Waterfall vs Chatometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waterfall
This application displays the current time on your device screen, creating a unique visual effect by simulating a cascading waterfall of numbers. It offers a distinctive way to view the time with its innovative design.
- Waterfall number effect for time display
- Simulates cascading numbers
- Displays current device time
- Unique visual interface
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The program displays the current time on the device screen, simulating the effect of a waterfall of numbers.
Chatometer
This app provides fun insights into your messaging habits by analyzing chat data. It reveals message counts, activity trends, and word usage, all processed securely offline. An optional in-app purchase unlocks the ability to analyze more than three conversations.
- Message, word, and character totals
- Messaging activity over time
- Most active hours and days
- Top words and emoji analysis
- Longest words sent
- Offline chat analysis
- iCloud sync across devices
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Chatometer securely analyzes your chats to give fun insights. Discover: - Message, word, and character totals - Messaging activity over time - Most active hours and days - Top words and emoji - Longest words sent Privacy: All analysis is performed offline and is not shared. iCloud keeps your chats up to date across your devices. Chatometer Plus: A once-off in-app purchase lets you import more than three chats. The feature can be shared with everyone in your family group. Chatometer is not affiliated with any messaging service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Chatometer at Free against Waterfall's $0.99. Chatometer also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). Waterfall's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (5 vs 3). On rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Chatometer is free to download; Waterfall costs $0.99 up front. Chatometer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Waterfall asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Waterfall against 5.0 for Chatometer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.
Waterfall ships an update every 4 months, Chatometer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Waterfall | Chatometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kostakov Maxim | Nicholas Baughan |
Customer experience
Waterfall
Chatometer
In-app purchases
Waterfall
No in-app purchases
Chatometer
- Chatometer Plus$2.99
