Lugs FAQ

Lugs is a privacy-first watch collection tracker for iPhone and Android. It helps collectors catalog watches, photos, wear history, service records, values, documents, timing notes, and exports without requiring an account.

The best way to track a watch collection is to keep every watch in one structured record with photos, reference numbers, purchase details, service history, value notes, documents, and wear history. Lugs is built around that record, so the collection stays searchable and useful over time.

Yes. Lugs starts without email, password, signup, or login. Your collection lives on your device by default, and optional cloud backup is only used if you choose Lugs+.

A spreadsheet can list watches. Lugs is built for collectors who also want photos, wear logging, service records, value history, insurance exports, timing notes, wishlist tracking, and mobile-first browsing in one place.

Yes. Lugs stores the details insurers often ask for, including photos, model and reference information, purchase data, user-provided current value, service records, and documents. Insurance PDF export is free, but insurer requirements and policy terms still control what is accepted.

Yes. Lugs can keep watch photos, document images, notes, purchase details, service records, and value information attached to the watch record so they are easier to find later.

Yes. Lugs logs wear days and keeps purchase and value records with each watch, giving collectors the data needed to understand wrist time and cost-per-wear context.

Yes. Each watch can have service records with dates, costs, providers, notes, and reminders, so maintenance history stays attached to the watch.

Yes. Lugs can store dated accuracy readings and timing notes for mechanical watches, helping you spot trends before a service visit. It does not diagnose magnetism, amplitude, damage, or service needs.

No. Lugs stores user-provided purchase prices, user-provided current values, notes, documents, and photos. It is not an appraisal, valuation, authentication, or proof-of-ownership service.

Yes. Lugs is designed around data ownership. You can export your records to JSON or CSV, and you can generate an insurance PDF when you need a shareable document.

The free tier supports up to 5 watches and 3 months of wear history. It also includes core collection tracking and free insurance PDF export.

Pro is a one-time purchase for unlimited watches, full history, analytics, and advanced collection features. Lugs+ is the monthly cloud tier that adds backup and restore, plus all Pro features.

No. Lugs is local-first and works without cloud backup by default. Lugs+ cloud backup and restore is optional for collectors who want a paid backup path.

Yes. Lugs is available for iPhone on the App Store and for Android on Google Play.