Comparison

Desk Clock vs Yoruro

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

Head to head
About

Desk Clock

This app transforms your device into a full-screen analog clock with customizable faces. It offers real-time time display, including seconds, on your home screen, lock screen, and even during charging, doubling as a screen saver. Features include smart alarms and hourly reminders.

Highlights
  • Full-screen analog clock display
  • Customizable clock faces
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • Smart alarm clock
  • Hourly timekeeping reminders
  • Charging screen saver mode
Features
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Desktop Clock is a versatile full-screen digital and analog clock app with a rich collection of classic clock faces and custom Apple Watch face integration. Designed for your home screen, lock screen, StandBy mode, and Dynamic Island, it turns your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch into a stylish, fully customized timekeeping setup. Key Features: Classic Clock Face Collection: Explore a wide array of classic analog and sleek digital clock designs, perfect for full-screen desk displays and charging screen savers. Apple Watch Face Sync: Customize and sync stylish clock faces directly to your Apple Watch to match your personal aesthetic. Real-Time Seconds Display: Keep precise track of time with seconds displayed across home screen widgets, lock screen widgets, Dynamic Island, and StandBy mode. Home & Lock Screen Widgets: Multiple calendar and clock widget styles to personalize your iOS lock screen and home screen. Smart Volume-Adjusting Alarm: Gentle, intelligent alarm clock that automatically adjusts volume for a seamless morning wake-up. Hourly Chime & Voice Reminders: Audio notifications every hour to help you manage your daily schedule and focus sessions. Full-Screen Desk Timer & Companion: Ideal nightstand clock, aesthetic desk display. Upgrade your daily timekeeping with iconic watch faces, live seconds widgets, and seamless Apple Watch integration.

About

Yoruro

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Yoruro helps you begin, stay with a task, and understand your focus habits without turning study into another source of pressure. Choose a desk mate, write down what you want to finish, and create a focus plan that fits your day. The timer records actual focus time, pauses, and interruptions, then turns those facts into a clear weekly view. On compatible devices, optional Apple on-device AI can break a broad goal into concrete starting points, classify interruption notes, and write a short reflection or reachable micro-goal. All time calculations and statistics are handled by app code, not by AI. Your tasks and study history stay on your device. There is no account, advertising, tracking, or third-party analytics. The timer and records remain fully available when AI is unavailable.

Screenshots

Desk Clock4 screens
Yoruro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yoruro at none against Desk Clock's 3. Yoruro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). Desk Clock's advantage is device support (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. Desk Clock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Yoruro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Desk Clock ships an update every 9 days, Yoruro every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Desk Clock versus Yoruro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesk ClockYoruro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings22K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer翠玲 施LIBING ZHANG

Bugs and requests

Desk Clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ads reappear after reinstall
  • Clock face doesn't update on lock screen
  • Alarm stops after a few seconds

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add calendar view
  • Implement 24-hour time format
  • Allow custom clock face designs
  • Add ability to set multiple alarms
  • Improve widget functionality

Yoruro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Desk Clock

One-time3
  • All clock styles$0.99
  • Remove All Ads$0.99
  • Professional Version$3.99
None

Yoruro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Desk Clock free?
Desk Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Yoruro free?
Yoruro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Desk Clock or Yoruro have ads?
Desk Clock shows ads; Yoruro does not.
Which is updated more often, Desk Clock or Yoruro?
Desk Clock ships an update every 9 days, and Yoruro every 2 days. Most recently, Desk Clock was updated on October 23, 2026 and Yoruro on October 14, 2026.

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