Toolwatch vs Chronographer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Toolwatch
Measure and track the accuracy of your mechanical watches. Get personalized tips for watch care and determine if your timepiece needs servicing. Discover how your watch performs compared to others.
- Measure watch accuracy
- Track watch performance
- Personalized watch care tips
- Identify need for servicing
- Compare watch accuracy
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Measure and track the accuracy of your mechanical watches. Toolwatch is a free watch accuracy app trusted by the watchmaking industry's leaders and 15 000+ monthly users. Is your watch accurate? Should it be serviced? How does it compare versus other watches? Find out now by measuring the accuracy of your watch! Toolwatch also brings to you the best tips, tailored on your watch for taking care of your watches. "Toolwatch is the best watch accuracy app out there and it's free!" - Guillaume Cassez, Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre "I regularly check the accuracy of my watch collection and Toolwatch is my favorite app for that." - Thomas Hulin, Van Cleef & Arpels "I had the feeling my watch was running late, now I am sure thanks to Toolwatch and I could get my watch serviced for free as it was still under warranty!" - Benjamin Baudisson, Vacheron Constantin "As a watch collector, knowing when to service my watch is crucial. Toolwatch helps me taking care of my mechanical watches." - Alex Ghotbi, Watch Specialist- Associate Director at Phillips Watches As seen on ABlogToWatch, FratelloWatches, Theo & Harris, WristReview, Europa Star and more. Find out now if your watch is accurate, it is FREE using Toolwatch mobile app.
Chronographer
This app helps you meticulously track the accuracy of your mechanical watches. It records time differences, calculates detailed performance metrics, and visualizes trends with charts and histograms. You can also manage your watch collection, log daily wear, and analyze positional variations.
- Track mechanical watch accuracy
- Calculate detailed performance metrics
- Visualize accuracy with charts and histograms
- Manage watch collection with notes and photos
- Log daily watch wear
- Analyze positional variation
- Export watch data
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Chronographer is for people who enjoy mechanical watches. It does two things: 1. Tracks your watches’ long-term accuracy 2. Records wrist time Chronographer can work with your whole watch collection. Create a “card” for each watch, giving it a name and, optionally, a longer description. Select a picture from your Photos library and add additional notes, such as the watch’s specifications, purchase details, and service history. All information is stored in iCloud and automatically synchronized between your devices. To track a watch’s accuracy, periodically collect data points comparing its indicated time to the current correct time. Chronographer tracks offsets (the difference from the correct time) and daily rate (how many seconds it gains or loses per day). It uses this information to create graphs and histograms that help you visualize your watch’s performance over time. Chronographer also calculates the following metrics: * Average offset * Max. positive offset * Max. negative offset * Last offset * Net gain/loss * Best-fit rate * Average rate * Fastest rate * Slowest rate * Last rate * Rate variance * Best-fit rate drift You can log the watch (or watches) that you wear each day. Chronographer’s wrist time tracking feature lets you see which watches you wear the most and how long it’s been since you’ve worn each one. You can use Chronographer to identify positional variation. When you record a data point, include the position (dial up, crown up, etc.) that the watch was stored in. Then, you can restrict the charts and metrics to specific positions and compare the results. Chronographer includes a large digital clock to help when you set your watches. For more information, including a detailed user’s guide, see https://www.rmfrance.net/chronographer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Toolwatch at 458 against Chronographer's 5. Toolwatch also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). Chronographer's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 34%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for Toolwatch against 3.4 for Chronographer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Toolwatch has 458 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Toolwatch's written reviews are positive against 50% of Chronographer's.
Toolwatch ships an update monthly, Chronographer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Toolwatch | Chronographer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (458 ratings) | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 458 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mathieu Nayrolles | Robert France |
Customer experience
Toolwatch
Chronographer
In-app purchases
Toolwatch
No in-app purchases
Chronographer
No in-app purchases









