Comparison

3D Cities and Places vs OLED Clock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

3D Cities and Places

Explore detailed 3D views of cities and landmarks worldwide using Apple's Flyover technology. Navigate and interact with 3D models, and access integrated features across iOS, Apple Watch, and Apple TV devices.

Highlights
  • Global 3D city and place exploration
  • Apple MapKit integration
  • Interactive 3D viewing with gestures
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Apple TV integration (Universal Purchase)
Features
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This is a free version with limited features. For full features, Mac App and TVOS App, please look for the Pro version. In the past, 3D Modeling requires state-of-the-art computing machines and advanced graphic programming for a building or object. With Apple Map flyover, 3D Cities and Places around the worlds are now available on your iOS devices. (This app is part of the Universal Purchase. With one purchase, you will be able to see the 3D Cities and Places on your iOS, Watch OS and Apple TV devices.). The motivation of this app is to get your the quickest access to the cities and places you can start to explore the fantastic 3D View and explore cities and places in a wonderful experience. iOS App Quick Started: > Cities and Places with flyover support around the globe are listed. Zoom in/out and select any city/place to see the 3D View. > Smart tip: from the "Normal" map view to find out any POI and enable the 3D Building View (two-fingers gesture to change viewing angles: zoom in/out, rotate, swipe up/down for 3D View) and then click on "Flyover" to switch to 3D Flyover View. > To see the "New York City" in 3D View, follow the steps below: 1. Select "New York, NY" from the map or from the table 2. "New York City" 3D View should appear. 3. You can use two-fingers gesture to change viewing angles: zoom in/out, rotate, swipe up/down for viewing the city details. > To see specific POI such as "Eiffel Tower" in 3D View, follow the steps below: 1. Select "Paris, France" from the map or from the table. 2. Switch to "Normal" map view and find the "Eiffel Tower" on the map. 3. You can use two-fingers gesture to change viewing angles: zoom in/out, rotate, swipe up/down for 3D View. 4. Switch back to "Flyover" view to see the 3D View. Watch App Quick Started: > Launch the Watch App and the app will communicate with the iOS App to get the nearest city/place and also notify the iOS App to select and view the city/place. Click on the "Nearest" button if you would like to search the nearest city/place again. Introduction: This app integrates the following technologies and data together: - The latest Apple MapKit features such as Traffic, Buildings, POI and 3D Model - Apple Watch Integration with iPhone. - Apple TV integration (Universal Purchase: one purchase to get the app on iOS and Apple TV) - Databases with built in information. This app provides the following features: - One click City/Place selection by selecting the table and click on a location. - This app provides the Apple Watch Integration - This app will provide Apple TV integration.

About

OLED Clock

This app displays a dynamic clock designed to prevent OLED screen burn-in by constantly moving and changing colors. It offers customizable digital and analog views with various fonts, sizes, and animation speeds.

Highlights
  • OLED burn-in prevention
  • Animated clock movement
  • Color cycling
  • Digital and analog views
  • Customizable fonts and size
  • Adjustable animation speed
Features
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No burn-In! This clock is perfectly suited for the OLED display in iPhone X, because the clock won't stand still on the screen but moves around constantly using any available pixel of the screen over time. Also it smoothly changes color over the complete color spectrum, so that every sub pixel (red, green, blue) will be used evenly. This prevents the so called "burn-in effect" any OLED display shows, if certain pixels are switched on for a very long time. The clock not just works on iPhone X but on all iOS devices like iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad (iOS 9.3 and above). But there's more: - NEW: digital and analog representation of the clock. You choose! - choose between a huge number of nice looking fonts to display the actual time - adjust clocks size just by using the pinch gesture on main screen - use automatic color changes "color cycling" (recommended on iPhone x, can be switched off in settings) - adjust the clocks brightness by using scroll up and down gesture on the main screen - tap on the main screen to show tab bar at the bottom of the screen, here you will be able to switch between analog and digital view, call settings, help and about page - on settings page you can change font, color and animation speed as well as switch on/off seconds, blinking separators, 24h display, autosize and color cycling - all adjustments are permanent! OLED clock remembers them on the next time you use it! - use OLED clock in portrait or landscape mode. On digital mode, OLED clock remembers your preferred font size depending on device orientation - help page provides necessary information about usage - fully localized in english, german, hebrew, french and japanese (new!)

Screenshots

3D Cities and Places4 screens
OLED Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 3D Cities and Places at 5.0 against OLED Clock's 3.9. OLED Clock's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

3D Cities and Places holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OLED Clock has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

3D Cities and Places ships an update monthly, OLED Clock every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
3D Cities and Places versus OLED Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3D Cities and PlacesOLED Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.9 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews—78.6% of reviews
Number of ratings215 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB10 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperJufen ChangChristian Moeller

Customer experience

3D Cities and Places

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OLED Clock

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

3D Cities and Places

No in-app purchases

None

OLED Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 3D Cities and Places free?
3D Cities and Places is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OLED Clock free?
OLED Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 3D Cities and Places or OLED Clock?
3D Cities and Places is rated higher. 3D Cities and Places averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while OLED Clock averages 3.9 from 15 ratings.
Do 3D Cities and Places or OLED Clock have ads?
Neither 3D Cities and Places nor OLED Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 3D Cities and Places or OLED Clock?
3D Cities and Places ships an update monthly, and OLED Clock every 4 weeks. Most recently, 3D Cities and Places was updated on November 2, 2026 and OLED Clock on November 2, 2026.

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