Comparison

Multi Stopwatch & Lap Timer vs Gentle Start

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

Head to head
About

Multi Stopwatch & Lap Timer

This app offers a precise and user-friendly way to track time and laps for various activities. It allows users to manage lap history, export sessions, and supports background operation for uninterrupted timing. The interface is designed to be clean and distraction-free, enhancing the user experience for workouts, study sessions, or races.

Highlights
  • Fast, accurate stopwatch
  • Lap/split tracking
  • View and manage lap history
  • Export sessions (CSV or share)
  • Background operation support
  • Distraction-free UI
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Stopwatch made simple, powerful, and precise. Multi Stopwatch gives you full control to time, track, and export any activity—from sprints to study sessions. Features: - Fast, accurate stopwatch with lap/split tracking - View and manage lap history - Export sessions (CSV or share) - Supports background operation - Beautiful, distraction-free UI - Apple Watch support (optional) - Full control: start, stop, reset, and lap with ease Whether you're timing workouts, productivity bursts, or races, Multi Stopwatch keeps your performance on track. Download now and take control of your time. Please note: The app is free to download, however some features of the app might require premium subscription. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14B3ryLMZjipmx3XNUfiP-CV5orElN4xG8BGZ24nHbLY/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O-wLRc_6joAuMElFGuXr6WsQXL7xzwFfnW8xOObOt-Y/edit?usp=sharing

About

Gentle Start

This app provides a simple, one-tap timer to help overcome procrastination. It focuses on the act of starting, counting up from zero without pressure or goals. Designed for those who struggle with initiating tasks, it offers a calm experience with visual themes and ambient sounds.

Highlights
  • One-tap timer start
  • Upward counting timer
  • Living themes with animations
  • Ambient soundscapes
  • Live Activities integration
  • No streaks or goals
Features
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Starting is the hardest part. Gentle Start makes it one tap. When a task feels too big to begin, this is the smallest possible push. Open the app, tap once, and a calm focus timer counts up from zero. That's it - you've started, and starting was the whole battle. There's no goal to reach. No streak to keep alive. No countdown racing you to a finish line. Gentle Start counts UP, not down - so there's nothing to fail and no way to fall behind. Stay thirty seconds or thirty minutes. Both count. Both are real. HOW IT WORKS - Tap to begin: one button, no setup, no plan, no account. - The timer counts up quietly inside a living, animated scene. Nothing on screen pressures you - it's just proof that you're doing it. - Stop whenever it feels right. You showed up, and that's enough. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Most focus timers and productivity apps are built around finishing - streaks, daily goals, charts, pomodoro countdowns, reminders that nag. For a brain that already feels behind, that pressure is the very thing that makes starting feel impossible. So Gentle Start leaves it out. No metrics staring back at you. No guilt. No catching up. Just a gentle way across the one line that actually matters: from not-started to started. WHO IT'S FOR Made for procrastinators, people with ADHD and executive dysfunction, students facing down an assignment or a long study session, writers staring at a blank page, and anyone who knows the strange, heavy weight of simply beginning. Whether you call it procrastination, task paralysis, or "I just can't start" - if "just start" has never once worked as advice, this was built for you. CALM BY DESIGN - 28 living themes: drifting clouds, falling snow, rising bubbles, a quiet night sky, and more - soft animated scenes that are easy on the eyes while you work. Or pick random and come back to a fresh space each session. - Ambient soundscapes: rain, fireplace, forest, and other gentle audio to ease you into focus. - A companion while you work: a tiny animated sun keeps you company in the Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen during a session - with a whole sky of suns to choose from. - Home Screen widgets and Live Activities keep your session calm and glanceable without opening the app. - Works with Siri and the Action Button, so you can start without even looking. WHAT GENTLE START WILL NEVER DO - No streaks - No daily goals - No guilt, no shame - No ads - No subscriptions - No account or sign-up - No tracking Your sessions stay on your device. There's nothing to log into, and nothing watching you work. Gentle Start isn't here to make you do more. It's here to make starting feel possible, especially on the days it doesn't. Tap once. Start small. That counts. Gentle Start is on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Wherever you are, make your next start a gentle one.

Screenshots

Multi Stopwatch & Lap Timer4 screens
Gentle Start4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gentle Start at 5.0 against Multi Stopwatch & Lap Timer's 1.0. Gentle Start also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 15 months) and monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Multi Stopwatch & Lap Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Gentle Start sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gentle Start holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Multi Stopwatch & Lap Timer ships an update every 15 months, Gentle Start every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Multi Stopwatch & Lap Timer versus Gentle Start: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMulti Stopwatch & Lap TimerGentle Start
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.418.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrkhan AlizadaJOHNNY LI

Customer experience

Multi Stopwatch & Lap Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Gentle Start

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Multi Stopwatch & Lap Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$24.99
1 purchases

Gentle Start

One-time1
  • Gentle Start Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Multi Stopwatch & Lap Timer free?
Multi Stopwatch & Lap Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gentle Start free?
Gentle Start is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Multi Stopwatch & Lap Timer or Gentle Start?
Gentle Start is rated higher. Multi Stopwatch & Lap Timer averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Gentle Start averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Multi Stopwatch & Lap Timer or Gentle Start have ads?
Neither Multi Stopwatch & Lap Timer nor Gentle Start shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Multi Stopwatch & Lap Timer or Gentle Start?
Multi Stopwatch & Lap Timer ships an update every 15 months, and Gentle Start every 3 days. Most recently, Multi Stopwatch & Lap Timer was updated on October 14, 2026 and Gentle Start on October 1, 2026.

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