Stop Watch vs Bill Bro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stop Watch
This app provides a comprehensive stopwatch and timer solution for various activities. It allows for precise lap timing, event management, and data export. Ideal for athletes, coaches, and anyone needing accurate time tracking.
- Multiple lap/split timing
- Event naming and notes
- Edit lap information
- Multiple timers running simultaneously
- Timer history and export (CSV)
- Millisecond precision timing
- Distance and average speed calculations
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A Stop Watch that does everything you need! Great for coaches and individuals alike. Use it for track, swimming, running, biking, or anything else you can think of. "I used Stop Watch for a 6K race with 200+ runners shortly after I downloaded it. Stop Watch was supposed to be the backup timer. It turned out to be the only timer. The primary timer crapped out." - Bob B. Stop Watch presents a simple interface that allows you to: - Add as many laps/splits as you need (laps with the lap/split time and the total time!) - Add name and note information for the event - Edit individual lap information - Have multiple Stop Watches running at once in the background - Quickly view your stop watch history - Email a CSV Stop Watch also features: - Millisecond timing - Automatic time formatting - Distance and average speed calculations per split - Split time and total times per split - Timer continues while app is in the background - Automatic saving with a history to see and edit old data - Full user interaction while the timer is running - Optional countdown to timer start - A smaller timer that displays the current lap's time, in addition to the main timer that displays the total time. - Delete splits/laps whenever you need - Sort splits by first to last or last to first - Edit split names and numbers individually or all at once - Custom iPad interface - Operates in portrait or landscape mode - High performance CoreData data storage - High precision OpenAL audio feedback - Print your Stop Watch data to an AirPrint capable printer - Share your Stop Watch data directly to apps like Numbers - AirDrop sharing of your Stop Watch data Stop Watch also features a fully accurate timer! - Have multiple timers running at the same time (up to 64) to manage your life, kitchen, etc! For detailed information on all aspects of Stop Watch, please visit our website at www.pencilbusters.com and download the Stop Watch User Guide
Bill Bro
Manage your monthly expenses and bills with ease. Set reminders for upcoming payments and track your spending by bill or custom categories. All your financial data stays securely on your device.
- Bill tracking
- Expense management
- Customizable categories
- Payment reminders
- On-device data storage
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- Track your Bills (and other monthly expenses) with the comfort of knowing that your information isn't leaving your device - Set Reminders for your bills - See how much you are spending on a specific bill - See how much you are spending per category you can add.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bill Bro at Free against Stop Watch's $0.99. Bill Bro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Stop Watch's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Bill Bro is free to download; Stop Watch costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bill Bro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stop Watch has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Stop Watch ships an update every 4 months, Bill Bro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stop Watch | Bill Bro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jakob Adams | Denzel Gay |
Customer experience
Stop Watch
Bill Bro
Bugs and requests
Stop Watch
Reported bugs
12 issues- Crashes when hitting lap or reset
- Stopped working with iOS 8
- App crashes
- Freezes after 70+ laps
- Pauses momentarily when pressing lap
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- Restarts and resets when leaving and returning
- Shuts down when lap button is pressed
- Constant crash with new OS
- App shuts down each time a button is pressed
- Crashes when saving data
- Disappears off screen after several seconds
- Older stored data issues
Requested features
18 requests- Add seconds/milliseconds setting
- Temporarily disable 'Stop' button
- Larger lap indicator
- Option to disable strobe light
- Full screen blink for lap confirmation
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- Save data with dates/times
- Make buttons bigger
- Half screen for start/stop, other half for lap/reset
- Run in background
- Visual feedback for lap button press (flash screen)
- Add shake to start/stop/lap
- Improve outdoor visibility of numbers
- Option to turn sound feedback on/off
- Volume control for sound feedback
- Track multiple swimmers simultaneously
- Sum race total
- Background running ability
- Final lap total and final race total
Bill Bro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stop Watch
No in-app purchases
Bill Bro
No in-app purchases









