Comparison

TickTracer vs Winder

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TickTracer

Log and analyze the accuracy of your mechanical watches with this tool. Easily record daily deviations, add photos for precision, and view detailed statistics and trends. Manage your entire collection and share your data.

Highlights
  • Daily accuracy logging
  • Photo-assisted entry
  • Smart reminders
  • Detailed statistics and charts
  • Export to PDF and image
  • iCloud sync
  • Multiple watch management
Features
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TickTracer is the essential companion for mechanical watch enthusiasts who want to know — precisely — how their timepieces perform in the real world. Whether you wear a single favorite or manage a full collection, TickTracer turns scattered observations into clear, beautiful data. Compare your watch to a reference time, log the deviation in seconds, and let the trends reveal themselves over days and weeks. WHY TICKTRACER • Built for real wrist time, not lab conditions — see how your watch actually runs, day after day. • A clean, fast interface designed around clarity, with charts that make sense at a glance. • A timegrapher in your pocket — measure rate, beat error and amplitude across positions, right from your iPhone. KEY FEATURES • Daily accuracy logging — record deviations and analyze performance over time. • Photo-assisted entry — capture the dial for faster, more precise readings. • Built-in timegrapher — rate, beat error and amplitude with a clear per-position health score. • Detailed statistics — visualize trends, averages and stability with elegant charts. • Smart reminders — get notified when it's time to take a measurement. • Export to PDF and image — share your results in a tap. • iCloud sync — your collection, always up to date across iPhone and iPad. • Home Screen widgets — check your watch's status at a glance. • Multiple watches — keep your whole collection organized and on track. FREE & PREMIUM Start for free with one watch and a set of measurements to see how TickTracer works. Premium unlocks everything: unlimited watches and measurements, photo-assisted entry, the full timegrapher and all advanced analytics — with a 3-day free trial. Track it. Understand it. Trust it.

About

Winder

This app provides highly accurate time synchronization with atomic time servers. It features beautifully crafted, animated watch dials and optional sound cues for precise timekeeping. Designed for watch enthusiasts, it prioritizes privacy with no data collection.

Highlights
  • Atomic time synchronization (NTP)
  • Drift strip for device offset
  • Continuous-sweep second hand
  • Analog and digital display options
  • 12 handcrafted, animated dial themes
  • Optional countdown sound cues
  • No data collection or tracking
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Winder syncs to public NTP atomic time servers and shows you time you can trust, accurate to the millisecond. Open the app, read the time, set your watch. That's it. Built for collectors who care about the seconds. WHAT YOU GET Atomic time synchronization via NTP (NIST, PTB). The drift strip at the top of the screen shows your device's exact offset from atomic time. No guessing, no rounding. A continuous-sweep second hand that glides like a Spring Drive. Analog face, digital display, or both. Dauphine hands with a center ridge that catches light. Four bundled typefaces. Optional countdown sound cues (mechanical or electronic) so you can set your crown without watching the screen. 12 dial themes drawn from real watch materials: meteorite with Widmanstätten crystal lines, aventurine glass with 1,375 shimmering inclusions, sunburst rays with a rotating specular beam, tapisserie grids, black ceramic waves, and more. Every surface animates. Light sweeps slowly across crystal boundaries. Inclusions catch and release a migrating glow. Specular beams rotate over hours. These are not wallpapers. They are living dial surfaces. Three themes are free. Winder Pro unlocks the full collection with a single purchase. No subscription. PRIVACY Winder collects no data. No accounts. No analytics. No tracking. No crash reporting. Your preferences stay on your device. The only network request is the NTP time sync. That's the entire privacy policy. BUILT BY A WATCH COLLECTOR I couldn't find a precision clock on the phone that felt worthy of the watches it was meant to serve, so I built one. Every dial, every animation, every pixel is crafted with the same care you'd expect from the watches Winder serves. Made in Mexico. Part of the Watchdex ecosystem. watchdex.app

Screenshots

TickTracer4 screens
Winder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Winder at 5.0 against TickTracer's 4.2. Winder also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). TickTracer's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TickTracer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Winder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Winder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of TickTracer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Winder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TickTracer ships an update every 3 days, Winder every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TickTracer versus Winder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTickTracerWinder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (9 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaxime CHEVALIERIVAN ALEJANDRO MUNGUIA CRUZ

Customer experience

TickTracer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Winder

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TickTracer

One-time1
  • TickTracer Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Winder

One-time1
  • Winder Pro$4.99

Questions

Is TickTracer free?
TickTracer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Winder free?
Winder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TickTracer or Winder?
Winder is rated higher. TickTracer averages 4.2 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Winder averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do TickTracer or Winder have ads?
Neither TickTracer nor Winder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TickTracer or Winder?
TickTracer ships an update every 3 days, and Winder every 5 days. Most recently, TickTracer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Winder on October 30, 2026.

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