ApexPD vs setting.watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ApexPD
This app allows citizens to submit anonymous crime tips to local law enforcement. It also provides access to crime alerts, an interactive crime map, and official social media content from the police department.
- Anonymous tip submission
- Agency crime alerts
- Online crime map
- Official social media content
- Access to organization web content
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The ApexPD app provides citizens the ability to submit anonymous tips to the Apex, NC Police Department. The app also displays agency crime alerts, online crime map, and other organization web and social media content.
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 rating: setting.watch at 5.0 against ApexPD's 3.5. setting.watch also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 35 months). ApexPD's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, 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 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.
ApexPD ships an update every 35 months, setting.watch every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ApexPD | setting.watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Town of Apex | ChiComp |
Customer experience
ApexPD
setting.watch
In-app purchases
ApexPD
No in-app purchases
setting.watch
No in-app purchases
