TrackCoach vs Handy Stopwatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TrackCoach
This app enhances your device's stopwatch functionality with larger buttons and an "Undo Stop" feature to prevent lost time during races. Easily share your recorded times across various platforms.
- Larger button areas
- Undo Stop functionality
- Share times via messaging and social media
- Designed for iPhone and iPad
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TrackCoach turns your iPhone/iPad into a more capable stopwatch! - Larger button areas than default stopwatch - If you accidentally press stop during a race, press Undo Stop, and TrackCoach will continue with no lost time, as if you had never stopped. - Easily share times via Message, Mail, Twitter, or Facebook. Many more features on the way! Let me know if you have any feedback or questions! Email peter@pcarn.com.
Handy Stopwatch
Measure time with ease using your device's volume buttons. This stopwatch allows for seamless time tracking, even while recording video, making everyday measurements smoother and more convenient.
- Volume button control
- Time measurement
- Video recording with time
- Realistic button feel
- Smooth operation
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Easy operation with volume buttons, time measurement while recording video. Your everyday measurement is smoother than ever! A realistic stopwatch that lets you measure time using the volume buttons, recreating the feel of pressing a button! In recording mode, you can measure your time while filming and save the video with your time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Handy Stopwatch at 4.8 against TrackCoach's 3.7. Handy Stopwatch also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). TrackCoach's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Handy Stopwatch holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of TrackCoach's written reviews are positive against 100% of Handy Stopwatch's.
TrackCoach ships an update every 5 months, Handy Stopwatch every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TrackCoach | Handy Stopwatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Carnesciali | Yu Hiraoka |
Customer experience
TrackCoach
Handy Stopwatch
In-app purchases
TrackCoach
No in-app purchases
Handy Stopwatch
No in-app purchases
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