Comparison

Stopwatch Max vs LaChart

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

Head to head
About

Stopwatch Max

This precision lap timer is designed exclusively for Apple Watch, allowing you to track every split with accuracy. It integrates with Apple Health, supports Siri shortcuts for hands-free control, and saves your timer state automatically.

Highlights
  • Precision lap tracking
  • Apple Health integration
  • Siri voice control
  • Watch face complications
  • Automatic state saving
  • Multi-language support
Features
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The stopwatch built for your wrist — now on your phone too. Stopwatch Max is a precision lap timer designed for Apple Watch, where it runs entirely on its own, with a full iPhone app that stays on the same run. Raise your wrist and go. TRACK EVERY LAP Capture every split with pinpoint accuracy. Record laps with a tap, a double-tap, a hand gesture on Apple Watch, or automatically at an interval you set — whatever feels right in the moment. Every split is logged instantly and displayed in real time, so you always know exactly where you stand. WATCH AND IPHONE, ONE RUN Start a run on your wrist and see it tick on your phone. Laps, elapsed time and the running state mirror across both devices, and a finished run lands in the history on each one. Use either device alone, or both together. YOUR SESSION HISTORY Every run is saved — laps, splits, date, and your average and maximum heart rate. Open any session to see the full lap list exactly as you recorded it. HEART RATE, LAP BY LAP Turn on heart-rate recording and your Apple Watch captures your heart rate at the moment you take each lap, not just the average and maximum for the whole run. See how you climbed, and where you recovered. SHARE AND EXPORT On iPhone, send a run as a clean summary, export it as a CSV for your spreadsheet, or share it as an image card with a chart of your splits, your average line and your fastest lap highlighted. HEALTHKIT WORKOUTS With heart-rate recording on, every timing session on Apple Watch is logged as a workout in Apple Health, with lap events recorded as activity milestones — a structured log of every run. Leave it off and Health is never asked for. SIRI SHORTCUTS Your hands are busy. Start, lap, pause, resume and reset — all hands-free with Siri, from anywhere, at any time. Whether you're mid-rep, mid-lap, or mid-race, your voice is all you need. WATCH COMPLICATIONS Add Stopwatch Max to any watch face and launch it instantly with a single tap — no swiping, no searching. Have your stopwatch ready the moment you need it. TUNED TO YOU Set an auto-lap interval, choose your display refresh rate, and feel a lap without looking — on Apple Watch the lap haptic comes in Light, Medium and Strong. BUILT TO LAST Your timer state is saved automatically in the background. Switching apps, checking a notification, or restarting your watch won't cost you a single second. Come back to your stopwatch exactly as you left it. WORKS IN YOUR LANGUAGE Fully localized in English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Russian, and Simplified Chinese. PRIVACY FIRST No ads. No subscriptions. No data collected. A one-time purchase that respects your time and your privacy. Simple enough for your first workout. Precise enough for your best one.

About

LaChart

Features
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LaChart is a professional lactate testing and athlete performance tracking app designed for coaches and endurance athletes. LACTATE TESTING • Conduct step tests and record blood lactate values in real time • Connect Bluetooth heart rate monitors for live HR tracking • Automatic lactate curve calculation with LT1 and LT2 threshold detection • Manual threshold override for custom coaching adjustments TRAINING ZONES • Automatic zone calculation based on lactate thresholds • Support for cycling (power/watts), running (pace) and swimming • Metric and imperial unit support ATHLETE MANAGEMENT • Manage multiple athletes from a single coach account • Track progress across multiple tests over time • Compare test results and monitor fitness development REPORTS & SHARING • Generate professional PDF reports for each test • Send reports directly to athletes via email • Visual lactate curve charts included in every report DESIGNED FOR PROFESSIONALS LaChart is built for sports scientists, coaches and serious athletes who need accurate, data-driven insights to optimize training load and performance.

Screenshots

Stopwatch Max4 screens
LaChart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LaChart at Free against Stopwatch Max's $0.99. LaChart also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Stopwatch Max's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

LaChart is free to download; Stopwatch Max costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stopwatch Max ships an update every 3 days, LaChart every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Stopwatch Max versus LaChart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStopwatch MaxLaChart
Price$0.99Free — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB226 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMariam MarkosyanJakub Stadnik

In-app purchases

None

Stopwatch Max

No in-app purchases

None

LaChart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stopwatch Max free?
Stopwatch Max costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LaChart free?
LaChart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stopwatch Max or LaChart have ads?
Neither Stopwatch Max nor LaChart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stopwatch Max or LaChart?
Stopwatch Max ships an update every 3 days, and LaChart every 10 days. Most recently, Stopwatch Max was updated on September 23, 2026 and LaChart on September 25, 2026.

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