Comparison

Stopwatch Max vs TapSplit

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

TapSplit

Features
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TapSplit is a no-nonsense stopwatch built for coaches and athletes who need to trust their timing. TAP ANYWHERE — START, LAP, RESUME The whole screen is your button. Tap to start, tap for every lap (zero debounce — every touch counts), tap to resume after a stop. Each tap fires a crisp haptic. No tiny targets, no missed splits — just keep your eyes on the athlete. LAP & SPLIT AT A GLANCE See each lap time and its cumulative split side by side, with a running BEST / AVERAGE / WORST strip so trends jump out at a glance. PLAN YOUR SETS Save a set like 8×100m on 1:30 and load it onto the stopwatch. TapSplit counts the reps and shows live "Rep 3 of 8" progress, so you just tap the splits — no counting in your head. Give the set a send-off interval and it counts down to your next rep during the rest, buzzing when it's time to go — a real interval trainer. Keep a reusable library of your go-to sets, each with its own note. TIME YOUR WHOLE SQUAD Switch the stopwatch to Multi mode and give every athlete their own clock on one screen. Save your athletes once and drop them onto lanes — no retyping names. Start them all together for a mass start, or each one as they go. Every athlete's run saves as its own session, just like the single stopwatch. STROKE RATE IN A FEW TAPS Press and hold while you count a few cycles — strokes, steps, or pedal strokes — and release. TapSplit times the hold and gives you the rate per minute. Measure mid-session and it pairs with the lap you took it on, so rate sits right beside that length's split. REVIEW EVERYTHING IN HISTORY Every session is saved the moment you start — there's no Save button to forget. Filter by stopwatch, set, or athlete, search your sessions, and browse them grouped by day. Rename sessions and add notes. ROCK-SOLID ACCURACY TapSplit runs on a monotonic clock that never drifts — accurate across stop and resume, and it keeps running even when your phone is locked or the app is in the background. SHARE YOUR DATA Export any session as a clean text or CSV file — or select several and share them all as one combined file. Save to Files, AirDrop, or email straight from the share sheet. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No analytics. No network requests. Everything stays on your device, full stop. FEATURES • Tap anywhere to start, lap, and resume — zero debounce • Single, Multi, or Sets mode — one stopwatch, one per athlete, or a planned set • Training Sets — save and reuse planned sets, with live "Rep N of M" progress • Send-off intervals — a live countdown to the next rep, turning Sets into an interval trainer • Reusable saved athlete list • Stroke-rate (SPM) measurement, paired to each lap • Pro controls: Lap / Stop, Start / Reset • Live current-lap time, plus BEST / AVG / WORST • Millisecond precision (MM:SS.hh), rolls over to hours for long efforts • Auto-saved sessions — filter, search, and browse grouped by day • Editable session titles and notes • Undo lap deletions; duplicate and prune sessions • Text or CSV export — per session, or several combined into one file • Light / Dark / System appearance • Haptic feedback (with on/off toggle) • Screen stays awake while timing Whatever the sport, TapSplit keeps the timing honest and out of your way.

Screenshots

Stopwatch Max4 screens
TapSplit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TapSplit at Free against Stopwatch Max's $0.99. Stopwatch Max's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

TapSplit 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, TapSplit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Stopwatch Max versus TapSplit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStopwatch MaxTapSplit
Price$0.99Free — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMariam MarkosyanIouri Zinoviev

In-app purchases

None

Stopwatch Max

No in-app purchases

None

TapSplit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stopwatch Max free?
Stopwatch Max costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TapSplit free?
TapSplit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stopwatch Max or TapSplit have ads?
Neither Stopwatch Max nor TapSplit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stopwatch Max or TapSplit?
Stopwatch Max ships an update every 3 days, and TapSplit every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stopwatch Max was updated on October 10, 2026 and TapSplit on October 15, 2026.

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