Clock Watching vs Minimal Clock
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
Minimal Clock
Read full descriptionHide full description
Hey, this is Minimal Clock! A simple minimalist clock, timer and countdown app!
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minimal Clock at none against Clock Watching's 1. Minimal Clock also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (6 vs 4). On price 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. Minimal Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Clock Watching ships an update every 3 weeks, Minimal Clock every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clock Watching | Minimal Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Thorpe | Amit Sondhi |
In-app purchases
Clock Watching
- Add Animated Seconds$1.99
Minimal Clock
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Clock Watching free?
Is Minimal Clock free?
Do Clock Watching or Minimal Clock have ads?
Which is updated more often, Clock Watching or Minimal Clock?
Other comparisons
