Comparison

STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD vs Tick Sync

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Atomic time synchronization
  • Frequency and phase visualization
  • Real-time spectrum analyzer
  • Post-quantum credential generation
  • Biometric OIDC authorization
  • Secure on-device key storage
Features
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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.

About

Tick Sync

Features
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When standard time radio signals do not reach your area, or walls and interference prevent your watch from receiving them—Tick Sync provides another path to the correct time. Start with radio-controlled watch assistance. Place the watch near the built-in speaker of your iPhone or iPad and begin manual reception. Tick Sync generates time codes for JJY 40/60, WWVB, MSF, DCF77, and BPC, helping the watch attempt synchronization over a very short distance. For explicitly compatible Bluetooth watches, pair and connect the watch, wait until it is ready to sync, and then send the current local time manually. With Advanced Features, Tick Sync can maintain an eligible Bluetooth connection in the background. When the watch reconnects and becomes ready, Tick Sync normally obtains a fresh NTP correction and sends the time automatically, reducing the need to open the app for every sync. Background timing is determined by iOS or iPadOS and watch connection events rather than an exact schedule. Your time source is not limited to the device’s system clock. Free Single NTP mode queries a server you choose. Multi-NTP mode compares at least three independent sources, finds a majority-agreed time range, rejects inconsistent responses, and displays estimated uncertainty. HIGHLIGHTS • Very-short-range JJY 40/60, WWVB, MSF, DCF77, and BPC radio-controlled watch assistance • Manual and background automatic Bluetooth time sync for explicitly compatible watches • System Time, Single NTP, and Multi-NTP sources • NTP server management, optional location preselection, outlier rejection, and uncertainty estimates • Watch battery level display • No account required Radio assistance, manual Bluetooth time sync, System Time, and Single NTP are free. Background automatic Bluetooth sync and Multi-NTP features require an auto-renewing annual Advanced Features subscription. Tick Sync is an independent utility and is not affiliated with any watch manufacturer. Bluetooth compatibility depends on the watch model and firmware, while background operation depends on iOS or iPadOS and watch connection events. A successful Bluetooth write does not guarantee that the watch applied or displayed the new time. An iPhone or iPad does not transmit a normal 40–77.5 kHz longwave broadcast. Radio-assisted results vary with the device, watch hardware, volume, placement, and interference. Always verify the final time independently before relying on it. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Supplemental Terms of Use: https://ticksync.dishangti.com/legal/en/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://ticksync.dishangti.com/legal/en/privacy.html

Screenshots

STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD4 screens
Tick Sync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD at none against Tick Sync's 1. Tick Sync's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, 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. Tick Sync sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD ships an update every 5 days, Tick Sync weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD versus Tick Sync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTEADYWATCH™ HANDHELDTick Sync
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNathaniel VazquezJIFENG LUO

In-app purchases

None

STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tick Sync

Subscriptions1
  • Tick Sync Advanced$1.991 Year

Questions

Is STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD free?
STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tick Sync free?
Tick Sync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD or Tick Sync have ads?
Neither STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD nor Tick Sync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD or Tick Sync?
STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD ships an update every 5 days, and Tick Sync weekly. Most recently, STEADYWATCH™ HANDHELD was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tick Sync on October 24, 2026.

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