bigstopwatch vs Stopwatch Pro
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
Stopwatch Pro
A highly customizable stopwatch app featuring large, pressable text for easy control. It offers lap export, adjustable millisecond display, and undo functionality for accidental resets. Paid features include custom gestures and colors.
- Large customizable text display
- Press to start/pause, long press to reset
- Swipe down to add lap
- Export laps in CSV format
- Adjustable millisecond display
- Undo accidental reset
- Custom gestures and colors (paid)
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Customizable stopwatch with large text that can be pressed. Main features: - Export laps in CSV format - Press on the text to start or pause the stopwatch, long press to reset, swipe down to add lap - Change how many milliseconds are displayed Minor features: - Undo accidental reset - Swipe to delete lap - Show notification badge if stopwatch is running Paid features: - Custom gestures - Custom colors
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: bigstopwatch at none against Stopwatch Pro's 1. bigstopwatch also leads on ratings volume (75 vs 17). Stopwatch Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Stopwatch Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. bigstopwatch asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for bigstopwatch against 5.0 for Stopwatch Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 75 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of bigstopwatch's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stopwatch Pro's.
bigstopwatch ships an update every 6 months, Stopwatch Pro every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | bigstopwatch | Stopwatch Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (75 ratings) | 5.0 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuki Yasoshima | Bogdan Pechounov |
Customer experience
bigstopwatch
Stopwatch Pro
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
Stopwatch Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
bigstopwatch
No in-app purchases
Stopwatch Pro
- Unlock more$0.99
Questions
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