WatchTime vs Ω SCANNER
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WatchTime
Access the leading watch magazine on your iPad with this app. Preview, organize, and purchase individual issues or subscribe for ongoing access. Enjoy enhanced multimedia content, offline reading, and a personal archive of your favorite watch content.
- Preview, organize, and purchase issues
- Enhanced multimedia content (audio, video, galleries)
- Offline reading capabilities
- Personal archive of purchased issues
- iPad-optimized reading experience
- Bookmarks and table of contents
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WatchTime - The Magazine of Fine Watches The No. 1 watch magazine in the U.S. is now available for the iPad! Use this free WatchTime app to preview, organize, and purchase individual issues. Purchase WatchTime iPad editions enhanced with multimedia features for $7.99 or subscribe to the 6 months auto-renewable subscription for $19.99. The subscription will be automatically renewed until canceled. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Including FREE Special-Editions: - Receive complete issues as iPad editions - Bonus content includes audio, video, supplements and photo galleries - WatchTime.com News available in the iPhone-Version - Bookmarks - iPad-optimized reading experience - zoom images and text - Table of Contents - Personal archive of purchased issues - Read offline with access to audio, video, supplements and photo galleries For more info about the iPad edition of WatchTime go to http://www.watchtime.com About WatchTime WatchTime’s editorial independence and expertise has made it America’s most respected watch magazine. Best known for its in-depth cover stories, striking original photography, and thorough watch tests and reviews, WatchTime also offers people profiles (top watchmakers, watch collectors, and watch executives), product trends, technical features, watch industry analysis, historical and travel articles and more, all aimed at informing and entertaining watch aficionados. Our privacy policy can be found here at https://www.watchtime.com/privacy-policy/, https://www.smarticle.com/privacy/?lang=en Terms of Use https://www.watchtime.com/website-terms-conditions/
Ω SCANNER
Scan your Master Chronometer certificate to instantly access your watch's detailed test results. Discover the 8 METAS tests and learn more about the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology. Connect directly to your MyOMEGA account for comprehensive watch data.
- Scan Master Chronometer Certificates
- Access watch test results
- Discover 8 METAS tests
- Learn about METAS
- Connect to MyOMEGA account
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OMEGA has introduced a simple way to scan your Master Chronometer certificate and access the test results of your watch directly through your MyOMEGA account. During the METAS 8 tests, including chronometric precision before and after exposure to a magnetic field of 15,000 gauss, each watch records a unique set of results that show exactly how it achieved its pass mark. By downloading the OMEGA Master Chronometer Scanner, you can: - Scan your Master Chronometer Certificate to access the results of your watch. - Discover the 8 METAS tests in detail. - Find out more about METAS (The Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology). Learn more in our Privacy Notice. (www.omegawatches.com/privacy-notice)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WatchTime at 3.1 against Ω SCANNER's 2.3. WatchTime also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Ω SCANNER's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (37% vs 17%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. WatchTime sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 6 months. Ω SCANNER asks for nothing beyond the download.
WatchTime holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of WatchTime's written reviews are positive against 37% of Ω SCANNER's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WatchTime ships an update every 6 months, Ω SCANNER every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WatchTime | Ω SCANNER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (10 ratings) — better | 2.3 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 36.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ebner Media Group GmbH & Co. KG | OMEGA Ltd |
Customer experience
WatchTime
Ω SCANNER
Bugs and requests
WatchTime
Reported bugs
38 issues- App crashes persistently
- App does not default to last page
- App is not optimized for mobile
- Cannot view magazines after purchase
- Not receiving latest issue
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- App opens to a random page
- Impossible to log in
- Passwords do not work
- Subscription service does not let you load magazines
- Support inquiries go unanswered
- App demands repurchase of issues
- App constantly forgets subscription information
- Invalid input messages when logging in
- Error while activating
- User information keeps dropping out
- App needs to remember and return to the page it was on
- App almost never recognizes internet connection
- Magazines downloaded but not found
- App crashes constantly
- App takes forever to accept subscription number
- App will not provide access without repurchase
- App demands repurchase of issues
- App does not work
- Subscription lost after iPad update
- Cannot download any magazines after update
- App won't run
- App crashes at the main page
- App won't start
- App complains no network available
- App requires active internet connection but sits there
- App crashes when downloading
- App won't even start
- App crashes without reason
- Wifi keeps dropping out in this app ONLY
- No wifi in the app means you can't download paid magazines
- App won't start
- App crashes
- App closes when downloading
Requested features
8 requests- Higher resolution images
- Sync bookmarks across devices
- Remember last page viewed
- Subscription options
- Free digital access for print subscribers
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- More affordable digital pricing
- List of purchased items only
- App remembers last page
Ω SCANNER
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WatchTime
- WatchTime$19.996 Months
- WatchTime$39.991 Year
- WatchTime June 2010$6.99
- WatchTime December 2010$6.99
- WatchTime February 2011$6.99
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- WatchTime April 2011$6.99
- WatchTime August 2011$6.99
- WatchTime October 2011$6.99
- WatchTime June 2011$7.99
- WatchTime BUYERS GUIDE 2012$8.99
Ω SCANNER
No in-app purchases
