Ukiyo vs Cool Ukiyo
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.
Cool Ukiyo
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This is a digital and analog clock with a background of famous Ukiyo-e prints. You can choose from 40 different Ukiyo-e works from various periods. The time, analog clock, and Ukiyo-e can be moved with a finger. The analog clock and Ukiyo-e can be zoomed in and out with two fingers. Seconds can also be displayed. The background color can be selected from 5 different colors. Touching the time character switches to setting mode. When in setting mode, you can change the year, month, and day of the week to various formats by touching. The year, month, day of the week, a.m./p.m., and seconds can be erased. You can also switch between 12-hour and 24-hour displays. Rotation of the screen in portrait and landscape mode is also supported. The size of the text can be adjusted in steps by pressing buttons such as "2X" and "3X". The time signal can be selected from 78 different tones.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cool Ukiyo at Free against Ukiyo's $1.99. Cool Ukiyo 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
Cool Ukiyo is free to download; Ukiyo costs $1.99 up front. Cool Ukiyo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ukiyo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ukiyo ships an update every 6 weeks, Cool Ukiyo monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ukiyo | Cool Ukiyo |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Monthly — better |
| 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 | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toshiaki Nakamura | Mihoko Araki |
In-app purchases
Ukiyo
No in-app purchases
Cool Ukiyo
- Cool Ukiyo-e Clock with no ads$3.99









