WatchTime vs WristLog
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/
WristLog
Track the accuracy and wear time of your watch collection. Organize your timepieces, document their history, and discover your real wearing habits. Connect with watchmakers and find watch-related accessories.
- Track watch accuracy
- Log wear time
- Organize watch collection
- Document watch history
- Discover wearing habits
- Connect with watchmakers
- Create a wishlist
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Home for your watch collection. Stop letting your collection data sit in a boring spreadsheet. Your watches deserve better. Track your whole watch collection in one place. Log and track accuracy of your timepieces, manage your collection and wishlist, and discover your real wearing habits. Built by a watch nerd, for watch nerds. Free forever - no ads, no catch. Your Watches Have Stories. Time to Tell Them. Remember that feeling when your mechanical watch runs ±0 seconds after a month? Or when you realize you haven't worn your Speedy in 6 months? Yeah, I get it. That's why I built WristLog. ACCURACY OBSESSED? SAME. Finally prove your watch really does run +2 seconds per day. Track it daily, weekly, or whenever you remember. Watch those beautiful graphs show off your chronometer-grade accuracy. Your watchmaker will be impressed. Your friends... maybe less so. WHICH WATCH TODAY? See which pieces actually get wrist time (spoiler: it's probably the same 3 watches). Find out if that impulse buy is earning its keep or just looking pretty in the box. No judgment here — I have drawer queens too. ORGANIZE YOUR COLLECTION Add unlimited watches and track everything: wear time, accuracy, purchase date, service history, that time it survived a fall. Export anytime because it's your data, not mine. THE PLAZA Accuracy tracking flagging something's off? WristLog's Plaza connects you with vetted watchmakers and service centers worldwide. Plus straps, tools, parts, independent brands, and retailers — all curated, all in one place. THE WISHLIST OF DREAMS Keep tabs on that grail watch. Plan your next "totally necessary" purchase. I won't tell your partner about the 47 watches on your list. Promise. YOUR WATCH DIARY Remember why you bought each piece. Document that perfect lume shot. Write about the day your vintage find arrived. Keep it private or share your best stories — your choice. AI THAT ACTUALLY HELPS No nonsense. Smart features that pull watch specs instantly and spot when your watch might need a service. Like having a knowledgeable friend who never gets tired of watch talk. I'm a watch nerd who built this for myself and figured you'd like it too. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.wristlog.com/pages/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WristLog at 100% against WatchTime's 17%. WristLog also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). WatchTime's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and WristLog sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WristLog holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WristLog has 53 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of WatchTime's written reviews are positive against 100% of WristLog's.
WatchTime ships an update every 6 months, WristLog every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WatchTime | WristLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (10 ratings) | 4.9 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ebner Media Group GmbH & Co. KG | Adam Tomecek |
Customer experience
WatchTime
WristLog
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
WristLog
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
WristLog
- WristLog Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- WristLog Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
- WristLog lifetime Founder$12.99
- WristLog lifetime$24.99









