Atomic Clock vs wwvbgps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Atomic Clock
This app provides ultra-accurate time by synchronizing with global atomic clock servers. It offers a precise time display suitable for professionals, travelers, and anyone needing absolute accuracy. Features include real-time sync, customizable display options, and a minimalist interface.
- Real-time synchronization with atomic clock servers
- 24-hour and 12-hour display
- Minimalist clock face with dark mode
- Offline functionality with last known time
- Precise time down to the millisecond
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Always know the exact time with Atomic Clock – Precise Time. Our app synchronizes with official atomic time servers to deliver ultra-accurate time down to the millisecond. Whether you’re coordinating across time zones, managing scientific experiments, or simply want the most reliable clock, this app provides unmatched precision. Features: - Real-time synchronization with global atomic clock servers - 24-hour and 12-hour display options - Beautiful, minimal clock face with dark mode - Works online and offline with last known atomic time - Perfect for professionals, travelers, pilots, scientists, and anyone who values absolute accuracy. An atomic clock is a timekeeping device that measures time based on the vibrations or transitions of atoms—usually cesium or rubidium. Unlike mechanical or quartz clocks, which rely on moving parts or crystals, atomic clocks use the natural oscillations of atoms as their frequency standard. This makes them the most accurate clocks ever developed, capable of maintaining time to within a few billionths of a second per day. Atomic clocks are essential for applications where extreme precision is required, such as GPS navigation, telecommunications, space exploration, scientific experiments, and synchronizing global networks.
wwvbgps
This utility app emulates a WWVB time signal using your device's speaker, allowing compatible radio-controlled clocks to sync. It prioritizes GPS time over the system clock for greater accuracy, especially when offline.
- WWVB signal emulation
- GPS time synchronization
- Avoids system clock drift
- Compatible with radio-controlled clocks
- Airplane mode optimization
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Emulates WWVB longwave time broadcast using DAC harmonics to produce a very weak signal at the carrier frequency of 60KHz. This allows a radio-controlled clock (e.g. many Casio watches), to receive the signal when placed near the speaker of the iOS device. There are other apps that do this but they don't seem to use the GPS time signal, instead relying on the system clock which will drift when it doesn't have internet for a long time (e.g. at sea) because iOS does not appear to use GPS time for system clock updates. This app specifically avoids using the system clock and prefers GPS time. To force using GPS, try it in Airplane mode, with all the radios off. Tested with Casio GW M5610U.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: wwvbgps at 5.0 against Atomic Clock's 3.0. Atomic Clock's advantage is device support and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
wwvbgps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Atomic Clock | wwvbgps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STAN I. C. ALEXANDRU PERSOANA FIZICA AUTORIZATA | Ello Skelling Productions |
In-app purchases
Atomic Clock
No in-app purchases
wwvbgps
No in-app purchases









