Clock Watching vs Trick Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clock Watching
This app displays the current time using a four-digit digital format for hours and minutes. An optional in-app purchase adds animated seconds with pendulums that fall or explode as each minute completes.
- Four-digit time display
- Hour and minute tracking
- Animated seconds (in-app purchase)
- Pendulum animation
- Minute completion effects
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It is a digital clock that shows the time, using four digits to display both hours and minutes. You can watch a multitude of minutes and hours progress through time. Add animated seconds to your flanks with an In-App Purchase. Pendulums will move into place with each second until the minute is complete. The pink pendulums will then fall or explode offscreen to allow the sequence to repeat itself. Minute after minute.
Trick Timer
This utility app functions as both a stopwatch and a countdown timer. It offers a unique twist by allowing users to manipulate the timer to either gain or lose time during its operation.
- Stopwatch functionality
- Countdown timer
- Time gain/loss manipulation
- Unique timer alterations
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Trick Timer is a Stopwatch and Countdown Timer that can be altered to gain or lose time. https://www.xios.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xios-2330249867256916 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xiosiosdevelopment/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/xiosiOS
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trick Timer at none against Clock Watching's 1. Trick Timer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Clock Watching's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment and ads 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. Clock Watching sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Trick Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Clock Watching ships an update every 3 weeks, Trick Timer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clock Watching | Trick Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Thorpe | Jonathan Meikle |
Customer experience
Clock Watching
Trick Timer
In-app purchases
Clock Watching
- Add Animated Seconds$1.99
Trick Timer
No in-app purchases
