# Emerald Chronometer — user reviews > 63 indexed App Store user reviews of Emerald Chronometer by Scapa Flow, LLC, rated 4.90/5 from 105 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/emerald-chronometer/id284953670/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/emerald-chronometer/id284953670.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 90 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## Newest reviews (19 of 63) ### 5/5 — Sad Goodbye *2023-09-04* Thank you for some really great apps. I have them all and use them every day. The Observatory app is the most beautiful rendition for the iPad. The iPhone apps are perfect!! You will be missed! Good fortune in your next endeavors! ### 5/5 — If you like a TON of detail, and the options of complications then This is it! *2023-08-07* I must admit I was very intrigued after seeing this app listed on Appsliced, I read the details of the app and read the reviews! What an awesome track record! I could spend over an hour detailing the amazing features, complications, explanations but that has been done many times here! I just want to say, this developer put a LOT of love in this app, and it shows! The passion is almost tangible, as you browse the “info” page for each of the listed watches! It would be so amazing if other developers had, and/or used this much passion when developing other apps! ### 5/5 — A venerable Timepiece App *2023-03-15* I’ve had this timepiece app for most of its existence from 2008. It still holds up very well with solid graphics and numerous watch faces and functions. When the first Apple Watch came out in 2015, it no doubt adversely impacted dedicated iPhone watch apps but the developer of this app kept until last year. Hopefully it’s not the end of updates for the app but it will likely work for a long time to come. ### 5/5 — Beyond brilliant! *2023-01-26, version 3.10.1* Please make this app compatible with Apple Watch. This app is the best timekeeper in the entire store. ### 5/5 — Fascinating *2022-12-06, version 3.10.1* Have used it since 2008, and it never fails to impress. Beautiful work. ### 5/5 — Essential icandy for the well-dressed phone *2022-12-04, version 3.10.1* Would love more offerings, perhaps historic watch and clock faces, moving gears of workings, and a quiet tic-tic-tic as I hold it to my ear. ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2022-10-14, version 3.10.1* There's no freaking way there is a cooler app than this. Elegant, beautiful, functional, educational. It has absolutely everything date and time and astronomy and detailed instructions and information and options galore. If you are a Time Nerd this will be the best couple of bucks you'll ever spend. ### 5/5 — Beautiful app *2022-03-22* This is my favorite iPhone app. It’s beautiful, the complications are amazing, it’s fun to use.i love it so much that i bought a Fossil smart watch so i could have it wrist for real! ### 5/5 — Best Watch Apps *2021-08-05, version 3.9.8* Have had all the apps developed since beginning. They are terrific and easy to use. Also very elegant. I wish this developer would port some of them to the Apple Watch as complications or standalone. Maybe at least the Time app, please. ### 5/5 — If you need time accurate to the second, this it! *2021-05-05* The beauty of the app is extra. It is a beautiful app to look at, eye candy. Very easy to use. If you want an education in “ haute horlogerie”, it’s included unobtrusively. I use this app to keep all the clocks synchronized. Sometimes I just open it to have a bit of fun. ### 5/5 — Are you “Zooming” around the world now? Get this app! *2021-01-15* I am a teacher of secondary students at a private prep school. With students in Kazahkstan, Beijing just to to name a couple, this is an essential tool. I must also note that I’m a geeky Astronomy Teacher. Download this app now . It’s about time! My students love my jokes by the way… at least I hope so. ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2020-11-24* This is hands down the coolest app of its kind. Perhaps the only app of its kind. A meticulous time app with ties to the planets and the stars. Simply magnificent design and explanation of each watch. As a stargazer and fan of natural navigation, this app is just... fantastic! ### 5/5 — The app better than an app better than the best app *2020-09-29* Last week, I got Emerald Geneva, and it was amazing. However, it only included one watch. Thankfully, I found a spare gift card and purchased this app after clearing storage. This is now my favorite app ever. It’s well designed, and cannot contemplate how someone could’ve designed this. Phenomenal, extraordinary. Shout-out to the team of developers who somehow designed this. Also, thank you. 10,000 stars ### 5/5 — Superb *2020-08-30, version 3.9.8* Apple - permit these displays on the watch. ### 5/5 — Good *2020-01-29, version 3.9.7* Nice to know the dev is still keeping up with this one. ### 5/5 — Beautiful and functional watches *2020-01-28, version 3.9.7* I’ve used for many years and it’s great to see it wonderfully maintained. ### 5/5 — Would make an awesome Apple Watch app... *2019-09-02, version 3.9.6* Imagine this on an Apple Watch.... 🙂 ### 5/5 — Nice *2019-08-19* If you are looking for an app that shows you time with a sense of elegance and beauty, not to mention excellent functionality, then this one is for you. I spent several days (in my spare time) surfing around the Apple App Store looking for a product just like this. Not only does this app run and function as the developer claims, but the learning curve for setup is very short and easily understood. What really caught my eye before I purchased this app was the build history here. This app goes back in time a good 8 or 9 years. Best $2 I ever spent on an app. 5 stars and keep up the good work here! ### 5/5 — My first, and still favorite app! *2019-04-23* Whenever it was I had my first iPhone, I stumbled across this amazing Chronometer app, happily paid the small fee (especially in view of the complexity of the features available), and still treasure it above any other app, chronologic or otherwise. I show it to everyone who will sit still long enough to appreciate the wonderful intracacies herein. