Tick Track
A timegrapher in your pocket. iPhone In development
Tick Track turns your iPhone into a simple timegrapher for mechanical watches. Set a watch next to the microphone and the app listens to its ticking to work out how fast or slow it's running — so you can keep an eye on the accuracy of every piece in your collection without buying dedicated equipment.
What it does
- Measures rate. Hears the ticks and reports how many seconds per day the watch is gaining or losing.
- Shows the beat. A live trace of the tick pattern, so an uneven or noisy movement is easy to spot.
- Tracks your collection. Add each watch, save every measurement, and watch accuracy trends over weeks and months — handy for spotting a watch that's drifting or is due for a service.
- No extra hardware. Just your iPhone, a quiet room, and a minute or two per watch.
Who it's for
Hobbyists and collectors — not watchmakers. A phone microphone is not a lab-grade timing machine. Tick Track is built for curiosity and record-keeping: checking whether your daily wearer is still within spec, comparing watches, and seeing how a movement settles after a service. Please don't use it to make regulation or servicing decisions; that's a job for a professional timegrapher and a watchmaker.
Tips for a good reading
- Use a quiet room — background noise is the number-one cause of a bad measurement.
- Fully wind the watch, then rest it caseback-down as close to the microphone as you can.
- Let the app listen for at least a minute; longer captures average out more.
- Measure in a few positions (dial up, crown down) to see how position affects the rate.
Status: Tick Track is currently in development. This page will be updated with the App Store link and full details when it's released.
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