Comparison

Horology vs Winder

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

Head to head
About

Horology

A minimalist utility app for watch enthusiasts to precisely set mechanical timepieces. It offers advanced features like planetary animations and lunar phase tracking.

Highlights
  • Precise mechanical watch setting
  • Orbit-based planetary animations
  • Lunar phase tracking
  • Minimalist interface
  • Timekeeping utility
Features
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Horology: Keeping Time is a minimalist timekeeping app built for watch enthusiasts. Set your mechanical timepiece with precision, then explore additional features like orbit-based planetary animations, lunar phase tracking, and more.

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

Horology4 screens
Winder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Winder at 5.0 against Horology's 3.0. Winder also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Horology's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.4 vs 26.2). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Winder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Horology asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Winder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Horology ships an update fortnightly, Winder every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Horology versus Winder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHorologyWinder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.4 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInteractive Applications LLCIVAN ALEJANDRO MUNGUIA CRUZ

Customer experience

Horology

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Winder

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

In-app purchases

None

Horology

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Winder

One-time1
  • Winder Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Horology free?
Horology is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Winder free?
Winder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Horology or Winder?
Winder is rated higher. Horology averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Winder averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Horology or Winder have ads?
Neither Horology nor Winder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Horology or Winder?
Horology ships an update fortnightly, and Winder every 5 days. Most recently, Horology was updated on November 5, 2026 and Winder on October 30, 2026.

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