Comparison

Clock Wave vs Magnetized Wristwatch Checker

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

Magnetized Wristwatch Checker

This utility app helps mechanical watch owners determine if their timepiece is magnetized. It provides a user-friendly interface with a calibrating feature for accurate results, ensuring your watch functions correctly.

Highlights
  • Detects watch magnetization
  • Ensures watch accuracy
  • User-friendly interface
  • Calibrating feature
  • No ads
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Magnetized Wriswatch Checker (Mgntzd Watch) app helps you measure if your mechanical watch is magnetized and needs to be demagnetized to ensure the accuracy and correct work of the watch. - User friendly interface - Easy to use - Calibrating feature ensures reliable and precise results - No ads or other distractions Make sure you read the instructions in the app and follow the precisely for reliable results!

Screenshots

Clock Wave3 screens
Magnetized Wristwatch Checker1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Magnetized Wristwatch Checker at Free against Clock Wave's $1.99. Clock Wave's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (89% vs 74%). On rating, update cadence, 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

Magnetized Wristwatch Checker is free to download; Clock Wave costs $1.99 up front. Magnetized Wristwatch Checker sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Clock Wave asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Clock Wave against 4.6 for Magnetized Wristwatch Checker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clock Wave has 256 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Clock Wave's written reviews are positive against 74% of Magnetized Wristwatch Checker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clock Wave ships an update every 2 months, Magnetized Wristwatch Checker every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Clock Wave versus Magnetized Wristwatch Checker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClock WaveMagnetized Wristwatch Checker
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (256 ratings) — better4.6 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews89.0% of reviews — better73.9% of reviews
Number of ratings256 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#33 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer震 任Deniss Fedotovs

Customer experience

Clock Wave

All ratings248 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral0.4%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews427 reviews
Positive89.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative8.9%

Magnetized Wristwatch Checker

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative26.1%

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

Magnetized Wristwatch Checker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Clock Wave

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Magnetized Wristwatch Checker

One-time5
  • Buy developer a bit of coffee$0.99
  • Buy developer some coffee$1.99
  • Buy developer a regular coffee$3.99
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  • Buy developer a large coffee$12.99
  • Buy developer lots of coffee$49.99

Questions

Is Clock Wave free?
Clock Wave costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magnetized Wristwatch Checker free?
Magnetized Wristwatch Checker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clock Wave or Magnetized Wristwatch Checker?
Clock Wave is rated higher. Clock Wave averages 4.7 out of 5 from 256 ratings, while Magnetized Wristwatch Checker averages 4.6 from 21 ratings.
Do Clock Wave or Magnetized Wristwatch Checker have ads?
Neither Clock Wave nor Magnetized Wristwatch Checker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clock Wave or Magnetized Wristwatch Checker?
Clock Wave ships an update every 2 months, and Magnetized Wristwatch Checker every 4 months. Most recently, Clock Wave was updated on November 1, 2026 and Magnetized Wristwatch Checker on October 27, 2026.

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