Comparison

Stopwatch Simpleton vs Presentation Stopwatch

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

Head to head
About

Stopwatch Simpleton

Features
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Run multiple stopwatches simultaneously. Each with Start / Pause / Reset, and an optional name. Nothing more.

About

Presentation Stopwatch

Features
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Even after your talk has begun, you can match the elapsed time and start timing from the middle. Presentation Stopwatch lets you choose the hours, minutes and seconds that have already passed and count up from that moment. It's a stopwatch made for presentations. Forgot to start timing when you took the stage? You can instantly sync to how far along you already are. Main features - Start mid-way by picking hours, minutes and seconds - Start from zero like an ordinary stopwatch - Record laps and splits - Pause and resume - Auto-saved to history when you stop - Keeps timing in the background - Restores an in-progress session after the app restarts - No ads - No account needed Perfect when you - Forgot to start the stopwatch when your presentation began - Want to sync part-way through an academic talk or lecture - Want to mark the segments of a lightning talk - Want to check intro, main, demo and Q&A times with laps - Want to track time as an MC or in meetings Use it for lightning talks, internal presentations, academic talks, lectures, seminars, meetings, pitches and many other speaking occasions.

Screenshots

Stopwatch Simpleton3 screens
Presentation Stopwatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stopwatch Simpleton at every 3 weeks against Presentation Stopwatch's every 2 months. Presentation Stopwatch's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stopwatch Simpleton ships an update every 3 weeks, Presentation Stopwatch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Stopwatch Simpleton versus Presentation Stopwatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStopwatch SimpletonPresentation Stopwatch
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHugh StewartKeisuke Shibata

In-app purchases

None

Stopwatch Simpleton

No in-app purchases

None

Presentation Stopwatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stopwatch Simpleton free?
Stopwatch Simpleton is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Presentation Stopwatch free?
Presentation Stopwatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stopwatch Simpleton or Presentation Stopwatch have ads?
Neither Stopwatch Simpleton nor Presentation Stopwatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stopwatch Simpleton or Presentation Stopwatch?
Stopwatch Simpleton ships an update every 3 weeks, and Presentation Stopwatch every 2 months. Most recently, Stopwatch Simpleton was updated on November 9, 2026 and Presentation Stopwatch on October 31, 2026.

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