Comparison

Timeboxd vs WristKeep

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

Head to head
About

Timeboxd

Catalog, organize, and showcase your watch collection with this premium digital watch box. Features AI-powered photo recognition, detailed tracking of watch specifications, and multiple display options for your timepieces. Securely back up and export your collection with ease.

Highlights
  • AI-powered photo recognition for watch details
  • Detailed tracking of watch specifications
  • Customizable organization with tags
  • Elegant card, grid, and photo views
  • Private iCloud backups
  • Manual export and import for data portability
Features
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Timeboxd is a premium digital watch box for cataloging, organizing and showcasing your watch collection. Designed for watch collectors and horology enthusiasts, Timeboxd helps you track, manage and present your mechanical and luxury watches in one beautifully crafted app. Add watches in seconds: • AI-powered photo recognition to extract watch details • Manual editing for complete control • Track movement, case size, dial, bracelet, reference number, purchase details and more • Add custom tags to organize your watch inventory Browse and showcase your collection: • Elegant card, grid and photo views • Flexible sorting by date, brand or price • Clean, collector-friendly watch cards for sharing Secure and portable: • Private iCloud backups to save and restore your collection • Manual export and import for full data portability • No account required Unlock unlimited watches with a simple one-time purchase. No subscription required.

About

WristKeep

Features
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Your collection is more than what you own. WristKeep helps you understand why each watch belongs. The watch you wear most is not always the one that means the most. Some pieces define your style. Others mark a milestone or serve a purpose no other watch can. Built specifically for watch collectors, WristKeep brings together your preferences, the role of each piece, and your real wear habits. Organize your collection into Watch Boxes, keep detailed profiles with images and notes, and see how the individual watches fit together. Scores give structure to your preferences across Attachment, Identity, Execution, Wearability, Distinctiveness, and Staying. Collection Roles define what each piece brings to the collection—from Signature and Emotion to Utility, Statement, Reference, Dress, Milestone, and Horology. Wear History shows what actually reaches your wrist. Log wear and follow the patterns that memory alone can miss. Rotation Intelligence reveals which watches are gaining wrist time, which are cooling off, and how your rotation is changing. Compare brings preference, actual wear, and collection fit together to help you understand how watches compete, complement one another, and earn their place. WristKeep Readiness shows when you’ve entered enough information for the app’s deeper collection insights to become meaningful. WristKeep is built to help collectors see their collection more clearly—not just as a list of watches, but as a reflection of taste, habits, purpose, and attachment.

Screenshots

Timeboxd4 screens
WristKeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WristKeep at none against Timeboxd's 1. WristKeep also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Timeboxd sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WristKeep asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timeboxd ships an update fortnightly, WristKeep every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Timeboxd versus WristKeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeboxdWristKeep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid McMahonILIAN STEFANOV

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Timeboxd

One-time1
  • TimeBoxd Pro$2.99
None

WristKeep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timeboxd free?
Timeboxd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WristKeep free?
WristKeep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Timeboxd or WristKeep have ads?
Neither Timeboxd nor WristKeep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timeboxd or WristKeep?
Timeboxd ships an update fortnightly, and WristKeep every 3 days. Most recently, Timeboxd was updated on October 30, 2026 and WristKeep on November 6, 2026.

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