Comparison

AtomicClock vs ChronoLog

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

Head to head
About

AtomicClock

This app displays the exact current time synchronized with NTP servers, offering a customizable clock view for precise time checks. It's ideal for setting watches, verifying timestamps, or comparing local and network time.

Highlights
  • Precise time from NTP servers
  • Customizable clock faces
  • Select or add time servers
  • Local and UTC views
  • 12/24 hour modes
  • Customizable time format
  • Acoustic ticking
Features
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Check precise NTP reference time at a glance. AtomicClock helps you set watches, wall clocks, cameras, and other devices, compare local time with UTC, and follow moments when every second matters. Clear analog and digital time AtomicClock displays current time from NTP servers that reference atomic clocks. Choose a predefined server or add your own, then view local or UTC time in a clean analog or digital clock. Customize your reference clock • Switch between 12-hour and 24-hour time • Customize the time format • Choose from multiple clock faces and hands • Use a smooth, fluid second hand • Add acoustic ticking or the Greenwich Time Signal • Tap the screen to hide information and controls, freeze the display, or mute ticking Details for precise time checks View technical NTP information, including round-trip time and server stratum. Whether you are checking a timestamp, preparing a camera, aligning a wall clock, or setting a watch by hand, the seconds remain clear and easy to follow. AtomicClock is free to use. AtomicClock Pro is available as a one-time purchase with no subscription. It unlocks your preferred clock face, hands, and font, removes ads, and includes upcoming Pro features. AtomicClock displays NTP reference time for comparison and does not change your device’s system time. Results can vary with the selected server, network conditions, and device behavior.

About

ChronoLog

This app provides professional-grade tools to track the accuracy of mechanical watches. It offers audio timegraphing, photo offset measurement, and tap timing, along with detailed analytics and atomic time synchronization for collectors and enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Audio timegrapher for rate, beat error, and amplitude
  • Photo offset measurement against atomic time
  • Tap timing for quick offset logging
  • Track accuracy trends over time
  • Atomic time synchronization
  • Detailed performance graphs and analytics
  • Manage and organize watch collection
Features
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ChronoLog — Timegrapher, Watch Accuracy Tracker & Collection Log Turn your iPhone into a timegrapher. ChronoLog listens to your mechanical watch through the microphone and reads its rate in seconds per day — then keeps measuring over days and weeks, on your wrist, so you know how the watch really runs, not just how it ran on the bench. No subscription. No account. One-time purchase unlocks everything. AUDIO TIMEGRAPHER • Rate in seconds per day from your watch's tick, in about 30 seconds — the same number a timegrapher gives you. • Every reading carries a confidence score, so you know when to trust it and when to record again. • Movements from 18,000 to 36,000 bph, detected automatically or set per watch. ACCURACY OVER TIME — THE PART A TIMEGRAPHER CAN'T DO A bench reading captures one moment. ChronoLog logs every measurement into timing runs and charts the daily rate as you actually wear the watch: watch it drift, catch magnetization, and see when it needs regulation or a service — before it costs you minutes a week. • Photo offset: photograph the dial against atomic time for the most precise manual reading. • Tap timing: tap on the second for a quick log with any watch, quartz included. • Tag measurements by position, temperature or activity to learn what moves the rate. ACCURACY REPORT — NEW A health score for every watch, timekeeping trends per run, and an anonymous comparison against the same models worldwide — find out whether your Submariner or your SKX keeps time better than most. Share a private report link that expires on its own. ATOMIC TIME Every measurement is referenced to NTP atomic time, not your phone's clock. Use the live atomic clock, with an optional seconds tick, to set your watches to the second. YOUR COLLECTION, ORGANISED • Unlimited watches with photos, brand, model, calibre, serial number, service history and notes. • Wear log: swipe to mark what you're wearing, then see your rotation as a calendar, timeline and stats. • Moon phase: last and next full moon with the days between — set a moonphase complication in seconds. • Full backup and restore. CSV export for your records or your watchmaker. WHY COLLECTORS CHOOSE CHRONOLOG A timegrapher is for adjusting a watch. ChronoLog is for knowing it — clean, fast, ad-free, built by a collector in Boulder, Colorado, who reads and answers every review. Download ChronoLog and find out how your watches really run.

Screenshots

AtomicClock4 screens
ChronoLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ChronoLog at none against AtomicClock's shown. ChronoLog also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). AtomicClock's advantage is ratings volume (5.6K vs 238) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

Both are free to download. AtomicClock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ChronoLog sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AtomicClock holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AtomicClock has 5.6K ratings behind it against 238, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 84% and 85% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AtomicClock ships an update monthly, ChronoLog every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AtomicClock versus ChronoLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAtomicClockChronoLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.6K ratings) — better4.6 (238 ratings)
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews85.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.6K — better238
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimo Partltyler wood

Customer experience

AtomicClock

All ratings5,568 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews242 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative12.4%

ChronoLog

All ratings230 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral9.0%
Negative6.0%

Bugs and requests

AtomicClock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on certain iOS versions
  • Occasional freezing of hands
  • Countdown timer sound not working

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add GMT/dual time display
  • Implement widget support
  • Add different second hand sounds
  • Allow setting background color to match watch
  • Include alarm/timer functionality

ChronoLog

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AtomicClock

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro Version$6.99
2 purchases

ChronoLog

One-time2
  • Premium$5.99
  • Premium$6.99

Questions

Is AtomicClock free?
AtomicClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChronoLog free?
ChronoLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AtomicClock or ChronoLog?
AtomicClock is rated higher. AtomicClock averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.6K ratings, while ChronoLog averages 4.6 from 238 ratings.
Do AtomicClock or ChronoLog have ads?
AtomicClock shows ads; ChronoLog does not.
Which is updated more often, AtomicClock or ChronoLog?
AtomicClock ships an update monthly, and ChronoLog every 3 weeks. Most recently, AtomicClock was updated on November 6, 2026 and ChronoLog on November 7, 2026.

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