How to use your Apple Watch as a hands-free stopwatch
Use Stopwatch Max to start, lap, and return to your Apple Watch stopwatch with double-tap, the side button, Siri Shortcuts, and a watch face complication.
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Best stopwatch app for Apple Watch with lap timer in 2026
Apple's built-in stopwatch works fine — until you actually need to train with it. Here's how it compares to Stopwatch Max for athletes who care about splits.
Your Apple Watch stopwatch forgets every workout. Stopwatch Max doesn't.
Apple's stopwatch has no memory — every session vanishes when you reset. Stopwatch Max 1.5 saves your workout history, laps, and heart rate automatically.
Apple Watch stopwatch doesn't show current lap time — here's the fix
Apple's built-in stopwatch only shows total elapsed and previous laps. Here's how to get a live current-lap display for gym sets, sprint intervals, and more.
How to time laps on Apple Watch with Stopwatch Max
Unlike Apple's native stopwatch, Stopwatch Max shows global time and current lap split simultaneously. Three ways to capture laps without breaking stride.