Comparison

Lifeclock One vs Life Clock

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

Head to head
About

Lifeclock One

This app reimagines a classic movie countdown watch with modern features. It displays time, date, notifications, and includes a compass, stopwatch, alarms, and customizable animations. Track your steps and trigger your phone's camera directly from the device.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdown timer
  • World clocks and date formats
  • Incoming call and text notifications
  • Built-in compass
  • Camera remote trigger
  • Stopwatch and alarms
  • Animated LED screen customization
  • Step counting
Features
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The Lifeclock One is an officially licensed, supercharged version of Snake Plissken’s countdown watch from Escape from New York. In John Carpenter's famous masterpiece, Escape from New York, Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), has 24 hours to rescue the President from the country's largest prison — New York City. The United States Police Force gives Snake a two-way radio, a position locator and a countdown watch. The Lifeclock One is a fully licensed reboot of that watch but with a twist — it's a countdown timer of course, but it also comes packed with tons of additional features. Here's a preview of just a few: TIME AND DATE: See the time in either 12 or 24 hour mode, five different date formats and up to 6 world clocks. You can check the time simply by pressing one of the side buttons, or have the Lifeclock One fire up every few minutes and do it for you - guaranteed to attract attention. NOTIFICATIONS: See incoming calls, texts and notifications from your favorite apps right there on the cool, vibrant and retro LED screen. The Lifeclock One will also vibrate and beep when a notification arrives. COUNTDOWN: Yes it counts down - just like the movie. COMPASS: Get your bearings instantly with a built in compass. CAMERA: Trigger your iPhone's camera to take the coolest selfies. STOPWATCH: Counting down is what this watch was made for, but of course it can count up as well with a fully featured stopwatch. ALARMS: Up to 6 custom alarms to notify you at any time of the day. ANIMATIONS: Who would have thought you could animated an LED screen? Choose from a combination of appearance and character animations to completely customize the way you experience the Lifeclock One. STEP COUNTING: Count the number of steps you're taking every day. All step counting is stored on your iPhone and easy to send and share with third party services. We don't store any information such as step counting on any server anywhere. SCROLL SPEED: Finely tune how fast those notifications come in and scroll across your wrist. AND MUCH MORE: Learn more about the Lifeclock One as well as the different versions available at lifeclockone.com.

About

Life Clock

Visualize your life's time and upcoming events with personal countdowns and engaging time-based games. Track milestones, explore life statistics, and make every moment meaningful through an interactive interface.

Highlights
  • Personal countdowns for events
  • Life time and age statistics
  • Meaningful date tracking
  • Time-based reflection games
  • Clean, interactive interface
  • Mindful moment tracking
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Life Clock turns time into something you can see, feel, and understand. Track personal countdowns, explore life stats, and spend time playing thoughtful time-based games — all in one place. Make every moment count. Life Clock helps you visualize time in a way that’s personal, meaningful, and engaging. From birthdays and milestones to life stats, personal countdowns, and interactive games, Life Clock transforms abstract time into something real — and even fun to explore. With Life Clock, you can: • Create personal countdowns for important events • View life time and age-based statistics • Track meaningful dates and milestones • Play simple, time-based games designed to help you reflect, explore, and enjoy the passage of time • Experience time through a clean, interactive interface • Stay mindful of how every moment adds up Whether you’re planning ahead, reflecting on life, or just spending a few minutes playing with time itself, Life Clock helps you stay connected to the moments that matter — without complexity. Time is passing. See it. Own it. Live it.

Screenshots

Lifeclock One4 screens
Life Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lifeclock One at none against Life Clock's 1. Lifeclock One also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Life Clock's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume 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. Life Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lifeclock One asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Life Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Lifeclock One's written reviews are positive against 67% of Life Clock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lifeclock One ships an update every 3 months, Life Clock every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Lifeclock One versus Life Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLifeclock OneLife Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB77 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRidgewood Watch CompanyRobb Morgan

Customer experience

Lifeclock One

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Life Clock

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Lifeclock One

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Life Clock

One-time1
  • Life Clock: Ad Removal$2.99

Questions

Is Lifeclock One free?
Lifeclock One is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Life Clock free?
Life Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lifeclock One or Life Clock?
Life Clock is rated higher. Lifeclock One averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Life Clock averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Lifeclock One or Life Clock have ads?
Life Clock shows ads; Lifeclock One does not.
Which is updated more often, Lifeclock One or Life Clock?
Lifeclock One ships an update every 3 months, and Life Clock every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lifeclock One was updated on October 29, 2026 and Life Clock on October 29, 2026.

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