ChlorCast vs Ambient Time

ChlorCast helps you stay ahead of water problems by combining fast test logging, clear chemistry guidance, chlorine forecasting, and maintenance tracking in one simple app. Whether you want a quick daily chlorine and pH check or a full chemistry snapshot, ChlorCast helps you understand your pool and know exactly what to do next. With every test you log, ChlorCast turns your readings into practical next steps. Instead of leaving you with numbers alone, the app highlights what needs attention, estimates chemical adjustments, and helps you keep your water balanced with more confidence. Weather-aware chlorine forecasting also helps you prepare for days when heat, sun, and rain may drive chlorine down faster than usual. ChlorCast is designed for real-world pool ownership, not just calculations. It gives you a current water snapshot, tracks test history over time, helps you monitor chemical inventory, and keeps useful pool-side references close at hand. The result is a cleaner, more organized way to manage your pool all season long. Features: • Log quick tests for free chlorine and pH • Record full chemistry tests including FC, pH, CC, TA, CH, CYA, and temperature • Get fix recommendations based on your latest readings • See when water needs attention and what action to take next • Forecast chlorine loss using weather conditions and upcoming trends • Track test history and monitor changes over time • View a current water health snapshot and seasonal metrics • Manage chemical inventory and estimated chemical costs • Keep maintenance records in one place • Use built-in conversion references while testing pool-side • Set reminders for quick tests, full tests, and forecast-driven chlorine checks ChlorCast is built to help pool owners stay proactive, reduce uncertainty, and spend less time guessing at water care. From daily upkeep to longer-term chemistry trends, it gives you a clearer picture of your pool and a better plan for keeping it swim-ready. If you want a smarter way to test, track, forecast, and maintain your pool water, ChlorCast is ready to help.

Put time where it belongs: on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Mac, or the biggest display in the room. Ambient Time is a native collection of clocks and useful glances. Explore 47 ways to read the moment on iPhone and iPad—from precise word grids and binary displays to astronomy, weather, mathematics, and generative art. ONE HOME FOR EVERY SCREEN The destination-first control center organizes Widgets, Apple Watch, TV & Displays, Clocks, and Instruments. Browse what fits each surface, preview it live, and choose starting defaults without pretending to control system-owned placement. CLOCKS WITH A POINT OF VIEW • Word Clock spells out time in nine languages plus IPA. • Cosmic brings the sun, moon, horizon, and zodiac into one quiet astrolabe. • Tide follows local predictions and highlights the next high or low. • ASCII World Clock wraps global hours around a text-art globe. • Moon Track follows the live lunar phase. • About Time turns optimistic phrases into the hands of a clock. • Inkwell Ledger lets the day unfold as a handwritten journal. • Mandaza draws a generative clock that never repeats exactly. WIDGETS MADE FOR THEIR SPACE Ambient Time groups Home Screen clocks and information widgets by size, so every layout stays clear and useful. Because the Lock Screen already shows Apple's clock, Ambient Time adds context instead: moon phase, golden hour, rain, tides, and poetry in Inline, Circular, and Rectangular forms. A CALMER GLANCE ON APPLE WATCH Choose from six legible clocks in the Watch app. Add nine Smart Stack widgets and complications for tides, rain, forecasts, golden hour, moon phase, world moments, words, compliments, and poetry. MADE FOR THE ROOM—AND THE MAC Apple TV offers a remote-first gallery of Ambient clocks and fixed dashboards. Mac brings the same destination control center to the desktop, including fullscreen Ambient Mode, dashboards, and Desktop or Notification Center widgets. Five global color themes are available where a clock supports them. Weather, sun, moon, and tide features use coarse location only with permission. There are no accounts, ads, subscriptions, or purchases, and location is never used for tracking. Built natively in SwiftUI with Reduce Motion support. Made by Luke Steuber.