Comparison

WatchTracker ProMic vs Timegrapher Advanced

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

Head to head
About

WatchTracker ProMic

Log and analyze the timekeeping accuracy of your mechanical watches. Manage your collection, record service history, and generate detailed reports for your timepieces.

Highlights
  • Track watch accuracy
  • Manage watch collection
  • Record service history
  • Export detailed reports
  • Log timekeeping data
Features
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WatchTracker ProMic helps mechanical watch enthusiasts track and analyze the timekeeping performance of their watches. Log accuracy data, manage your collection, record service history, and export detailed reports.

About

Timegrapher Advanced

This app transforms your iPhone into a portable mechanical watch timing instrument. It provides clear, live readings for rate, beat error, and amplitude, with customizable charts and automatic sensitivity sweeps for optimal data capture.

Highlights
  • Live rate, beat error, and amplitude measurements
  • Dual-line tick/tock paperstrip chart
  • Automatic sensitivity sweep for optimal settings
  • Adjustable lift angle and manual BPH
  • Customizable chart colors and scales
  • Calibration profiles for hardware timegraphers
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Timegrapher Advanced turns your iPhone into a portable watch timing instrument—ideal for hobbyists, collectors, and professionals who want quick, clear readings at the bench or on the go. Place a mechanical watch on a piezo or on top of an external mic, press Start, and watch a live screen measure the rate (s/d), beat error (ms), and amplitude (°). Core measurements • Rate in seconds per day • Beat error in milliseconds • Amplitude in degrees (with adjustable lift angle) • Manual BPH for common beat rates • Sensitivity control plus an auto sensitivity sweep to find a clean pickup level Chart that works like a real timegrapher • Dual-line tick/tock paperstrip with progressive slope from rate • Line separation tracks beat error (near-overlap when BE is excellent) • Portrait dashboard or full-screen landscape chart with rate, BE, amp, BPH, and lift • Customizable colors, scale (±100 to ±999), and optional scale gridlines • Optional live tick waveform pip to confirm clean escapement sound Automatic sweep • Sensitivity sweep will scan through your microphone's sensitivity range to autodetect the optimal setting used for capturing data • Sensitivity sweep uses a weighted algorithm to measure signal, noise, captured data, events, and elects the best data on a scoring mechanism Calibration you control • Factory default tuned from real multi-watch sessions • Create and edit profiles against your hardware timegrapher (gold standard) • One-tap Calibrate after 20 seconds of live data to capture app raw and bake offsets Workflow with Timegrapher Logging (separate app) • Optional deep-link integration: measure an orientation (including isochronism / 24h rows) in Advanced, then Capture and Send straight into Logging Built for real use • Metrics clear to −/− when the watch is off the mic—no frozen last reading • Quiet-room friendly piezo/mic workflow with optional tick noise filtering • Diagram noise reduction for a calmer strip • Clean, focused UI Whether you’re regulating a custom build, checking a Rolex, or logging a full position set, Timegrapher Advanced gives you a clear chart and numbers you can trust—and align to the instrument you already use.

Screenshots

WatchTracker ProMic4 screens
Timegrapher Advanced4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Timegrapher Advanced at every 2 weeks against WatchTracker ProMic's every 6 weeks. WatchTracker ProMic's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WatchTracker ProMic against 5.0 for Timegrapher Advanced. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WatchTracker ProMic ships an update every 6 weeks, Timegrapher Advanced every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
WatchTracker ProMic versus Timegrapher Advanced: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatchTracker ProMicTimegrapher Advanced
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMichael ProbstDANIEL DAVID RICKS

Customer experience

WatchTracker ProMic

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

Timegrapher Advanced

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

In-app purchases

None

WatchTracker ProMic

No in-app purchases

None

Timegrapher Advanced

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WatchTracker ProMic free?
WatchTracker ProMic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Timegrapher Advanced free?
Timegrapher Advanced is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WatchTracker ProMic or Timegrapher Advanced?
WatchTracker ProMic and Timegrapher Advanced are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do WatchTracker ProMic or Timegrapher Advanced have ads?
Neither WatchTracker ProMic nor Timegrapher Advanced shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WatchTracker ProMic or Timegrapher Advanced?
WatchTracker ProMic ships an update every 6 weeks, and Timegrapher Advanced every 2 weeks. Most recently, WatchTracker ProMic was updated on October 16, 2026 and Timegrapher Advanced on October 13, 2026.

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