Timer! vs StartWatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timer!
Manage your time effectively with this versatile app. Set multiple countdowns, create sub-timers, and organize tasks. It functions as a reminder, task manager, to-do list, and alarm, helping you optimize workouts and daily routines.
- Multiple countdown timers
- Sub-timer creation
- Parallel timer mode
- Save timers for future use
- Workout timer
- Task management
- Apple Watch support
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Now available for Apple Watch! Time is priceless! Use Timer Free as timer, reminder,countdown, task manager, to-do list and alarm. Set as many timers you want, create sub-timers to any major timer, keep many timers/sub-timers in a parallel mode and save them all for a future usage! Organize your time no matter whenever you are! Timer Free is your fitness pal and will help you to optimize your workouts. Create sub-timers for your interval training, tabata, boxing rounds, yoga... etc. Need kitchen timer ? You’ve got it :) Working on the huge list of your daily tasks? Now it’s easy to organize your tasks and set time for each of them. “Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it.”
StartWatch
This app allows you to start a stopwatch instantly and then convert it into a timer. You can run multiple timers and stopwatches simultaneously, with options to customize display and track past events. It offers advanced features like markers and live activities for efficient time management.
- Instant stopwatch start
- Convert stopwatch to timer
- Run multiple timers/stopwatches
- Customize display units
- History and undo functionality
- Markers for elapsed time
- Live Activities with Dynamic Island
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Start the stopwatch instantly, then turn it into a timer. Most timers are inaccurate because it takes 5 to 30 seconds to set the timer while time slips away. With StartWatch, you start the timer like a stopwatch, then you can take as much time as you need to set the alarm. Features Include: Run multiple stopwatches and timers. Convert a stopwatch to a timer and back to a stopwatch. Stopwatch continues to count after the timer is finished. Set a timer based on the time the stopwatch began, or the current time. Change a timer without losing the start time. Customize how the StartWatch is displayed. For example you can choose to show in weeks, days, or years. History - Undo an accidentally stopped StartWatch or change the start time of any event. Markers - Mark a moment in time on a running StartWatch. View how much time has elapsed from the previous Marker. Icon Badges - View how many StartWatches are running at a glance. Live Activities with support for Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro Watch Features: Complications for timers and stopwatches. Run timers and stopwatches in the background.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: StartWatch at every 3 weeks against Timer!'s every 13 months. StartWatch also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (86% vs 62%). Timer!'s advantage is ratings volume (455 vs 49) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads 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.
StartWatch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer! has 455 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Timer!'s written reviews are positive against 86% of StartWatch's.
Timer! ships an update every 13 months, StartWatch every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timer! | StartWatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (455 ratings) | 4.7 (49 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 455 — better | 49 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DROXIC OOD | Apostol & Hall |
Customer experience
Timer!
StartWatch
Bugs and requests
Timer!
Reported bugs
10 issues- Apple Watch app doesn't display play/start buttons
- Timers don't sync properly to Apple Watch
- Watch app keeps loading and never starts
- Sound alerts fail to trigger on timer completion
- App sometimes starts then stops without user interaction
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- Final notifications in groups often don't send
- Watch display doesn't show timer value before starting
- Closing app prevents alarm sound from playing
- Purchase of ad-free version doesn't respond
- Inconsistent reliability (80-90% notification rate)
Requested features
17 requests- Live activity functionality for iOS
- Apple Watch complications support
- Color-coding for timer categorization
- Timer repetition/looping capability
- Folder or group organization system
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- Widget support for quick access
- Ability to paste multiple timers at once
- Auto-rest periods between steps
- Persistent alerts that require acknowledgment
- iCloud sync between devices
- Notification center widget control
- Millisecond precision timing
- Duplicate sub-timer functionality
- Filter options (active/all timers)
- Larger, customizable display fonts
- Background app functionality
- Automatic Watch sync without manual setup
StartWatch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Timer!
No in-app purchases
StartWatch
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Timer! free?
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