Comparison

Nanotime vs Atto

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

Head to head
About

Nanotime

This app displays the precise server time of ticketing and course registration websites in milliseconds. It directly queries the target site's server, accounting for network delays and server clock discrepancies. Get accurate countdowns and alerts for important events without relying on your phone's standard clock.

Highlights
  • Millisecond-accurate server time display
  • Direct server queries, no central server
  • Accounts for network delay and server clock drift
  • Supports over 1,200 pre-registered sites
  • Custom site input and favorites
  • Audio and vibration alerts for target times
  • Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode for concurrent browsing
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Ticket sales and class registration open on the site's server clock, not on your phone's clock. Nanotime reads what time that server says it is and shows it down to 1/100 of a second. โ–  See how accurate it is The remaining margin is shown as ยฑms next to the clock. If the reading gets old or the server's clock wobbles, you'll know right away. โ–  A clock that floats over the booking page Keep the booking page open and watch the server clock in a small floating window (PiP). It keeps running after you leave the app. โ–  Sound and vibration at the exact second A signal every second from 10 seconds out, with a different rhythm for the last 3 seconds. No need to watch the screen. โ–  Alerts before it opens Save the opening time and get alerts at the times you choose for each one. โ–  Rehearsal Practice a drop 10 seconds ahead on the real server clock. It's scored by when your click reaches the server, not when you tapped. Use it for concert and show tickets, sports tickets, class registration, limited releases and first-come sign-ups. If a site isn't listed, just enter its address. No auto-clicking and no macros. It only shows the time.

About

Atto

This utility app precisely measures and displays server clock times for time-sensitive events like ticket drops. It offers advanced features to correct for device drift and ensure accurate countdowns, even while using other applications.

Highlights
  • Server clock synchronization
  • Millisecond precision countdown
  • Device drift correction
  • Picture-in-Picture mode
  • Haptic and sound alerts
  • Practice mode for timing
  • Supports over 300 time sources
Features
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A ticket drop is decided in milliseconds, not seconds. The queue opens on the booking server's clock, not your phone's. The two are usually tens to hundreds of milliseconds apart, and that gap decides your place in line. Atto reads the server's clock directly, and shows you how well it read it. Measuring server time An HTTP Date header only resolves to the second, so one read tells you ยฑ500ms and no more. Atto probes at 137ms intervals so each request lands on a different phase inside the second. Once the offset narrows, it predicts when the server's second will roll over and aims at that edge. Twenty overlapping measurements fold the error down to the round trip. The error bar stays visible Instead of a label like "high accuracy" you get the measured figure: ยฑ23ms. Sample count, rejected samples, best round trip, and how far this server runs from national standard time are all on screen. Cached responses get dropped When a CDN answers instead of the origin, the clock inside that response is frozen at the moment it was stored. Atto checks the Age and cache headers and keeps those responses out of the average. Device drift correction Your phone's oscillator runs seconds off per day. Atto measures the slope between syncs, extrapolates it to now, and re-syncs every two minutes while you wait. Picture in Picture Press Start and a Picture in Picture window floats above your other apps. Show a decreasing countdown or a corrected wall clock that advances toward your configured target, with three-digit milliseconds. Keep the timing in sight while using a booking app or webpage. Haptics and sound Taps begin at the lead time you set and end with one hard hit at zero. The whole pattern goes to Core Haptics up front rather than a timer, so zero does not move even if the screen stutters. Sound is optional and plays through the silent switch. Practice mode A recommended lead time is somebody else's number. Measure the gap between the buzz and your tap actually registering, then apply your own median. Time sources Over 300 sources across 14 regions, including Ticketmaster, AXS, StubHub, Interpark, e+, tixCraft and Damai, plus course registration sites and sneaker drops. Standard-time servers like NIST, NPL, PTB, NICT and KRISS are there too, and you can type any address yourself. Free and paid Everything that decides whether you get the ticket is free: full sync accuracy, drift correction, the on-screen countdown, haptics, every time source, practice mode. One rewarded ad floats a single countdown in a PiP window. A one-time purchase removes ads and keeps PiP unlocked. It is not a subscription. Reading a clock takes one HEAD request. Atto never asks for an account and takes no part in the booking itself. English, ํ•œ๊ตญ์–ด, ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž

Screenshots

Nanotime4 screens
Atto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Atto at 100% against Nanotime's 50%. Nanotime's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Nanotime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Atto sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nanotime ships an update every 2 days, Atto every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Nanotime versus Atto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNanotimeAtto
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterEvery 4 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported โ€” betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size66 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNemo factoryBeomjin In

Customer experience

Nanotime

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Atto

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nanotime

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
1 purchases

Atto

One-time1
  • Atto Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Nanotime free?
Nanotime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Atto free?
Atto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nanotime or Atto have ads?
Both Nanotime and Atto show ads.
Which is updated more often, Nanotime or Atto?
Nanotime ships an update every 2 days, and Atto every 4 days. Most recently, Nanotime was updated on October 24, 2026 and Atto on October 25, 2026.

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