Analog Clock vs Polaris
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Analog Clock
This application offers a customizable analog clock experience with various styles, including a pendulum clock. Users can personalize backgrounds, clock positions, and sizes, with options for smooth second-hand movement and digital time display. It also includes features like automatic sleep suppression and widget support.
- Customizable analog clock styles
- Pendulum clock simulation
- Changeable clock and background position/size
- Digital time display option
- Widget support (iOS14+)
- Automatic sleep suppression
- Dark Mode support
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It is an analog clock application that can also display a pendulum clock. There are no ads at all. Clock Changeable clock position and size. - Indigo Blue Clock - Second hand ticks away the time - White Clock - Second hand moves smoothly - Pendulum Clock - Pendulum ticks away the time - Custom Clock - You can customize the clock yourself (Multiple custom clocks available) Background Image Changeable background image position and size. - Single Color - You can customize the color - 10 preset background images - Select background photo from photo library Other features - Status bar display switch - Automatic sleep suppression - Smooth Display selection (trade-off with battery consumption) - Enlarging the background image (displayed on the whole screen) - Digital time display - Widget display (also supports iOS14) - Support Dark Mode of iOS13 - Support sharing custom clock settings (design) using AirDrop, file saving, etc. --- There is also a free version of this app, "Analog Clock Lite - Pendulum" (with ads, with some functional restrictions). You can also check the function there.
Polaris
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Polaris turns the night sky as it actually looks from where you are into a living Home Screen widget — a quiet planetarium clock. ■ A real sky It plots ~9,000 stars from the Yale Bright Star Catalog, computed from your chosen city's latitude, longitude and sidereal time, so what's rising and where is faithful to the real sky right now. Star brightness and color (blue-white to orange) are true to life. No location permission needed — just pick a city. ■ Clock & calendar Layer an analog clock (10 frames × 5 hands × date fonts) or a digital clock (8 typefaces) over the stars. A monthly calendar and a corner date/weekday are available too. ■ More of the sky • Shooting stars streak by now and then • Star names label the bright ones — Sirius, Vega, and more • Constellation lines connect figures like Orion and the Big Dipper ■ Widgets Small, medium, large and extra-large are all supported. Each size saves its own design, so you can compose your Home Screen exactly how you like. There's also a clock-free "sky only" widget. ■ Details • Pure black background — quiet and striking on OLED • Switch between English and Japanese inside the app • 39 cities worldwide, plus automatic detection A bedside clock. The centerpiece of your Home Screen. The night sky, always in your hand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Polaris at Free against Analog Clock's $1.99. Analog Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Polaris is free to download; Analog Clock costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Analog Clock ships an update every 5 weeks, Polaris every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Analog Clock | Polaris |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hiroaki Ito | Ryohei Horiuchi |
In-app purchases
Analog Clock
No in-app purchases
Polaris
No in-app purchases









