Spot The State vs Clock Tinkerer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spot The State
Track license plates seen during travel to discover states across the US. This game offers a visual representation of your progress and the percentage of plates found. It's designed for family fun on road trips.
- Track license plates
- Discover US states
- Visual progress tracking
- Multi-trip support
- Percentage of plates found
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Spot The State is an application for tracking your U.S. state discoveries through license plate sightings or personal travel. Upon launch, select an existing trip or create a new one. Mark states as you encounter them—each selection is automatically displayed on the interactive map. Modify entries anytime by tapping a state again. An auto-map toggle in settings allows you to control map visibility. Complete your journey by visiting all 50 states plus DC. Have fun and provide suggestions.
Clock Tinkerer
Design and customize your own unique clocks with a variety of features. Choose colors, add text, emojis, and symbols, or switch to Roman numerals. Explore example designs for inspiration.
- Create unique clock designs
- Customize colors and fonts
- Add text, emojis, and symbols
- Switch to Roman numerals
- Utilize 20 example clock designs
- Share clock designs as pictures
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Create your own unique clock and share it as a picture. There are many clock features to tinker with. Included are 20 example clock-designs for inspiration. And there are many color schemes to choose from. You can also pick your own colors, add text, emoji and symbols or switch to Roman numerals. You can choose any installed font for the hours and text on the clock.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spot The State at 4.0 against Clock Tinkerer's 1.0. Spot The State also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Spot The State holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spot The State has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Spot The State ships an update every 4 days, Clock Tinkerer every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spot The State | Clock Tinkerer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (7 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keith Phillips | Boudewijn Pelt |
Customer experience
Spot The State
Clock Tinkerer
In-app purchases
Spot The State
No in-app purchases
Clock Tinkerer
No in-app purchases
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