Comparison

Clock Wave vs Twelve O'clock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Clock Wave

Calibrate your radio-controlled watch or clock using your iPhone or iPad. Simply tap 'Transmit' and place your device near your watch to automatically sync the accurate time.

Highlights
  • Calibrate radio-controlled watches/clocks
  • Transmit accurate time automatically
  • Supports 5 major global time signal stations
  • Manual station selection for compatibility
  • Automatic time signal transmission
Features
Currently charting
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Clock Wave allows you calibrate radio controlled watch or clock anytime and anywhere. Just click "Transmit" button, set your watch or clock to manual receive time signal, and place it nearby your iPhone/iPad's speaker, it will be calibrated in a few minutes. Clock Wave features: - Covers 5 major longwave time signal stations all over the world. * USA: WWVB * Japan: JJY * China: BPC * UK: MSF * DE: DCF77 - Automatically transmit the accurate time. * If your radio controlled watch/clock doesn't support station BPC, select station JJY manually to use in China. * If your radio controlled watch/clock doesn't support station MSF, select station DCF77 manually to use in UK. * If your radio controlled watch/clock support only a specified timezone or station, (e.g. Using a radio controlled clock support only JJY station in Australia.), select the watch/clock timezone manually in app settings.

About

Twelve O'clock

Easily track the accuracy of your mechanical watches over time. Manually log checkpoints to calculate seconds per day and visualize performance with charts. Manage your watch collection with photos and learn more about horology.

Highlights
  • Manage watch collection
  • Add/edit/remove watches
  • Include watch photos
  • Track watch accuracy
  • Calculate seconds per day
  • View accuracy charts
  • Horology content
Features
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Twelve O’clock is an app that helps track your watch accuracy easily in a realistic way. I can’t stress this enough: it’s “tracking”, not measuring instantaneous accuracy like a timegrapher device. It’s a manual and oldschool job but it brings so much fun. It reminds me of the old days when I had to synchronize my watch to the clock on the TV at 7pm every day. With Twelve O'clock you can: ** MANAGE YOUR WATCH COLLECTION * Add, edit, remove any item in a list of your watch collection * Include a nice wristshot of each watch ** KNOW YOUR WATCH ACCURACY * Simply add some checkpoints and let the app calculate the accuracy in *second per day* * A nice chart of the accuracy over the time ** LEARN MORE ABOUT HOROLOGY * Curated content for watch lovers (like me)

Screenshots

Clock Wave3 screens
Twelve O'clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Twelve O'clock at Free against Clock Wave's $1.99. Twelve O'clock also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Clock Wave's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Twelve O'clock is free to download; Clock Wave costs $1.99 up front. Twelve O'clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Clock Wave asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clock Wave holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 248 and 82 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 92% and 91% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clock Wave ships an update every 2 months, Twelve O'clock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Clock Wave versus Twelve O'clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClock WaveTwelve O'clock
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (248 ratings) — better4.4 (82 ratings)
Positive reviews91.6% of reviews — better91.1% of reviews
Number of ratings248 — better82
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#58 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer震 任Hieu Pham

Customer experience

Clock Wave

All ratings248 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral0.4%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews285 reviews
Positive91.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative7.4%

Twelve O'clock

All ratings82 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative14.6%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive91.1%
Neutral0.8%
Negative8.1%

User reviews

Clock Wave

From 248 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Works as advertised
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Syncs watches quickly
  • 💡 Clever solution for remote areas
  • 👍 Reliable and consistent

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Doesn't work for some watches
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or failures

Twelve O'clock

From 82 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and simple user interface
  • 💰 Excellent value at $0.99 one-time purchase
  • 🎯 Accurate watch accuracy tracking
  • ⏱️ Flexible checkpoint timing (0, 15, 30, 45 seconds)
  • 📊 Clear data visualization and graphs

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App freezes and crashes frequently
  • 💾 Data loss after updates
  • ⚠️ Free version severely limited (5 checkpoints only)
  • 🔔 Silent mode prevents beeping sounds
  • 🎯 Requires learning curve for some users

Bugs and requests

Clock Wave

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incompatibility with certain iOS versions
  • Incorrect time zone adjustments

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to transmit signal automatically
  • Support for more watch brands/models
  • Improved volume/signal strength control

Twelve O'clock

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App freezes at loading requiring phone restart
  • Data deletion after app updates
  • Data loss on app crash
  • Graph display glitches after checkpoints
  • Photo checkpoint feature returns 'old photo not supported' error
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  • Beeping only works when phone not in silent mode
  • Sort function not working
  • Screenshot sharing produces blank page
  • Calculation errors showing ~150 second variance
  • Checkpoint history doesn't display correctly
  • Swiping left to delete checkpoints not intuitive

Requested features

18 requests
  • iCloud/cloud synchronization across devices
  • Notifications or reminders for checkpoints
  • Current time button on checkpoint screen
  • Larger buttons for 15/30/45 second marks
  • Power reserve tracking
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  • Wear frequency tracking
  • Average accuracy by watch position
  • Widget support
  • Atomic clock built into app
  • Regulator clock layout for time setting
  • In-app feedback option (instead of Twitter)
  • Automatic time reading from watch photos
  • 12-hour time format option
  • Sort function improvements
  • Year display in checkpoint history
  • Chrono24 account integration
  • Regular article updates
  • Export to Excel/CSV

In-app purchases

None

Clock Wave

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Twelve O'clock

One-time1
  • Twelve Plus$1.99

Questions

Is Clock Wave free?
Clock Wave costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Twelve O'clock free?
Twelve O'clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clock Wave or Twelve O'clock?
Clock Wave is rated higher. Clock Wave averages 4.7 out of 5 from 248 ratings, while Twelve O'clock averages 4.4 from 82 ratings.
Do Clock Wave or Twelve O'clock have ads?
Neither Clock Wave nor Twelve O'clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clock Wave or Twelve O'clock?
Clock Wave ships an update every 2 months, and Twelve O'clock every 3 weeks. Most recently, Clock Wave was updated on September 29, 2026 and Twelve O'clock on September 26, 2026.

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