Comparison

Stop Watch vs Stopwatch ٞ

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Stopwatch ٞ

This stopwatch app offers continuous timing even after relaunch or inactivity. It provides sound and vibration notifications for start, stop, and lap actions, with customizable options. It also supports synchronization with widgets and smartwatches for seamless use across devices.

Highlights
  • Continuous timing without interruption
  • Sound and vibration notifications
  • Lap recording
  • Today widget support
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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Stopwatch application is easy use for daily life. Has following features: -After re launch or came back from inactive mode continuous to timer without interruption -Start, stop, laps buttons gives vibrate and sound notification - Sound and Vibrate notification can be turn on and off -Records Laps -Support Today widget and display the stopwatch session started from application with synchronization - Support Apple watch - If you start timer from phone or Apple watch you can continue on apple watch or phone such as lap,stop, start functionality without interruption

Screenshots

Stop Watch4 screens
Stopwatch ٞ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stopwatch ٞ at Free against Stop Watch's $0.99. Stopwatch ٞ also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 5) and review sentiment (66% vs 57%). Stop Watch's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Stopwatch ٞ is free to download; Stop Watch costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stop Watch holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stopwatch ٞ has 1.4K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Stop Watch's written reviews are positive against 66% of Stopwatch ٞ's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stop Watch ships an update every 4 months, Stopwatch ٞ every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Stop Watch versus Stopwatch ٞ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStop WatchStopwatch ٞ
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.5 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews65.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.013.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJakob AdamsUniCom Technology

Customer experience

Stop Watch

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral10.2%
Negative32.7%

Stopwatch ٞ

All ratings1,442 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral6.0%
Negative28.4%

Bugs and requests

Stop Watch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Stopwatch ٞ

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Laps marked on the watch do not appear on the phone
  • App keeps updating and disappearing from Apple Watch

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to change main display from whole time to lap time
  • Ability to save splits for later

In-app purchases

None

Stop Watch

No in-app purchases

None

Stopwatch ٞ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stop Watch free?
Stop Watch costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stopwatch ٞ free?
Stopwatch ٞ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stop Watch or Stopwatch ٞ?
Stop Watch is rated higher. Stop Watch averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Stopwatch ٞ averages 4.5 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Stop Watch or Stopwatch ٞ have ads?
Stopwatch ٞ shows ads; Stop Watch does not.
Which is updated more often, Stop Watch or Stopwatch ٞ?
Stop Watch ships an update every 4 months, and Stopwatch ٞ every 9 months. Most recently, Stop Watch was updated on September 4, 2026 and Stopwatch ٞ on September 24, 2026.

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