Watch Tuner Timegrapher vs Clock Wave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Watch Tuner Timegrapher
This application analyzes the performance of mechanical watches by using your device's microphone to record ticking sounds. It generates a frequency diagram and provides measurements for rate, beat error, amplitude, and beats per hour.
- Frequency diagram display
- Measures rate accuracy
- Measures beat error
- Measures amplitude
- Measures beats per hour (BPH)
- Uses device microphone
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Watch Tuner Timegrapher is an app for testing mechanical watches — both automatic and manual winding. It displays a frequency diagram of your watch and measures the rate, beat error, amplitude, and beats per hour (BPH). The app uses your device’s built-in microphone or a headset mic to record the audible ticks of the watch. For best results, use the app in a quiet environment. Background noise can affect accuracy — complete silence works best, though the built-in noise-cancelling algorithm can filter out minor sounds. The microphone must be in contact with the watch to clearly capture the ticking sound; ideally, place it against the watch’s crown during recording.
Clock Wave
Calibrate your radio-controlled watch or clock using your iPhone or iPad. Simply tap 'Transmit' and place your device near your watch to automatically sync the accurate time.
- Calibrate radio-controlled watches/clocks
- Transmit accurate time automatically
- Supports 5 major global time signal stations
- Manual station selection for compatibility
- Automatic time signal transmission
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Clock Wave allows you calibrate radio controlled watch or clock anytime and anywhere. Just click "Transmit" button, set your watch or clock to manual receive time signal, and place it nearby your iPhone/iPad's speaker, it will be calibrated in a few minutes. Clock Wave features: - Covers 5 major longwave time signal stations all over the world. * USA: WWVB * Japan: JJY * China: BPC * UK: MSF * DE: DCF77 - Automatically transmit the accurate time. * If your radio controlled watch/clock doesn't support station BPC, select station JJY manually to use in China. * If your radio controlled watch/clock doesn't support station MSF, select station DCF77 manually to use in UK. * If your radio controlled watch/clock support only a specified timezone or station, (e.g. Using a radio controlled clock support only JJY station in Australia.), select the watch/clock timezone manually in app settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Clock Wave at 4.7 against Watch Tuner Timegrapher's 3.8. Clock Wave also leads on price ($1.99 vs $7.99) and review sentiment (89% vs 68%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Watch Tuner Timegrapher costs $7.99 and Clock Wave $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clock Wave holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 80 and 248 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Watch Tuner Timegrapher's written reviews are positive against 89% of Clock Wave's.
Watch Tuner Timegrapher ships an update every 4 months, Clock Wave every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Watch Tuner Timegrapher | Clock Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (80 ratings) | 4.7 (248 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews | 89.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 80 | 248 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #154 | #33 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bartlomiej Swiatek | 震 任 |
Customer experience
Watch Tuner Timegrapher
Clock Wave
User reviews
Watch Tuner Timegrapher
From 80 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💰 Affordable alternative to expensive professional timegraphers
- 📊 Accurate measurements when used correctly with proper microphone setup
- 🎯 Precise beat error and amplitude detection capabilities
- ⚙️ Highly adjustable settings for different watch movements
- 📈 Clear, easy-to-read graphical display of results
Room to improve
- 🎤 Highly dependent on microphone quality and placement
- 🔇 Requires completely silent environment to function properly
- ⚠️ Inconsistent readings across different devices and setups
- 😤 Steep learning curve with many trial-and-error adjustments needed
- 🚫 Fails to detect watch ticks in noisy environments
Clock Wave
From 248 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works as advertised
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Syncs watches quickly
- 💡 Clever solution for remote areas
- 👍 Reliable and consistent
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't work for some watches
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or failures
Bugs and requests
Watch Tuner Timegrapher
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes on certain iOS versions (iPhone X with iOS 14.6)
- Incompatible with older devices (iPod Touch 6, iOS 8.4)
- Blank white screen on some devices
- Quality reporting inconsistency between live reading and saved history
- Cannot store more than 16 history files (save button grays out)
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- Doesn't work properly with Samsung headsets on iPad
- External microphone recognized but won't provide/analyze data
- Auto-detect mode fails to recognize BPH correctly
- App becomes unresponsive and requires phone restart
- Incompatibility with latest iOS versions for audio spectrum analysis
- Microphone collection starts immediately on app launch
Requested features
13 requests- Audio monitoring function to optimize microphone placement before measuring
- Audible ticking sound output (like professional models)
- Extended beat rate range to include mechanical clocks
- Only request microphone permissions when actually measuring
- History feature to save and track measurements over time
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- Ability to share graphs as photos or export to email
- Larger display for complete timestamp visibility
- Increased history file storage (currently limited to 16 files)
- Korean language support
- Japanese language support
- Dedicated hardware microphone option
- Better auto-detection for BPH to avoid manual input
- Ability to add watch information and photos to measurements
Clock Wave
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incompatibility with certain iOS versions
- Incorrect time zone adjustments
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to transmit signal automatically
- Support for more watch brands/models
- Improved volume/signal strength control
In-app purchases
Watch Tuner Timegrapher
No in-app purchases
Clock Wave
No in-app purchases
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