Wrotate vs setting.watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wrotate
This app allows watch enthusiasts to meticulously log, track, and share their watch collections. Users can detail each timepiece, monitor wear frequency, and view collection statistics. It also features a social feed for connecting with other collectors, liking posts, and joining clubs.
- Log daily wears and track rotation
- Build collection with photos and details
- View collection stats (cost-per-wear, value)
- Share collection on social feed
- Follow friends, like, comment, join clubs
- Privacy controls
- ELO-based watch ranking
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WRotate is 100% free — the watch app that turns your iPhone into a timegrapher, tracks your collection and connects you with fellow collectors. Measure Accuracy * Audio timegrapher powered by AI — place your watch on the mic and read rate (seconds/day), amplitude and beat error in around 10 seconds * The same data a professional timegrapher provides, with a live tick scatter * Every clean reading is kept automatically in an accuracy history — one dot per day, so you spot drift before it matters * Works with any mechanical watch — no equipment needed Track & Manage * AI watch identification — snap one photo and add your whole collection in one go * AI market values — see what your watches are worth * Enhance — AI fills in specs, dimensions, caliber and history for one watch or your entire collection, and nothing saves until you review it * Today's Pick — a daily suggestion of what to wear, based on your rotation, rankings and even the weather, logged in one tap * Log daily wears, track rotation and keep your streak going * Rank your watches with the Ranking Game, and play out buys and sells with the What-if simulator before you commit * AI Picks — wishlist suggestions that complement what you actually own and wear * Stats — cost-per-wear, wearing frequency, brand breakdowns and collection value * A fun fact about your watch with every wear you log * Home screen widgets showing today's watch Connect & Share * Social feed to see what fellow collectors are wearing * Follow friends, like and comment on posts, join clubs * Explore the watch database — every model with photos, history and who on WRotate owns one * Earn badges for collecting, measuring and streaks * Control your privacy — public, followers only, close friends, or private * Sign in with Apple or Google to sync across devices.
setting.watch
This app helps watch enthusiasts set their timepieces accurately by providing clear displays for GMT, 24-hour time, moon phases, and DST. It also offers step-by-step guides for digital watches and allows tracking of mechanical watch accuracy over time. Users receive timely notifications for DST changes and end-of-month adjustments.
- Accurate watch setting
- GMT and 24-hour time displays
- Moonphase and DST tracking
- Digital watch setting guides
- Mechanical watch accuracy tracking
- DST change notifications
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Hacking Seconds (setting.watch) is a quick reference app for watch enthusiasts. Set any watch accurately with clear displays for GMT, 24-hour time, moonphase, and DST transitions. Includes step-by-step setting guides for popular digital watches. Track your mechanical watches' accuracy over time and spot regulation drift. Interactive bezels and dials with haptic feedback let you spin dive bezels and adjust GMT complications just like the real thing. Get notified before DST changes and at the end of short months so your watches stay accurate. All data stays on your device. No tracking, no account required. Free. No ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Wrotate at every 10 days against setting.watch's every 6 weeks. Wrotate also leads on ratings volume (35 vs 3). setting.watch's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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.
setting.watch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wrotate has 35 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Wrotate ships an update every 10 days, setting.watch every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Wrotate | setting.watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (35 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bereket LLC | ChiComp |
Customer experience
Wrotate
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In-app purchases
Wrotate
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









