Comparison

Magi'clock vs Dessau Clock

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

Head to head
About

Magi'clock

Features
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This APP has two analog clocks.  There outer clock describes Local Standard Time(ST) , and the inner clock describes Magical Time. Magical Time gains 2 hours between 4 to 20 o'clock and loses 2 hours between 20 to 4 o'clock. For example: Standard Time difference Magical Time ------------------------------------------- 04:00 +0000 04:00 12:00 +0100 13:00 20:00 +0200 22:00 00:00 +0100 01:00 04:00 +0000 04:00 Now if you change your base time from Magical Time to Standard Time at 22 o'clock, you can go back to 20 o'clock! :-) Features: - Three analog clock styles. Tap the center circle, you can change them. Clock in clock (outer: Standard Time, inner: Magical Time) Magical Time Standard Time - Digital clock Magical Time - The time difference between Magical time and Standard Time - Dark mode

About

Dessau Clock

This app offers a highly customizable modernist clock experience. Users can personalize dial plates, materials, hands, and sounds, with a special night mode and widgets for home and lock screens. It provides a permanent unlock for all features without subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Customizable dial plates and materials
  • Variety of hands and finishes
  • Recorded movement sounds with haptic feedback
  • Night mode with lume colors
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Dual time display
  • Permanent unlock with one-time purchase
Features
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A clock, reduced to what it needs. Dessau Clock draws every dial in code at the moment you look at it. There is not one photograph of a clock inside it — the plate, the printing, the hands and the ring are geometry, so they stay sharp at any size on any screen. WHAT IS FREE, FOR GOOD One complete clock. Chrome Yellow under Bayer printing, baton hands, a hairline bezel and a jewelled Swiss escapement you can hear and feel. No advertising, no interruptions, nothing that expires. It is not a trial. THE WORKSHOP • 59 dial plates, ten of them complete objects — plate, material, printing, hands, ring and sound applied in one tap • Real materials: quartersawn oak, Carrara marble, terrazzo, pigskin leather, canvas, cork and brushed aluminium. Each one a scan, not a pattern • Five printing programmes, eight sets of hands, five second hands, five finishes, four bezels • Fourteen recorded movements — a jewelled Swiss escapement, an oak pendulum, a typebar, a glass rim — each with its own tuned haptic • Two clocks, two cities, side by side, built and coloured completely separately AFTER DARK A night face that glows, with twelve lume colours and a sharp mode that turns the bloom off entirely. Follow the system appearance, or pin it to day or night. Left running on a charger, the whole face drifts a couple of points across the screen — far too slowly to see. A display ages where it is lit, and a clock left on overnight is the one image most likely to leave a mark. WIDGETS Every size, on the Home Screen and the Lock Screen, and in StandBy. Each widget picks its own plate, material, hands, glow, city and background. The second hand really ticks, once a second, without the app running. PRIVACY No account, no sign-in, nothing measured. The dials, cities and sounds you choose never leave your device. The only thing that does is your purchase. Universal — one buy covers iPhone and iPad. DESSAU CLOCK PRO Pro unlocks every dial, material, printing programme, hand set, bezel, finish, escapement and tick sound, plus dual time and the twelve night glows. One purchase: $9.99, once. It includes every dial the app ever adds. No subscription, no free trial, nothing that renews. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. There is nothing to cancel and nothing to manage afterwards — the unlock is permanent, and it restores on any device signed in to the same Apple Account. Terms of Use: https://dessauclock.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://dessauclock.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

Magi'clock3 screens
Dessau Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magi'clock at none against Dessau Clock's 1. Magi'clock also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Dessau Clock's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 8 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dessau Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Magi'clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magi'clock ships an update every 8 months, Dessau Clock daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Magi'clock versus Dessau Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagi'clockDessau Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOMTea AppTrevor Ringle

In-app purchases

None

Magi'clock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dessau Clock

One-time1
  • Dessau Clock Pro — Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Magi'clock free?
Magi'clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dessau Clock free?
Dessau Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Magi'clock or Dessau Clock have ads?
Neither Magi'clock nor Dessau Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magi'clock or Dessau Clock?
Magi'clock ships an update every 8 months, and Dessau Clock daily. Most recently, Magi'clock was updated on November 6, 2026 and Dessau Clock on October 31, 2026.

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