Comparison

Simple Timer & Stopwatch vs stream countdown

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Simple Timer & Stopwatch

This app provides a clear and responsive timer and stopwatch with large time displays for everyday tasks, study, and lessons. It offers customizable layouts, presets, and history tracking, with optional features like showing the current time and keeping the screen awake. Live Activities display your timer or stopwatch on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.

Highlights
  • Large time displays
  • Customizable layouts
  • Preset durations
  • Live Activities integration
  • Offline functionality
  • History tracking
  • Screen awake option
Features
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A clear timer and stopwatch for study, lessons and everyday tasks. Large time displays and responsive layouts keep your countdown or elapsed time prominent, with controls close at hand on iPhone and iPad. Turn on Clock in the layout menu to show the current time alongside your countdown. The clock is optional and off by default. Select the manual Tabletop layout to place the timer above its controls, or use the regular timer layout. Start/Pause and Reset stay at the bottom of the control pane, with presets and optional content above. Your running or paused session continues when you change layouts. Start with 1, 3, 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute presets, or set a custom duration. Pause, resume and reset with simple controls. Use a full-screen countdown and lock its controls to help prevent accidental changes. Review your timer and stopwatch history. Choose light, dark or system appearance, an alert sound or silent mode, and optionally keep the screen awake while timing. Live Activities show your timer or stopwatch on the Lock Screen and, on supported devices, the Dynamic Island. Alerts depend on notification permissions and system settings. Ad-free timing, no account required. The timer and stopwatch work offline. Optional links to our other apps are in Settings. Available in English, Japanese, Korean, German and Simplified Chinese.

About

stream countdown

Features
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Until.at is a clean, remote-controlled countdown timer. Start a timer on your phone and display it full-screen on any screen via a link or QR—perfect for presentations, sports, workouts, workshops and live events. Key features • Create a countdown in seconds • Full-screen display mode for TV/laptop/tablet • Share via link/QR so everyone sees the same timer • Pause and resume anytime • Minimal dark design with big, readable digits Free vs Pro • Free: 1 display, up to 60 minutes, subtle “Powered by Until.at” watermark • Pro: longer timers and multiple displays (e.g. up to 5), no watermark No account required—settings stay on your device. We are using the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) for our subscriptions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Simple Timer & Stopwatch4 screens
stream countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Timer & Stopwatch at none against stream countdown's 2. stream countdown's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. stream countdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Simple Timer & Stopwatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Timer & Stopwatch ships an update every 3 months, stream countdown every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Simple Timer & Stopwatch versus stream countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Timer & Stopwatchstream countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPocket Grove LtdRaween Kalicharan

In-app purchases

None

Simple Timer & Stopwatch

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

stream countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple Timer & Stopwatch free?
Simple Timer & Stopwatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is stream countdown free?
stream countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Timer & Stopwatch or stream countdown have ads?
Neither Simple Timer & Stopwatch nor stream countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Timer & Stopwatch or stream countdown?
Simple Timer & Stopwatch ships an update every 3 months, and stream countdown every 2 weeks. Most recently, Simple Timer & Stopwatch was updated on October 18, 2026 and stream countdown on October 12, 2026.

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