Comparison

Timegrapher vs Patterns

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

Head to head
About

Timegrapher

This app uses your iPhone's microphone to analyze watch accuracy, measuring rate, amplitude, and beat error. It provides detailed insights into your watch collection's performance and value, all processed locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Measures rate, amplitude, and beat error
  • Analyzes beat rate from 18,000 to 36,000 bph
  • Tracks watch collection performance over time
  • Computes current market value from Chrono24
  • Provides plain-language verdicts on watch condition
  • Processes all data locally for privacy
Features
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A timegrapher in your pocket: rate, amplitude and beat error from your iPhone's microphone in 30 seconds. Reads through room noise, with amplitude computed from your calibre's own lift angle. First watch free — Pro is one purchase, never a subscription. WHAT IT MEASURES • Rate — seconds gained or lost per day, the number a chronometer certificate is built on • Amplitude — how far the balance swings, the vital sign a watchmaker checks first • Beat error — the tick/tock asymmetry that says the escapement wants adjusting • Beat rate — detected automatically, from vintage 18,000 bph to hi-beat 36,000 bph WHY THE READINGS HOLD STEADY Phone timing apps have a reputation for jumping around, and for amplitude you can't trust. Two things are done differently here. The analyser tracks the room's own noise floor and rejects transients, so a quiet movement stays locked on — it will read a watch through a barking dog. And amplitude is computed from the lift angle you set for that specific calibre, because a wrong lift angle is the single most common reason a phone app reports the wrong swing. Each tick is really three tiny impacts. Timegrapher times every one to a fraction of a millisecond and fits thousands of them against your iPhone's clock — the same principle as a watchmaker's bench machine. YOUR COLLECTION Add every watch with a photo, reference and serial number, year, movement type and lift angle. Every measurement is saved, and charts show the rate drifting across months and years — so a movement slowly going off gets caught early. After each reading you get a plain-language verdict, Excellent through Service needed, with the reasons spelled out. A Guide tab explains every number in plain English. TRACK WHAT IT'S WORTH One tap pulls current Chrono24 asking prices for your exact reference and logs the median — computed on your device, in your own currency. Log what you paid and Timegrapher charts each watch's value over time, its gain since purchase, and your collection's total. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on the device. No audio is ever recorded, stored or uploaded. No account, no ads, no tracking. PRICING Your first watch is free, forever. Timegrapher Pro unlocks unlimited watches for a single payment — no subscription. Purchases restore on any device signed into the same App Store account. HONEST LIMITS A quiet room and firm contact between phone and case give the best readings. Results are indicative: a bench machine and a professional's judgement remain the gold standard for service decisions.

About

Patterns

Features
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Understand your body, mind, and daily performance with Patterns — the 100% local, privacy-first correlation tracker. Ever wondered if cutting coffee improves your sleep score, or if evening walks boost your morning focus? Patterns helps you run personal micro-experiments to discover exact cause-and-effect relationships in your life. WHY PATTERNS? • 100% PRIVATE & LOCAL-ONLY Your sensitive health and habit data never leaves your device. No cloud sync, no tracking, no account required. Complete data ownership. • PERSONAL EXPERIMENTS & CUSTOM CATEGORIES Set up tracking experiments with fully custom trial durations (choose any number of days or ongoing trials). Create custom habit categories, custom tracking metrics, and test hypotheses like "No screen time before bed" or "Daily cold showers" to observe real quantitative outcomes. • CORRELATION RADAR & INSIGHTS Our built-in correlation engine visualizes trends and impact factors. See instant radar charts and trendlines mapping habit consistency against energy, sleep, mood, or focus. • DAILY RHYTHM & STREAKS Stay consistent with customizable daily reminders and non-guilt streak indicators. Log observations in seconds with fluid, intuitive controls. • EXPORT & BACKUP YOUR DATA Export complete health reports to PDF or JSON backup files anytime. Your data is always yours to control, inspect, or move. PATTERNS PRO (OPTIONAL PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION) Upgrade to Patterns Pro to unlock: - Unlimited Active Tracking Experiments - Advanced Multi-Variable Correlation Analysis - Full PDF Health Report Exporting - Zero Ads & Unrestricted Access Terms of Service: https://patterns.tunnxo.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://patterns.tunnxo.com/privacy Support: https://patterns.tunnxo.com/support

Screenshots

Timegrapher4 screens
Patterns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Patterns at none against Timegrapher's 1. Timegrapher's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Timegrapher sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Patterns asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timegrapher ships an update weekly, Patterns monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Timegrapher versus Patterns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimegrapherPatterns
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB47 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperFotios AvgidisAmit Kairon

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Timegrapher

One-time1
  • Timegrapher Pro$9.99
None

Patterns

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timegrapher free?
Timegrapher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Patterns free?
Patterns is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Timegrapher or Patterns have ads?
Patterns shows ads; Timegrapher does not.
Which is updated more often, Timegrapher or Patterns?
Timegrapher ships an update weekly, and Patterns monthly. Most recently, Timegrapher was updated on October 31, 2026 and Patterns on October 28, 2026.

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