WristTime vs WORN: Which iPhone Watch Tracker Should You Use?
By John Campbell, WristTime developer
WristTime vs WORN: Which iPhone Watch Tracker Should You Use?
WristTime and WORN both log which watch you wear on iPhone. WORN fits if you want AI recognition, try-ons, and a photo diary. WristTime fits if you want fast, private, free logging with no account, no cloud AI, and no purchases.
WORN facts below are from worn.club and WORN's privacy policy. The wider field is best watch wear tracker apps. If you were looking for a catalog, watch collection tracker app separates that job from a wear log.
What are WristTime and WORN?
WristTime is a free iPhone app we built for one question: what do you actually wear? You log morning, afternoon, and evening as separate wears. The stats are Most Worn, least worn, and Neglected Watches. There is no account, no ads, and no cloud. The collection and the wear log stay on the device. You can export CSV or JSON. Optional one-time tips are on the App Store listing. They unlock nothing, and you do not need one to log a wear.
WORN is an iPhone collection tracker and wear diary. It requires iOS 18 or later. You log a wear by tapping the watch, or with Point & Wear: point the camera at your wrist, and WORN names the watch and logs the day. The collection, the diary, the wear log, and Point & Wear are free. The App Store listing is the same app.
How do WristTime and WORN compare?
| Dimension | WristTime | WORN |
|---|---|---|
| Job | Wear log and rotation stats on iPhone | Collection, wear diary, and AI photos |
| Logging a wear | Morning, afternoon, and evening | Tap the watch, or Point & Wear |
| Price | Free. Optional one-time tips unlock nothing. No subscription. | Collection, diary, wear log, and Point & Wear are free. AI try-on prints cost Credits (30 for $5.99). WORN Premium is $9.99/mo or $79.99/yr, with a 14-day free trial. |
| Photos | Stay on the iPhone. No cloud AI. | AI photo features send the photo to Google Gemini through WORN's server. The photo is not kept afterwards. AI photo analysis can be turned off. |
| Analytics | No account, no ads, on the device | TelemetryDeck for usage analytics, and Crashlytics for crash reports |
| Phone | iPhone (iOS 18.6 or later) | iPhone, iOS 18 or later |
Point & Wear is free, and it is still an AI photo feature. WORN's privacy policy says identifying a watch sends that photo to Google Gemini through WORN's server, the same path as a try-on render. Neither WORN nor Google keeps the image afterwards. You can turn AI photo analysis off in Settings, and then no photo is sent from the app. The policy also says usage analytics and crash reports are always on: TelemetryDeck and Crashlytics, with no off switch in the app.
Which should you pick?
WORN suits people who want AI recognition, try-ons, and a photo diary. Point & Wear names the watch from the camera and logs the day. Prints are the photoreal try-ons. The collection, the diary, the wear log, and Point & Wear do not cost Credits.
WristTime suits people who want fast, private, free logging with no account, no cloud AI, and no purchases. You log the day, including morning, afternoon, and evening, and Most Worn, least worn, and Neglected Watches stay on the iPhone. Export CSV or JSON when you want a copy you keep.
If you also want Android, a value catalog, or a browser log, the roundup is the rest of the field. Watch collection tracker app separates a catalog from a wear log.
FAQ
- Is WORN free?
- The collection, the diary, the wear log, and Point & Wear are free. AI try-on renders, which WORN calls prints, cost Credits. A pack of 30 is $5.99. WORN Premium is $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year, and worn.club lists a 14-day free trial. WORN requires iOS 18 or later.
- Does WORN send watch photos to a server?
- When you use an AI photo feature, including identifying a watch, WORN's privacy policy says the photo is sent to Google Gemini through WORN's server. Neither WORN nor Google keeps the image afterwards. You can turn AI photo analysis off, and then no photo is sent.
- Does WORN use analytics?
- Yes. WORN's privacy policy names TelemetryDeck for usage analytics and Crashlytics for crash reports. It says neither has an off switch in the app.
- Which should I pick, WristTime or WORN?
- Pick WORN if you want AI recognition, try-on prints, and a photo diary. Pick WristTime if you want fast, private, free logging on iPhone with no account, no cloud AI, and no purchases. WristTime logs morning, afternoon, and evening, shows Most Worn, least worn, and Neglected Watches, and exports CSV or JSON.
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