bigstopwatch vs Kitchen 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
Kitchen Timer
A straightforward kitchen timer designed for everyday cooking. It offers customizable patterns and colors, with a convenient long-press function for quick time setting. Receive notifications even when the app is running in the background.
- Easy-to-use interface
- Long press for quick time setting
- Background notifications
- Customizable patterns and colors
- Simple cooking aid
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A simple kitchen timer for everyday cooking. Kitchen Timer makes it quick and easy to keep track of cooking time, whether you're boiling eggs, baking, preparing pasta, using the oven, or making your favorite meal. With a clear display and simple controls, you can set your timer and get back to cooking. Perfect for: • Boiling eggs and pasta • Baking and oven cooking • Meal prep • Roasting and grilling • Making bread and desserts • Everyday cooking at home Features: • Long press buttons to set the time quickly • Quickly reuse recently used timer settings • Background notifications when your timer finishes • Customize the timer with colors and patterns Simple, practical, and easy to use. Keep track of your cooking time and enjoy a smoother kitchen routine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: bigstopwatch at none against Kitchen Timer's 1. bigstopwatch also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Kitchen Timer's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Kitchen Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. bigstopwatch asks for nothing beyond the download.
bigstopwatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 76 and 201 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of bigstopwatch's written reviews are positive against 89% of Kitchen Timer's.
bigstopwatch ships an update every 9 months, Kitchen Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | bigstopwatch | Kitchen Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (76 ratings) — better | 4.6 (201 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews — better | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 76 | 201 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuki Yasoshima | Focaccia, Inc. |
Customer experience
bigstopwatch
Kitchen Timer
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
Kitchen Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
bigstopwatch
No in-app purchases
Kitchen Timer
- Kitchen timer Pro$3.99
