The Clock by seense vs OrbitCal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Clock by seense
Manage contacts across time zones, plan meetings efficiently, and view calendars with this highly customizable world clock app. It offers a variety of clock faces, business hour highlights, and break reminders, with widget and Siri shortcut support.
- World clock with customizable faces
- Meeting planner with business hours
- iOS Calendar integration
- Break reminders
- Widget and Siri Shortcuts
- Customizable themes
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After 10 years on the Mac and tens of thousands of happy users, The Clock now on your iPhone/iPad. The Clock • Keep track, easily and efficiently of your contacts in different time zones. • Have a quick view on a Calendar, which can be integrated with the iOS Calendar • Easily setup meetings with the Meeting Planner. • Have a highlight on the Business Hours and Holidays of your subcontractors, customers, ... • Highly customizable. • Be reminded when to Take a Break and relax. • Widget ready for your convenience. • Siri Shortcuts available. • Responsive design to adapt to portrait/landscape view. • HandOff with The Clock on your Mac. The World Clocks • AM/PM or 24Hours. • Analog or Digital Clock view. • Choose among a wide range of complications • Business Hours. • Time offset. • Sunrise/Sunset. • Country. • Time Zone offset (PDT, CDT, UTC…). • Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. • AM/PM, 24H. • Drag&Drop the world clocks to order them. • Beautiful clock face displaying day and night. • Personalize the world clock time format per cities. • Change the city name. • PDT, CDT, MDT, GMT… and more automatically adapting during daylight saving period. Meeting Planner • Meeting Planner swipe the screen to travel through time. • Business Hours led to check if your contact is in the working hours time frame. • Select a date in the calendar for an accurate Daylight Saving adjustment. • With the iOS Calendar integration into The Clock have a quick look on your schedule • With the Calendar Complication, automatically know if you are busy while planning a meeting. • Export easily your schedule information with the share menu or Drag & Drop (iPad). • Slider automatically round the time to 15/30 min. Calendar • Navigate the months with a tap, or keyboard shortcuts (iPad Pro). • Show/Hide the Calendar. • Toggle week/month view. • Show/Hide the weeks number. • Select your referenced calendar for the week number. (Regional settings, or ISO 8601). • Select a day in Meeting Planner for an accurate Daylight Saving adjustment. • Highlight days off per city. • Follow the iOS setting for Calendar first day of the week or set your own... • Choose to integrate or not with the iOS Calendar. • Have a quick view on your calendar events. • Calendar complication to immediately see what is coming next on your schedule. Accessibility • Voice Over. • Dynamic Type for font size to adapt to your need. • Color blind friendly. • Haptic feedback (for device supporting it). Other • Choose between 4 beautiful themes (White/Dark/Daisy Blue/Deep Dark). • Select clock faces. • Keyboard Shortcuts for most common actions (on iPad Pro with keyboard). • Backup/Restore your settings easily (Local, Dropbox, iCloud). • Enjoy the Take a Break feature, and relax. • And more … • And with a real user manual to go deeper in the discovery of all the features.
OrbitCal
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OrbitCal: Your Schedule, Reimagined Spatially. Break free from the grid. OrbitCal transforms your calendar into a beautiful, interactive series of concentric rings, turning time management into a tactile, spatial experience. ### TIME AT A GLANCE See your year, month, day, and hour as nested rings. Navigate from a bird's-eye view of your entire year down to the ticking seconds of your current meeting with intuitive pinch-to-zoom and drag gestures. ### THE RING PARADIGM * Outer Rings: Months and Days provide a long-term horizon. * Inner Rings: Hours and Minutes visualize your immediate focus. * Central Hub: A dynamic "Command Center" that surfaces your next meeting, countdowns to your current event's end, and one-tap actions. ### SMART FOCUS * Visual Whitespace: OrbitCal automatically highlights "Focus Windows"—the gaps in your schedule—helping you find time for deep work. * Pastel Aesthetic: A clean, soft design optimized for clarity and serenity. * Haptic Precision: Feel every hour and minute as you navigate through your day with custom-tuned haptic feedback. ### FEATURES: * Fluid Navigation: Smoothly zoom from the macro (Year) to the micro (Seconds). * EventKit Integration: Seamlessly syncs with your existing iCloud, or Outlook calendars. * Contextual Actions: One-tap access to meeting links and directions directly from the center of the OrbitCal view. * Conflict Visualization: Instantly spot overlaps and scheduling crunches. The calendar isn't a list; it's a cycle. See your time in OrbitCal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: OrbitCal at Free against The Clock by seense's $2.99. The Clock by seense's advantage is chart position (#188 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
OrbitCal is free to download; The Clock by seense costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | The Clock by seense | OrbitCal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #188 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fabrice Leyne | Position Games Limited |
In-app purchases
The Clock by seense
No in-app purchases
OrbitCal
No in-app purchases





