Comparison

ChronStop vs Underwater Stopwatch

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

Head to head
About

ChronStop

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An alternative stopwatch for your Watch and Phone. Each watch update I've hoped to see new options and features for the stopwatch features native stopwatch app. I got tired of waiting and had to write my own! This app shows you your current lap time so you don't have to calculate it in your head. It also allows you to keep track of stop time (paused time). And it allows you to adjust the time of a lap or delete one if you fat fingered something! Now it also has a companion phone app.

About

Underwater Stopwatch

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A lightweight Apple Watch stopwatch and timer built for wet hands. Everything is controlled by rotating the Digital Crown, so you never need the touchscreen. It keeps working when your fingers are wet, gloved, or underwater, and while your watch is in Water Lock. TWO MODES Stopwatch counts up from zero, with laps. Timer counts down from any duration you set, drawn as a draining hourglass, with three unmistakable buzzes at zero. Run past zero and the overtime is recorded too. CROWN CONTROLS Rotate up to start, pause, and save. Rotate down to add a lap, or to continue a paused session. No taps, no buttons, nothing to fumble for. HAPTIC TIME CUES Set a repeating buzz at any interval, plus an optional stronger one for milestones. A light tap every 30 seconds and a firmer one every 5 minutes, for example. Track elapsed time without ever looking at your wrist. STAYS ON SCREEN The app holds the display for your whole session, so a glance shows your timer instead of the watch face. ON YOUR IPHONE Every session syncs across: full history, lap splits with faster and slower comparisons, and your average and longest times. Set durations and cues from either device. BUILT FOR Swimming and pool laps. Surfing. Cold plunges and sauna rounds. Breath-hold and apnea training. Anything you time where looking at a screen is not practical. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No workouts. No fitness tracking. No Health data. No account, no subscription, no ads, no analytics. Every session stays on your devices.

Screenshots

ChronStop4 screens
Underwater Stopwatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Underwater Stopwatch at 18.0 against ChronStop's 26.5. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
ChronStop versus Underwater Stopwatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChronStopUnderwater Stopwatch
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.518.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeff GarvensVlad Topala

In-app purchases

None

ChronStop

No in-app purchases

None

Underwater Stopwatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChronStop free?
ChronStop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Underwater Stopwatch free?
Underwater Stopwatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChronStop or Underwater Stopwatch have ads?
Neither ChronStop nor Underwater Stopwatch shows ads.

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