Kernel vs Clock Widget Analog & Digital
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kernel
This AI-powered app helps you discover, organize, and share movies and TV shows. Describe a title to find it, get recommendations directly from friends, and track upcoming releases. It also shows you where to stream content across various services.
- AI-powered search by description
- Direct friend recommendations
- Create movie/TV show playlists
- Automatic release tracking and notifications
- Streaming service availability
- Widgets and Apple Watch support
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Kernel is your AI-powered companion for movies and shows. Discover, organize, and share what to watch, all in one remarkably simple app. • Describe it, we’ll find it Forgot the name? Just describe the movie or show and Kernel AI will find it for you. • Recommend directly Effortlessly share what you’re watching. Your friends can now receive recommendations right on their Kernel profile. • Create playlists for Movies and TV Shows Save what you’ve seen, what you want to watch, and everything in between. • Track releases automatically Add upcoming titles and get notified as they approach. Stay on top of every release without any effort. • Know where to stream See exactly where to watch across services like Netflix, Apple TV, Prime Video, Disney+, and more. • Built-in widgets & Apple Watch support Keep your most anticipated releases front and center, on your home screen or your wrist. Available in English and Spanish. Photos and artwork used on Kernel are the property of their respective owners. Studio logos and other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. Information about the auto-renewable Subscription: * Subscription terms are 1 week, 1 month or 1 year. The subscription is renewed every week, month or year. * Payments will be collected through your iTunes account after you confirm your purchase. * Auto-renewable Subscriptions will be renewed unless canceled 24 hours before the subscription expires. * You can cancel your subscription at this address: http://support.apple.com/HT202039 * Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Clock Widget Analog & Digital
Design and personalize analog and digital clock widgets for your device's home screen. Choose from a variety of styles and add them for quick time checks.
- Custom clock faces
- Analog clock widgets
- Digital clock widgets
- Home screen integration
- Personalization options
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Create custom clock faces and add them to your home screen
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kernel at 4.0 against Clock Widget Analog & Digital's 2.6. Kernel also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 37%) and ratings volume (223 vs 10). Clock Widget Analog & Digital's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). 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. Kernel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Clock Widget Analog & Digital asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kernel holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kernel has 223 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Kernel's written reviews are positive against 37% of Clock Widget Analog & Digital's.
Kernel ships an update every 2 weeks, Clock Widget Analog & Digital every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kernel | Clock Widget Analog & Digital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (223 ratings) — better | 2.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.9% of reviews — better | 37.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 223 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikias Molina | Adam frankel |
Customer experience
Kernel
Clock Widget Analog & Digital
Bugs and requests
Kernel
Reported bugs
3 issues- Apple Watch app doesn't work, shows blank screen
- Release dates are sometimes inaccurate
- Can't remove movies from 'Upcoming' playlist after release
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to rate movies and shows
- Implement a 'mark all as seen' feature for TV shows
- Allow sorting playlists manually
- Add support for more streaming services
- Integrate Rotten Tomatoes ratings
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- Develop an iPad version of the app
Clock Widget Analog & Digital
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kernel
- Weekly$0.997 Days
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly$15.991 Year
Clock Widget Analog & Digital
No in-app purchases
