Performance Timer vs --Stop Watch--
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Performance Timer
A large-display countdown timer for monitoring presentations or performances. It visually indicates time overruns by turning red and counting up, without audible alarms. Easily set for durations between 1 and 99 minutes.
- Large display countdown timer
- Visual time overrun indicator (red count-up)
- No audible alarm
- Adjustable time from 1-99 minutes
- Ideal for presentations and performances
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Performance Timer is a large-display countdown timer developed to be used to monitor the time remaining in a performance, presentation, etc. Performance Timer does not sound an alarm when the time runs out. Rather, when the timer reaches zero, the numbers turn red and the timer starts counting up so that you can see how long you've gone over your target time. The time can be set from 1 to 99 minutes.
--Stop Watch--
This utility app functions as a basic stopwatch. It allows users to start, stop, and reset the timer with simple button presses. Ideal for timing events or tasks.
- Start timer
- Stop timer
- Reset timer
- Easy operation
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- How to operate - Press "Start" to start the stopwatch. Press "Stop" to stop the stopwatch. Press "Reset" to reset the stop watch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Performance Timer at none against --Stop Watch--'s 3. Performance Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.1). --Stop Watch--'s advantage is ratings volume (252 vs 59). On price, rating, review sentiment and device support 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. --Stop Watch-- sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.79 per month. Performance Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Performance Timer against 4.5 for --Stop Watch--. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 252 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Performance Timer's written reviews are positive against 75% of --Stop Watch--'s.
| Parameter | Performance Timer | --Stop Watch-- |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (59 ratings) | 4.5 (252 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.5% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 59 | 252 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Schweig | Makiko Kawahara |
Customer experience
Performance Timer
--Stop Watch--
In-app purchases
Performance Timer
No in-app purchases
--Stop Watch--
- Premium Plan (Monthly)$0.791 Month
- Premium Plan (Yearly)$3.951 Year
- Premium Plan (Lifetime)$9.19
Questions
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