Comparison

Chatmergency vs Ratekeeper

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

Head to head
About

Chatmergency

Features
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Chatmergency is a real-time Bluetooth messaging app that doesn't require wifi which makes it crucial when networks go down in your neighborhood, hospitals, and more. - Send messages over Bluetooth - "Had-to-be-there" messages can only be seen by connected users in real-time - Database-less architecture works without internet - Ability to block messages

About

Ratekeeper

Measure the daily accuracy of your mechanical watch without specialized equipment. Simply tap when your watch's second hand aligns with true time, and the app calculates its rate. Track historical data, compare against specifications, and analyze performance by resting position.

Highlights
  • Measures watch rate in seconds per day
  • Historical data tracking and charting
  • Comparison against specified accuracy bands
  • Analysis of rate by resting position
  • Standalone true-time reference clock
  • Export readings to CSV
Features
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Every mechanical watch has a rate: a few seconds gained or lost each day, as personal to the movement as a fingerprint. Ratekeeper tells you what yours is, exactly, without a timing machine or a trip to the watchmaker. The method is a five-second pleasure. Set your watch to true time. A day or two later, tap the screen the instant the second hand crosses twelve. Ratekeeper compares that tap to atomic network time (accurate to hundredths of a second) and, from two readings, works out the watch's rate in seconds per day. Gaining or losing, and by exactly how much. That's the whole thing. No microphone, no cradle, no gear. Just your watch, your phone, and a tap. WHAT YOU SEE • The rate, plainly. "+5.4 spd". In words, "gains 5.4 seconds a day," so the sign never has to be decoded. • A history that reads like a story. Every reading is grouped into runs (a run begins each time you set the watch) and charted so you can watch a rate settle in as a fresh service beds down, or drift as it comes due for one. • Against a band, if you want one. Hold a watch to −4/+6 seconds a day, or the tighter 0/+5, and see at a glance whether it's keeping to spec. • By resting position. Dial up, crown down, on the wrist: a mechanical watch runs differently in each. Ratekeeper breaks the rate down position by position and even suggests how to rest it tonight to bring it closer to true. • A true-time reference clock. A standalone screen showing network time to the tenth of a second, so you can set any watch against it. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT WATCHES • Manual, automatic, quartz, or something else: each is measured on its own terms. • Gentle reminders on your rhythm, so readings land a few days apart the way the math wants. • Export every reading to CSV whenever you like. The data is yours to keep. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No sign-up. No ads. Your watches and readings live on your device and sync across your own devices through your own private iCloud. We can't see them, and nobody is building a profile out of your collection. Find out how your watches really run. Every one of them has a rate. This is how you learn it. Have questions? We're here to help. Email us at hello@slowsundaysoftware.com Terms of Use: https://slowsundaysoftware.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://slowsundaysoftware.com/privacy

Screenshots

Chatmergency3 screens
Ratekeeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Chatmergency at 14.0 against Ratekeeper's 26.5. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chatmergency sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Ratekeeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Chatmergency versus Ratekeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChatmergencyRatekeeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew ShingletonSlow Sunday Software LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chatmergency

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$0.991 Month
1 purchases

Ratekeeper

One-time1
  • Unlock the entire app$4.99

Questions

Is Chatmergency free?
Chatmergency is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ratekeeper free?
Ratekeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chatmergency or Ratekeeper have ads?
Neither Chatmergency nor Ratekeeper shows ads.

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