bigstopwatch vs Simple Level
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
Simple Level
This utility app provides a straightforward way to measure the level of surfaces. It displays readings in three directions and uses color-coding for easy visual confirmation. A calibration feature ensures accuracy, and audio alerts notify you when a surface is perfectly level.
- Displays level in X, Y, and XY axes
- Color-coded indicators (green for level, yellow for not)
- Calibration feature for accuracy
- Audio notification for level status
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I created a simple and easy-to-use level app. - Displays level in three directions: X-axis, Y-axis, and XY-axis - Green when level, yellow when not, making it easy to see at a glance - Calibration feature for accurate adjustment - Audio notification when the device is kept level
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: bigstopwatch at none against Simple Level's shown. bigstopwatch also leads on ratings volume (76 vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Simple Level's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 27.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support 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 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: bigstopwatch has 76 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 95% of bigstopwatch's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Level's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
bigstopwatch ships an update every 9 months, Simple Level every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | bigstopwatch | Simple Level |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (76 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuki Yasoshima | ASAYA, LLC |
Customer experience
bigstopwatch
Simple Level
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
Simple Level
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
bigstopwatch
No in-app purchases
Simple Level
No in-app purchases
