Watch Tracker vs Watch Collection Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Watch Tracker
Easily track your wristwatch's accuracy against an atomic clock. This app measures and records time differences, displaying detailed graphs of your watch's performance. It's designed to be more accurate and simpler than traditional methods.
- Tracks wristwatch accuracy
- Synchronizes with atomic clock
- Measures and records time differences
- Displays data graphs
- Tracks multiple watches
- Exports data to CSV
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Watch Tracker is a revolutionary app for tracking the accuracy of a wristwatch. It's dramatically easier and more accurate than any previous method. Just tap a button when the time on your watch matches the time displayed by the app, and Watch Tracker does the rest. It synchronizes with an atomic clock, measures and records the difference, and displays graphs of all the data points you've recorded. - Uses best-fit analysis to accurately calculate how many seconds your watch gains or loses per day - Displays graphs of rates and variance - Can track multiple watches simultaneously - Saves data in CSV files that can be opened with any spreadsheet software Watch Tracker is made by the developer of tChess (the chess app that was featured in Apple's "Learn" commercial for the iPad) and Learn Chess (the Apple Staff Favorite e-book).
Watch Collection Tracker
Log your watch collection and wear history. Set detailed properties for each timepiece, including brand, model, and specific components. Receive personalized wear suggestions based on your rotation.
- Log watch properties (brand, model, image)
- Detail case, dial, bezel, and strap
- Manage watch wear history
- Receive wear suggestions
- Organize watch collection
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Track your watch collection and wear history using this application. You can set watch properties such as brand & model names, watch image, case, dial, bezel, and strap details. You can also manage watch wear history. You get watch wear suggestions according to your watch rotation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Watch Collection Tracker at Free against Watch Tracker's $4.99. Watch Collection Tracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). Watch Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (322 vs 2). On 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
Watch Collection Tracker is free to download; Watch Tracker costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Watch Collection Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watch Tracker has 322 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Watch Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Watch Collection Tracker's.
Watch Tracker ships an update every 6 months, Watch Collection Tracker every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Watch Tracker | Watch Collection Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (322 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 322 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tom Kerrigan | Mehti Ozkan |
Customer experience
Watch Tracker
Watch Collection Tracker
Bugs and requests
Watch Tracker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes when trying to add photos
- Inconsistent time tracking results
Requested features
4 requests- Add more positional variance options
- Implement cloud sync for data
- Add more customization options
- Improve support for newer iOS versions
Watch Collection Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Watch Tracker
No in-app purchases
Watch Collection Tracker
No in-app purchases
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