bigstopwatch vs Timer ٞ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
bigstopwatch
This app offers a stopwatch with both analog and digital displays. The majority of the screen acts as a large button for starting and stopping measurements, with other functions accessible via text labels.
- Analog and digital display
- Large start/stop button
- Countdown preparation
- Lap/split time recording
- Reset measurement
- View next/previous lap
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アナログ風の表示とデジタル表示を兼ね備えたストップウォッチです。 画面のほぼ全体が、計測をスタート・ストップするボタンになっています。その他の機能は、以下の文字の部分に割り当てられています。 「COUNTDOWN」カウントダウンの準備 「LAP/SPLIT」ラップ／スプリットタイムの記録 「RESET」計測のリセット 「NEXT」一つ次のラップ／スプリットタイムを表示 「BACK」一つ前のラップ／スプリットタイムを表示
Timer ٞ
This application provides a clean, simple, and reliable timer for various timing needs, including cooking, sports, and work. It offers seamless integration with Apple Watch and Today Widgets, allowing for synchronized control and notifications.
- Apple Watch support
- Today Widget support
- Synchronized timer control
- Simple and elegant design
- Easy setup
- Sound and vibration notifications
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This application counts your time like never before. The perfect Timer-beautifully clean, simple and reliable. Perfect for every timing situation (sports, games, work and of course cooking). Features: * Apple watch support * Today Widget support * Synchronize work with apple watch:You can start timer on app and follow on your watch or vice versa * Simple and elegant design * Easy setup by rotating timer or keyboard * Notification by Sound and vibration when time is over
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: bigstopwatch at 95% against Timer ٞ's 36%. bigstopwatch also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). Timer ٞ's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 75) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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.
bigstopwatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer ٞ has 1.2K ratings behind it against 75, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of bigstopwatch's written reviews are positive against 36% of Timer ٞ's.
bigstopwatch ships an update every 6 months, Timer ٞ every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | bigstopwatch | Timer ٞ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (75 ratings) — better | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews — better | 36.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 75 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuki Yasoshima | UniCom Technology |
Customer experience
bigstopwatch
Timer ٞ
User reviews
bigstopwatch
From 75 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Flawless functionality
- 👍 Elegant and intuitive interface
- 👍 Smooth transitions between portrait and landscape
- 👍 Accurate and reliable
- 👍 Minimalist and beautiful design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional issues with iOS 8 and newer
- 🔋 Potential battery drain when running in the background
Timer ٞ
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Well designed app
- 💡 Wish it could be a widget for lock screen
- 👍 Simple elegant design
- 🚀 Good timer app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Skips a second
- 🔕 No sound or notification when timer ends
- 🔕 Alarm sound too weak
- 🔕 No sound when screen is locked
- 🔕 Alarm sound changed to annoying noise
Bugs and requests
bigstopwatch
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unreliable performance when multitasking on iOS 8+
- Occasional freezing when switching between apps
Requested features
3 requests- Add a pure black background option
- Implement a countdown timer feature
- Add the ability to save and export lap times
Timer ٞ
Reported bugs
3 issues- Timer doesn't work consistently
- Timer doesn't ring or make sound when done
- App crashes
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to change alarm sounds
- Set up multiple timers
- Countdown timer that counts up after reaching zero
In-app purchases
bigstopwatch
No in-app purchases
Timer ٞ
No in-app purchases
