Ukiyo vs One Kanji Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ukiyo
Experience traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e art with a clock function and relaxing classical music. Enjoy famous prints on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and even as iMessage stickers. New art will be added for free in future updates.
- Ukiyo-e art display
- Clock functionality
- Classical music playback
- Today Widget support
- iMessage stickers
- Apple Watch compatibility
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Museum on your palm. The traditional Japanese art, Ukiyo-e, which has been received well on Apple TV, is now enjoyable with your iPhone or iPad! It also has the clock function, so you can be aware of the time with relaxing classical music. Contains “The Fifty-three Stations of The Tokaido Road” by Utagawa Hiroshige and “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” by Katsushika Hokusai and “Beautiful Women“ by Kitagawa Utamaro and Ukiyo-e of Sharaku. Randomly played music is as follows: Erik Alfred Leslie Satie:Gymnopédies Claude Debussy:Préludes, Book1 10. La cathédrale Claude Debussy:Suite Bergamasque 3. Clair de Lune Franz Liszt:Consolations No.3 in D-flat major It also corresponds to Today Widget. Please enjoy the beauty of Ukiyo-e with the widget, too. The wonderful Japanese art, Ukiyo-e is now also available as on your iMessage Sticker, too. You can enjoy the Ukiyo-e paintings on the Apple Watch. More Ukiyo-e prints will be added for free in later updates. Our development is encouraged by stars from you and we appreciate for all your support.
One Kanji Clock
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This clock displays kanji characters for your enjoyment. Kanji characters are displayed one at a time in random, and change over as time passes. The size of the characters can be changed in three levels. The length of the switching time can be adjusted. Hiragana and English can also be displayed. There are more than 700 kanji in the database. The number is small at first, but it will gradually increase. You can also choose your favorite kanji to display. You can choose from 20 different backgrounds. A time signal can be set to sound at 0 minutes. You can choose from 78 different sounds for the time signal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: One Kanji Clock at Free against Ukiyo's $1.99. One Kanji Clock also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Ukiyo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
One Kanji Clock is free to download; Ukiyo costs $1.99 up front. One Kanji Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ukiyo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ukiyo ships an update every 6 weeks, One Kanji Clock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ukiyo | One Kanji Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toshiaki Nakamura | Mihoko Araki |
In-app purchases
Ukiyo
No in-app purchases
One Kanji Clock
- One Kanji Clock with no ads$2.99
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