My nerdiest 2026 resolution is to track every watch I wear. Here's how

Tracking anything at all is pretty geeky, whether it’s sleep, exercise, meals, miles traveled, flights taken, or visits to different locations.

I’m going to take it to a whole new nerdy level with my 2026 resolution. I know I wear a lot of watches, for both work and pleasure, so I’m going to do my best to keep track of which ones I wear and for how long over the coming 12 months.

To do it, I’m using an app. Surprisingly, there’s more than one option out there, so I tried the most popular ones to see which makes the grade.

Settle down for a rundown of my most geeky New Year’s resolution in a while.

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Why track my watch wear?

Which are favorites, and which need to go

Before getting into the apps, I should talk about why I want to track my watch wear patterns in the first place.

I like watches and have a modest collection of them. I also like smartwatches, and wear them for both work and pleasure. It means there’s rarely a time when I am not wearing a watch.

But I only have two wrists, and there are only 365 days in a year. I also have favorite watches in my collection that see more wrist time than others.

I’ve also purchased a couple of models over the past year, which have seen other, older watches worn a lot less than before.

If I’m not wearing them, perhaps it’s better to move them on, and I can better understand this through tracking data.

I’d also like to know how much time is spent wearing, using, and reviewing smartwatches.

Finally, what tech nerd doesn’t like graphs based on personal data?

The apps I won’t use

Two just aren’t worth downloading

Despite being a relatively niche requirement, I found four apps designed to track watch wrist wear.

I’m sure a fifth option of generating a simple spreadsheet could be added to the list, if that’s your thing, but I prefer the enhanced cataloging features in a pre-built app.

All the apps do basically the same thing, with the ability to enter details and a photo of your watch, and then add when you’ve worn it.

Graphs can include basic time-worn, plus breakdowns by movement and type of watch.

I’ll start with the two apps I won’t continue using and don’t suggest trying out: ChronoLog and 2Ducklings’ WristLog.

I mention the developer here because there’s another WristLog app, which is far better.

ChronoLog

ChronoLog is the simplest of the apps I tried, with a clear interface, clutter-free design, and an excellent statistics page.

I like how simple it is to add a watch to your collection, and that the app works as advertised.

However, while I wanted to use ChronoLog, I was put off by its subscription model.

It’s $2 per month or $20 per year, and if you don’t pay, you’re restricted to a certain number of watches, plus only basic wear data.

I understand developers should be rewarded for their work, but a subscription model on an app like this seems too much, and a single, one-off payment would be more appropriate.

If that was the case, this may have been my pick.

WristLog (2Ducklings)

If ChronoLog’s subscription package puts you off, wait until you hear about 2Ducklings’ WristLog.

It’s twice the price of ChronoLog, has a far less intuitive and attractive design, and even worse, I couldn’t even get it to work.

While it accepts photos of my watches, it is reluctant to save my data, no matter how many different ways I tried.

I’d tell the app which watch was on my wrist, but it immediately forgot when I changed the screen.

If I can’t work out how to make such a simple app work correctly, then there is an issue with either the app itself or a poorly designed interface.

I tried the app on both Android and iOS, and encountered the same problem. One to avoid.

The two apps I’d recommend trying

Much better options

Just to confuse everyone, there’s another app called WristLog, by developer Adam Tomecek, available in the Google Play Store.

This and WristTrack are the apps that are much better options than the two above.

WristLog (Adam Tomecek)

This is the only app named WristLog you should consider.

You can add unlimited watches to your collection, track wrist wear, see graphs, and even check accuracy.

The app’s main page shows photos of your watches and a clear indicator of how long you’ve worn each one, acting like a watch leaderboard.

The graphs present data in unusual ways, with a full calendar view along with bar graphs for monthly wear and individual watch wear.

It’s glanceable and can be refined to show data from certain periods after using the app for a while.

It’s no surprise that developer Tomocek is a watch fan, because it’s evident from the way the app looks and operates. It’s a tool the creator personally uses.

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There’s an interview with Tomocek on the ABlogToWatch podcast, which only backs up his watch-collecting credentials.

The app is also completely free to use and doesn’t come with any ads. It’s a welcome surprise, given that the two worst apps both have payment plans.

WristTrack

WristTrack is the app with the most total downloads on my list, with more than 1,000 showing in Google Play at the time of writing. It’s easy to see why when you use it too.

The design is ordinary but functional, and although it has basically the same features as the other apps.

Still, there are handy additional features I really like, such as being able to specify the type of watch (such as diver or dress watch), the choice of pie or bar graphs, and individual watch data points, including value and serial number.

Adding value is an interesting, but almost certainly scary, metric because it will return a “cost per wear” stat. Dig deeper, and you can check accuracy, back up reports, and download all your data.

WristTrack is free to download and ad-supported, but also has a choice of one-off payments to remove the adds and add more features. This is much more preferable and appropriate than a subscription.

Which one will I use?

Provided I remember

After trying all four apps, it’s a hard choice between WristTrack and Tomocek’s WristLog.

I do like the extra functionality in WristTrack, and the cost of the app is modest, so I will continue to track my wrist-wear time with it for the coming year.

WristLog comes a close second. If I didn’t want to spend any money, and I didn’t think I’d get any extra value from the additional graphs and features, it would be just as good.

All that’s left is for me to actually remember to use the apps and not lose interest a few weeks into 2026. Luckily, both apps have a daily reminder to help me out.