 from 11 ratings.

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