# The Matrix Clock — user reviews

> 16 indexed App Store user reviews of The Matrix Clock by Goro Sato, rated 2.24/5 from 21 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-matrix-clock/id1597262305/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-matrix-clock/id1597262305.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 6 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 13

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Screensaver?

*2024-11-11*

How do I use this as a screensaver for my Mac?

### 1/5 — This all is shit….

*2024-10-28*

This app doesn’t work as described… The code doesn’t flow. It starts and stops.

### 1/5 — Just an app to sell pop up blockers

*2024-01-15*

Immediately after installing, the screen is polluted by ads to buy a pop up blocker. Really?  Don’t bother installing.

### 1/5 — Avoid

*2022-10-05, version 1.0*

No instructions. Poor

### 1/5 — Matrix clock

*2022-02-06*

Terrible like the other reviews apple please take this app of the store 🙏.Justin

### 1/5 — Lies and scam. Doesn’t work! Reported to Apple.

*2021-12-31*

This app blatantly lies about its functionality in my experience. It can’t be set as a wallpaper. It also has zero support. The ONLY way to contact the developer is to message them on Twitter and they don’t reply. 

I even screen shared with Apple tech support and they couldn’t get the app to do what it says it can (which is simply - be a wallpaper). 

Save your money! I’ve learned to just download a gif, make it into a Live Photo and set it as your background. Google keyword “digital rain matrix gof”

### 1/5 — No lo compren

*2021-12-12*

Es estupido dejar una barra que ofrece un producto en el protector de pantalla, pague por que lo quitaran y aún así permaneció en el protector, PENDEJOS. 

No lo compren

### 2/5 — Pretty… but pretty rubbish

*2024-05-07, version 1.1*

I paid the $ to remove ads but all the app does is show the time and the “matrix” effect disappear and are gone for longer than they are there.
A new way to count down the end of my work break I guess.

### 2/5 — Ads? Really?

*2021-12-23*

Starts off cool, immediately broken by ad. One wash down then ad. Pay $$ to remove ad? Then 1 screen wash, then stop. No, no, no.

### 3/5 — Cool app if….

*2025-10-30*

If you use a VPN outside of the United States of Trashmerikkka…. like the Netherlands or Panama—I NEVER get ads. Cool clock! But you gotta bypass ‘merikkkan propaganda to enjoy it the right way 👍🏼

## Most praised reviews (6 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Not bad

*2024-04-02*

You should get this app if it is one dollar or it’s free

### 5/5 — Nice Clock

*2024-01-18*

Cool app, just turn off your WiFi and no more ads. Problem solved. 👍🏻

### 5/5 — Really cool

*2022-10-26, version 1.0*

This app is such a cool effect, you do have to leave the app on if you want it to behave like a screensaver but that’s ok. The only other matrix style app in the App Store is not as good an effect as this. I love Goro Sato ‘s brilliant escape games, they are free and so much fun. This developer deserves recognition and I paid to take the ads off this app as a thank you for all their great work.

### 5/5 — Worth the $.99

*2022-01-01*

Not bad for $1.  For free, it’s not worth it, but neat clock if you are interested.

### 4/5 — Almost perfect.

*2021-12-10, version 1.0*

Since Digital Rain has left the AppStore, I’ve been looking for a replacement. And this is almost better! As it has the functionality of a clock.

I just wish the code filled the screen more. It falls quite convincingly and looks good, but doesn’t fill the screen on the mini 6 like it does in the screenshots. It’s more like a wave of code washing over the screen.

More granular control of the code would be great! But, it’s still quite charming.

### 3/5 — Could have been better

*2023-09-16, version 1.1*

If it was like the one for windows called The Matrix from many years ago then it would have been 5 star and I would purchase. However here characters flow in small portions, no other setting other than changing the clock. Boring.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-05.*