Clockit Timecode App vs Sound Devices Wingman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clockit Timecode App
This utility converts your Apple mobile device into a timecode monitoring tool. It offers a comprehensive TC reader with level metering and waveform analysis, capable of handling real-time streams with drop-outs. Future modules promise further customization for various production needs.
- Modular timecode toolbox
- Comprehensive TC reader
- Level metering
- Native waveform analyzer
- Real-time TC stream with drop-outs
- iPad screen resolution support
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With the Clockit Timecode App, Lockit Network is introducing a modular timecode toolbox for the latest range of Apple's mobile devices (running iOS 3.x and higher), including native iPad screen resolution support. The basic host module is featuring a comprehensive TC reader with level metering and native wave form analyzer. Contrary to some other solutions, the reader is fully capable of reading and displaying a stream of TC with drop-outs or leaps in real time. By doing so, it is converting your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad into a versatile production tool for script, logging and any other kind of timecode monitoring needs. Ready for Ambient's wireless TC Link system, timecode is inserted via the 1/8" headset socket, making interfacing cost effective and versatile likewise. Future extension modules in planning range from freeze/log button, stopwatch, Clockit ALL log tables, cue sheets for sound, continuity, etc. to native TC generator and will allow economical customization of the application to individual requirements. For purchasing the necessary cables or downloading the wiring diagrams, please refer to our support page listed below.
Sound Devices Wingman
Control compatible Sound Devices mixer/recorders remotely from your iOS device. View metering, manage recordings, edit metadata, and generate sound reports. Requires specific hardware for some models.
- Remote control of mixer/recorders
- View metering and timecode
- Start/stop recordings
- Edit metadata
- Arm/disarm and rename tracks
- Create and email sound reports
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Gain convenient remote control of your Sound Devices 688, 664, and 633 mixer/recorders plus MixPre and MixPre II Series recorders with Wingman, a free iOS-based application. Wingman provides clear views of metering and timecode display on the larger screens of iOS smartphones and tablets. The touchscreen interface is easy to use and provides fast remote-control access to key 6-Series and MixPre Series functionality. With Wingman, users can view meters, start and stop audio recordings, enter and edit metadata, as well as arm/disarm, and rename tracks. Additionally on the 6-Series, Circle a take or designate False takes with the touch of a fingertip. Create sound reports quickly, and instantly email them directly from your iPhone or iPad. The Sound Devices WM-Connect hardware accessory is required to operate the 6-Series mixer/recorders with the Wingman app. This accessory is not required for the MixPre Series which have built-in Bluetooth LE. WM-Connect can be purchased separately from an authorized Sound Devices reseller:
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Verdict
Clockit Timecode App and Sound Devices Wingman both sit at 3.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of Clockit Timecode App's written reviews are positive against 32% of Sound Devices Wingman's. Clockit Timecode App also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 9.0). Sound Devices Wingman's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 60 months) and ratings volume (46 vs 4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for Clockit Timecode App against 3.2 for Sound Devices Wingman. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sound Devices Wingman has 46 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Clockit Timecode App's written reviews are positive against 32% of Sound Devices Wingman's.
Clockit Timecode App ships an update every 60 months, Sound Devices Wingman every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clockit Timecode App | Sound Devices Wingman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better | 3.2 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better | 32.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 60 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lockit Network GmbH | Sound Devices, LLC |
Customer experience
Clockit Timecode App
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In-app purchases
Clockit Timecode App
No in-app purchases
Sound Devices Wingman
No in-app purchases
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