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 3/5 — Good start, need iPhone XS Max support *2019-02-13, version 3.9.6* This is off to a good start, but is letterboxed on the iPhone XS Max, which is a real shame for such a showcase app. ### 3/5 — Suggestions *2009-06-25, version 0* 1) When I touch the screen not only the upper menu should hide, but the lower one as well. Surprised this has not been implemented. 2) When the alarm is set it should ring even if I am in a different application. It only works in EC. 3) I would like to be able to set the fixed (non-GPS) location for other watches, so that I can have different time zones and even have, say, up to four watches sharing one screen. 4) Watches should automatically switch to the night mode, with a "lamp" switch to view them. 5) Wonder if it would be possible to have EC as the "wallpaper", i.e. Default, Main (working) screen (with watches moving). ### 4/5 — Hope *2019-06-06* I would like to give great thanks to you developpers. Really this application is great and unique but I hope 2 things that may make this application even better 1. Watches could be redesigned to fill the whole screen (of oblong shape like many watches). 2. Adding more watches with more designs to enjoy and more informations to be offered. Thanks alot and waiting for your response. ### 4/5 — lock screen widget needed! Urgent! ;-) *2017-10-14, version 3.9.5* yep, it'd be perfect if lock screen widget is available for this app. ### 4/5 — Use your iPhone for a watch? You bet! *2010-06-17, version 0* Emerald Chronometer is just fun! The wristwatch industry has taken a hit in the past few years because many people look at their cell phone for the time instead of wearing a watch. This app makes it a lot more fun to do. It has practical applications also, like an alarm clock, but that hasn't been that useful up until now because the app must be running for it to work. iOS 4 should fix that limitation. Meanwhile, I have gotten more than $5 worth of enjoyment out of it. ### 4/5 — Buy It : You'll be glad you did! *2008-11-03, version 0* Update - dear deveopers, looking for updates / $5 app leads to buyers believing this app will be an evolving app! Everything we should expect from an app! Patiently awaiting an update with more watches and a watch that offers all information/ functions that's spread amongst all watches. Two simple wishes: 1.) An alarm clock; I travel often and use the McAlester as my night clock (love the fact that I can keep the McAlester on all night). It would be of great use to have an alarm function so as to not have to go into the iPhone clock ~ eliminates multiple apps usage. 2.) Compass: You guys have something very special and unique in this app ~ adding a compass would make this a top 3 app to have! ### 5/5 — It’s Back! and beautiful! *2026-05-06* The new release of Emerald Chronometer is faithful to the original that had its support dropped in 2023. The chronometers are beautiful and the complications are great! Get it! You will be glad you did. ### 5/5 — It's back! ^.^ *2026-05-06* What a pleasant surprise! I have stubbornly hung on to this app, even though it had been officially discontinued, as long as I don't delete it, it would make it to my new phone and I could enjoy it functionality and elegance. And here it is, acquired, by all portents, by another artist as in love with the concept, but obviously, also a capable programmer who will bring it up to current OS expectations! I'm overjoyed! Thank you! ^.^ ### 5/5 — Sad day today *2023-12-15* Really wish this app wasn’t going away. I guess I missed my opportunity to get a replacement iPad so I could have Obsevatory again. Is there any chance that this would be available elsewhere, to install on a jail broken device? This breaks my heart. These were the best apps ever available for iOS — these and the IK Multimedia music apps. You guys are the best. Hate to lose you. ### 5/5 — What a gift! *2023-10-28* So sorry to see the app ending. I have enjoyed this app so much since it came out, and learned much about time, time keeping, design, astronomy, history. What a joy it has been. Hands down the best iPhone app I’ve ever purchased. I will retire my current iPhone with no further operating system updates in hopes of preserving Chronometer for awhile longer. Thank you for all the work (joy, love) you’ve put into it over the years. ## Most praised reviews (6 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Thanks and farewell *2023-10-24* Again, many thanks for all the many watch faces. ### 5/5 — Farewell *2023-09-28* I’m so sad this app is closing down. When I was 12 (47 years ago) for Christmas my father gave me a Timex self-winding watch just like the one he wore to work where he worked on the rockets that first landed men on the moon. During P.E. at school someone broke into my locker and stole my watch. I’ve prayed for 47 years for the miracle of finding it. The Chronometer App has the closest thing I ever found that looks like that watch so I purchased the app. I’m ready to pay any reasonable amount for the Chronometer App compiled to run on a Windows PC platform. Developers: If there is even a remote possibility of that happening, please email me. If not, goodbye and thank you for the time the app was available. Best wishes. ### 5/5 — The Best of all. *2023-09-18* This app is used by professionals (both government and private), for Apple to incorporate this into their iOS would be life changing. ### 5/5 — I don’t want to see you go *2023-09-11* I’ve had this app on each of my iPhones since the app was first released I’ll keep using it until I can’t anymore Good luck to you all 🙏🏼 ### 5/5 — Sad to see Emerald Go *2023-09-05* This venerable clock app is one of the first 3rd party apps I installed way back when the App Store was just getting going and long before the Apple Watch. It still holds up very well with solid graphics and creative faces. Time is constant but times change and sad to see the developer moving on. Will continue to use the app as long as it’s possible. ### 5/5 — Farewell, friends *2023-09-05* Sorry to hear about your shutting the app down, but you provided a wonderful product all these years. I pray for you all the luck in what life brings your way. 👍🏽 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-25.*