WatchTime vs Watch Case
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/
Watch Case
Digitally catalog your watch collection with detailed information including dates, prices, history, and photos. Visualize your collection's value, origin, and style through insightful graphs and maps. Seamlessly manage your collection across iPhones, iPads, and Macs.
- Digital watch collection catalog
- Detailed watch information (dates, prices, history)
- Photo storage for watches
- Collection value analysis
- Graphs, charts, and map visualizations
- Cross-device synchronization (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
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Watch Case allows you to store your entire collection of watches in one place. No two pieces or collections are the same and Watch Case was designed to accommodate any and all information about watches you can imagine. Dates, prices, history, measurements, photos, services, warranties. You name it. Once your collection is up to date, Watch Case will help you understand the value of your collection, their origin, style and more through graphs, charts or a map. Watch Case works seamlessly on iPhones, iPads and Macs so you can edit your collection on any of your Apple devices. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://watchcase.app/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Watch Case at 70% against WatchTime's 17%. Watch Case also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). WatchTime's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Watch Case sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Watch Case holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of WatchTime's written reviews are positive against 70% of Watch Case's.
WatchTime ships an update every 6 months, Watch Case every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WatchTime | Watch Case |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (10 ratings) | 4.2 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ebner Media Group GmbH & Co. KG | Michal Lichwa |
Customer experience
WatchTime
Watch Case
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
Watch Case
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
Watch Case
- Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Watch Case Monthly$4.991 Month
- Watch Case + Blog Monthly$6.991 Month
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- Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime$69.99
- Unlock all features$150.00
