Comparison

Stopwatch vs Sequence

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

Head to head
About

Stopwatch

Features
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Focus Better. Get More Done. Boost your productivity with a powerful Stopwatch - Pomodoro timer app designed to help you stay focused, manage your time, and work more efficiently. Whether you’re studying, working, coding, or building daily habits, this app gives you a clean and reliable focus timer that adapts to your workflow. Pomodoro Timer Use the proven Pomodoro Technique to break your work into focused sessions with regular breaks. Customize work and break intervals to match your personal rhythm and avoid burnout. Flexible Timer Simple and customizable timer Ideal for work, study, workouts, and habits Set any duration in seconds or minutes Stay Focused Minimal, distraction-free design Easy controls and smooth experience Perfect for deep work and concentration Improve Time Management Build focus routines, track your sessions, and turn small time blocks into meaningful progress.

About

Sequence

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Sequence is the timer for everything you do in steps. A workout, a pomodoro, a whole dinner on the stove. Build it exactly how you want, then let it run itself. Most timers give you one countdown. Sequence gives you stages that flow into each other, voice cues that tell you the next move, and as many timers running at once as your day needs. BUILD ANY TIMER YOU CAN PICTURE Stages, durations, colors, repeating blocks, and spoken cues. Set a round to count itself down eight times, drop in a halfway alert, name the cue in your own words. Your routine, exact to the second. IT JUST FLOWS HIIT, Tabata, run/walk. Every round counts itself down and rolls straight into the next. Set the intervals once and keep moving, eyes on your workout instead of your phone. Want a checkpoint? Turn on hold-to-confirm so a stage waits for you before it advances. RUN AS MANY AS YOU LIKE Steak searing, potatoes roasting, a sauce reducing. Sequence runs every timer at once and tells you exactly what fires next, so nothing gets missed and nothing burns. CUES ACROSS THE ROOM Every change calls out with a chime, a spoken word, and a full-screen cue you can read from the stove or the far end of the gym. Hands full? You will still know. LIVE ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Every running timer shows up on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Glance, skip a stage, or pause without unlocking. READY THE MOMENT YOU OPEN IT Start with built-in presets for cooking, HIIT, pomodoro, run/walk, breathing, and more. Run them as they are, or use them as a starting point for your own. YOURS FOREVER One payment. No subscription, ever. Buy once to build and customize without limits, and keep everything you make. Cooking, training, focus, breathing, chores. If it happens in steps, Sequence times it.

Screenshots

Stopwatch4 screens
Sequence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sequence at every 4 days against Stopwatch's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Stopwatch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sequence sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stopwatch ships an update every 2 months, Sequence every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Stopwatch versus Sequence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStopwatchSequence
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnton ZuevMatthias EΓ°vald

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Stopwatch

One-time1
  • Pomodoro$4.99
1 purchases

Sequence

One-time1
  • Sequence Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Stopwatch free?
Stopwatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sequence free?
Sequence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stopwatch or Sequence have ads?
Neither Stopwatch nor Sequence shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stopwatch or Sequence?
Stopwatch ships an update every 2 months, and Sequence every 4 days. Most recently, Stopwatch was updated on September 18, 2026 and Sequence on September 9, 2026.

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