Stop & Note vs Precise Timestamp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stop & Note
Record time and text simultaneously, saving them as notes. Edit, search, and share your recorded information. Ideal for timing activities and jotting down observations.
- Record time and text notes
- Edit saved notes
- Search notes
- Share notes
- Integrated stopwatch
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A note recorder with a stopwatch. Features: - Easily record time and text and save as a note - Edit saved notes - Search notes - Share notes Uses: - Record your run or workout times - See how long it takes to text a message - Time anything else you want and write a note about it
Precise Timestamp
Capture events with unparalleled accuracy, down to the tenth of a second. Synchronize with NTP servers for precise timekeeping and view detailed sync information. Organize events with descriptions and toggle between absolute and relative time displays.
- NTP server synchronization
- Tenth-of-a-second accuracy
- Absolute and relative time modes
- Event descriptions
- Event sorting and grouping
- Sync time details
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Precise Timestamp: Capture Every Moment Precise Timestamp is your go-to app for capturing the exact time of events down to the tenth of a second. Ensure every moment is pinpointed with utmost accuracy. Features: Unrivaled Timekeeping Accuracy - Achieve high-precision time, synchronized with NTP servers. - Gain complete transparency with details on the last sync time, offset, and round trip time. Dynamic Display Modes: - Effortlessly toggle between Absolute and Relative time displays with a simple click. - Your events, neatly sorted and grouped by dates. - Add rich descriptions to your events, ensuring each stands out. Seamless Event Management: - Benefit from a user-friendly bottom bar for quick toggling between editing and deletion.
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Verdict
Stop & Note and Precise Timestamp both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Precise Timestamp's written reviews are positive against 50% of Stop & Note's. Precise Timestamp also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Stop & Note against 5.0 for Precise Timestamp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Precise Timestamp has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Stop & Note's written reviews are positive against 100% of Precise Timestamp's.
Stop & Note ships an update every 10 months, Precise Timestamp every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stop & Note | Precise Timestamp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Earl Gaspard | Chris Gillin |
Customer experience
Stop & Note
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In-app purchases
Stop & Note
No in-app purchases
Precise Timestamp
No in-app purchases
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