STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD vs TrueOffset
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD
This app synchronizes to atomic time standards and visualizes frequency and phase. It offers a real-time spectrum analyzer for biometric or sound signals and generates post-quantum credentials using your neuromotor pattern. Securely store and manage your keys for biometric identity verification.
- Atomic time synchronization
- Frequency and phase visualization
- Real-time spectrum analyzer
- Post-quantum credential generation
- Biometric OIDC authorization
- Secure on-device key storage
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ATOMIC Precision clock synchronized to atomic time standards via NTP. HARMONIC Real-time frequency spectrum and tuner. Tune and sample: music, ambient sound, natural noise. QUANTUM Post-quantum credential key generator. — not a pseudo-random number generator, not a software simulation. VAULT Post-Quantum Credential key storage. APPROVE Biometric OIDC authorization. OpenID Connect made simple.
TrueOffset
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TrueOffset is a precision time utility for comparing time sources and measuring clock offset with clarity and confidence. Compare multiple Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers, visualize the difference between them, and see how your device's clock aligns with selected references. A clean, instrument-style interface presents time as a measurement—focused on accuracy, not decoration. FOUR CLOCK FACES - 12-Hour Classic — Traditional analog display - 24-Hour Scientific — Full day on one dial - NTP Offset — Dual second hands show device vs. true time - Digital — Large display with millisecond precision UTC & TAI TIME SCALES Display Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and International Atomic Time (TAI) alongside your local time. UTC and TAI feature authentic deadbeat second hands that step crisply to each second, visually distinct from the smooth-sweep local time. TAI runs 37 leap seconds ahead of UTC—see both atomic time scales at a glance. TIME SIGNALS Hear the true second. Optional pips are timed against your NTP reference, so the start of each one marks the real second, not your device's idea of it. Choose from six classic signals synthesized to their published pitch and timing: Six Pips (Greenwich Time Signal), WWV, WWVH, CHU, Jihō, and Moscow Six Pips. Sound them on the hour, every 15 minutes, or every minute. Bluetooth or AirPlay speaker running late? Measure its delay with the microphone and TrueOffset compensates. TRUEOFFSET MASTER CLOCK Our tribute to the U.S. Naval Observatory's telephone time service. A tick sounds every second while a voice announces your local time and then Universal Time, each ahead of a beep that lands on the true second. Prefer it quiet? Switch the voice off and keep the ticks. TrueOffset is not affiliated with the U.S. Naval Observatory. PRECISION VISUALIZATION The NTP Offset view displays two second hands: your device clock (gray) and true NTP time (green). The offset magnifier shows drift on a ±10ms scale, so you can see sub-millisecond accuracy at a glance. DUAL-STACK COMPARISON A feature no other NTP app offers: compare IPv4 and IPv6 paths to the same server. Detect DNS misconfigurations, identify when address families route to different servers, and verify your network is delivering consistent time on both stacks. FLEXIBLE TIME SOURCES Compare against Apple, Google, Cloudflare, NIST, US Naval Observatory, global NTP pools, or add your own servers. Set any source as your reference and track offsets across all configured servers. QUALITY ANALYTICS Eight swipeable chart pages reveal the character of your time sources: - Dashboard — Sparkline overview of all servers - Offset History — Track drift over time - Histogram — Offset distribution analysis - Box Plot — Compare consistency across servers - RTT Scatter — Correlate latency with offset - Clock Sources — Decode reference clocks (GPS, PPS, Rubidium, Cesium) - Dual-Stack — IPv4 vs IPv6 path comparison - Rankings — Servers scored by jitter and round-trip time TrueOffset is designed for users who care about how accurate their time really is—and want to see the difference, not just trust it. --- In appreciation of Emerald Sequoia's Emerald Time.
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Verdict
STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD and TrueOffset both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of TrueOffset's written reviews are positive against 0% of STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD's. TrueOffset also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD against 4.9 for TrueOffset. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TrueOffset has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD's written reviews are positive against 100% of TrueOffset's.
STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD ships an update every 5 days, TrueOffset every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD | TrueOffset |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nathaniel Vazquez | Richard Bollar |
Customer experience
STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD
TrueOffset
In-app purchases
STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD
No in-app purchases
TrueOffset
No in-app purchases
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