Daimyo Clock vs Proverbs++
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daimyo Clock
Experience traditional Japanese timekeeping with this app, which recreates a 17th-century mechanical clock. It accurately displays time divided into six equal periods for day and night, adjusting for seasonal changes in daylight.
- Traditional Japanese timekeeping
- Day/night divided into six equal periods
- Seasonal daylight adjustments
- Accurate solar noon calculation
- Location-based time display
- Twilight start/end calculation
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Daimyo clock is a recreation of a mechanical clock developed in the seventeen century based on western clocks but modified to show traditional Japanese time. Traditional Japanese time divides the day and night into six equal periods from dawn to dusk and dusk to dawn respectively. Over the course of a year as the daylight and nighttime periods lengthen and shorten, the length of these six day or night periods change. Unlike Western clocks which are regulated by a single pendulum and run at a constant speed day or night, Japanese clocks incorporated two pendulums, and switched between them at dawn and dusk. Adjustment for the changing daylight and nighttime hours was accomplished by adjusting the effective length of the pendulums, normally done every two weeks, or twenty-six times a year. This kept the time shown on the clock reasonably close to the correct time, provided that the clock had been set correctly initially. This modern implementation is much more accurate and precise than the original clocks. In this implementation, the biweekly adjustments of the mechanical clock are made continuously, thus the day or night period length are always correct. Noon on the clock will, if location services are enabled, occur when the sun is at the zenith, or solar noon. Day start and end correspond to the beginning or end of twilight, and are calculated accounting for the refraction of the Earth's atmosphere. There are three situations where the clock my not show the local time in the Japanese manner: 1. If location services are off, Daimyo Clock will show the time for Tokyo, Japan. 東京 will be displayed on the clock face in this case. 2. While the application is obtaining an updated location after launch or returning to foreground. 3. Near the North or South poles the sun may either be above the horizon or below it for the entire day (24 hour period). In this case, the Japanese definition of time no longer applies, so the clock face will be shown without a clock hand.
Proverbs++
This app provides a daily chapter from Proverbs, automatically selected by date. It offers a clean reading experience with note-taking capabilities and a habit tracker to visualize your reading streak. Your notes are stored privately on your device.
- Daily chapter selection by date
- Clean, readable verse formatting
- In-app note-taking
- Reading habit tracker
- Privacy-focused, no data collection
- Multiple translation options
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Proverbs++ instantly opens the chapter of Proverbs for today's date, creating a seamless experience for building a Daily Proverb's Reading Habit. * DAILY CHAPTER Open straight to the right chapter every day, automatically selected based on the calendar. * BEAUTIFUL FORMATTING Clean, easy-to-read verses with ample whitespace for meditation. * SEAMLESS NOTE-TAKING Jot down thoughts, prayers, and insights directly under each day's reading — saved securely on your device. * READING HABIT TRACKER Stay motivated by seeing your daily reading streak visualized on a colorful heatmap, and review notes from previous days. * PRIVACY FIRST Proverbs++ does not collect or share any of your personal information. Your notes stay 100% private. Available translations: NET Bible and American Standard Version (ASV).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Proverbs++ at 5.0 against Daimyo Clock's 4.0. Proverbs++ also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 37 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Proverbs++ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Daimyo Clock ships an update every 37 months, Proverbs++ every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daimyo Clock | Proverbs++ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Douglas Hildum | Luke Thomas |
Customer experience
Daimyo Clock
Proverbs++
In-app purchases
Daimyo Clock
No in-app purchases
Proverbs++
No in-app purchases






