Cronosurf Wave watch

Most popular chronograph watch, stopwatch, timer, calendar, moon phases +more

Cronosurf Wave Watch - Chronograph & Timer App

"Cronosurf Wave watch" is a popular chronograph watch app for Android and Wear OS, featuring a stopwatch, countdown timer, alarm, calendar, and moon phases. Enhanced with a user-friendly interface and extensive features like a 100-year calendar, world time support, and customizable settings, it caters to all chronograph lovers. Available for standalone Android smartwatches, it runs without requiring a smartphone. Explore the innovative functionalities and enjoy an ad-free experience with the Pro version.
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App stats

Version: 4.3.2 (Last updated: 2024-12-21)
Creation date: 2015-06-20
Permissions
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage
Other:
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • run at startup
  • draw over other apps
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping
  • modify system settings

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App summary

Cronosurf Wave Pro is a chronograph watch app for Android devices and a watchface for Wear OS watches. No other OS are supported for now. Note: due to latest changes in Google policies, the Galaxy Watch 7, Galaxy Ultra and Pixel Watch 3 are not supported.
You can install from Google Play directly on the watch.

This app is based on the original design started 2014 as a web-based technology demonstrator (cronosurf.com). Its main focus lays on design, functionality and usability. It has become the most popular chronograph watch face for Wear OS. If you are a chronograph watch lover, you'll find yourself using Cronosurf as your day-to-day app for alarm, countdown timer and stopwatch.

Since Cronosurf has many features, the app includes a comprehensive user manual. The Button Assistant (also available on the web version) labels each button according to the momentary state of the watch and helps you to quickly get familiarized with the basics. To activate it, simply tap on the area above the watch.

Discover all the special features and great usability of Cronosurf Wave. You will love it!

Cronosurf Wave also runs on Wear OS watches without the need of an Android device! Install it directly from Google Play on the watch.

Standalone Android smartwatches are also supported. Note that Cronosurf runs as a regular app on these devices (not as a native watchface).

Key features
- 12-Hour Stopwatch/Chronometer with 1/20 seconds resolution
- 12-Hour Countdown-Timer (CD) with optional automatic repetition
- Daily/Once Alarm (AL) with optional gradual volume
- Optional vibration for AL/CD signals
- Customizable presets for both AL and CD
- UTC-based world time with 15-minute steps
- Current date, day of the week and the unique Cronosurf's monthly calendar
- Innovative 100-year-Calendar
- Week number
- Indication of moon phases
- Compass (when supported by device)
- Screen-On timer
- Analog and digital battery level indicators
- Second hand: pulse or sweep motion
- Set mode supports set-by-drag (not on Wear OS watches)
- Torch function
- Day/Night modes (white/colored components)
- Tachymeter in stopwatch mode (experimental)
- Wear OS: Optional automatic Day/Night mode switching at user defined fixed times or via light sensor (when available)
- Wear OS + Android standalone: Auto-Return to TME mode after 1.5 minutes; long press [B] disables for current mode till next mode change
- Wear OS: Optional minimalist ambient mode
- Wear OS: Support for Moto 360 and other 'flat tire' displays
- Live Wallpaper (basic interactivity, customizable background, adjustable size/position; enable it like any other Live Wallpaper.)
- Lots of extra functionality you've probably never seen on other chronographs
- Ad-based, (only small banner, no fullscreen ads)

If you like Cronosurf Wave, try the Pro version. It has no ads and many more features!

Permissions:
- Run at startup: For reactivating a pending AL or CD.
- Prevent device from sleeping: While an alarm is being played, so the user can see the watch and stop the alarm.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Beautiful and functional watch design
  • Rich in features with multiple functions accessible at a glance
  • Good customer support from developers
  • High user satisfaction leading to upgrades to the pro version
  • Intuitive once familiar with the controls
Cons
  • Complicated to set up and use, requiring excessive steps
  • Issues with the app crashing or malfunctioning after updates
  • Unexpected beeping or alarms occurring randomly
  • Difficulty with display issues (e.g., seconds hand dragging or displaying as a generic digital watch)
  • Limited customization options for watch face appearance
Most mentioned
  • Difficulties with controls and setup
  • Aesthetically pleasing design
  • Rich functionality and feature set
  • Problems with the app crashing or malfunctioning
  • Excellent customer support
User reviews
I wanted to like it. Could not understand why it always started in stopwatch mode and the mode button wouldn't work to get it into time mode. Absolutely gorgeous face, lots of functionality, but I couldn't get it to work consistently, most frustrating.
by D. A., 2024-04-16

This is by far the most in depth watch face I have ever used, and it's free. It is the one face I consistently come back to if I change it, the alarm feature is one of the best parts I have a suggestion for future improvements, have the option to have that ticking sound the samsung watch faces have whenever it is on. I have a few others but none come to mind immediately, keep up the good work! Regards Playstore user
by Jacob Inglis, 2024-02-22

This is absolutely my favorite watch face! It is surprising how much information is available at a glance. The calendar is the most clever implementation I have seen on any watch! I love the Tachymeter feature. Nobody else has it. I find myself using this watch face above all the others I purchased. I will be purchasing the pro version. Not that I need the extra features, but I want to support this developer for all the thought that went into this product!
by Richard Ray, 2023-07-06
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