Comparison

Chrono vs Clock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Chrono

Easily track time across multiple global locations with this intuitive application. Manage a custom list of world clocks, add numerous locations, and even rename them for clarity. A convenient widget provides quick access to time information, helping you stay connected across different time zones.

Highlights
  • Manage a list of world clocks
  • Extensive location selection
  • Customizable clock names
  • Convenient widget
  • Timezone comparison
  • 24/12 hour format option
Features
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Travel a lot? Have friends or family in another timezone? Want to know what time it is somewhere else on the planet? Features: * Manage a list of world clocks * Lots of locations to choose from * Rename your clocks to something meaningful * A handy widget to save you time * Simple, easy to use interface * Additional timezone information for certain locations * See if a timezone is yesterday, today or tomorrow from where you are * Change time from 24 hour to 12 hour time * Compare time in other time zones and your own by scrolling into the future or back into the past

About

Clock

This app helps you manage your time across devices. It offers features like a world clock for global time zones, customizable alarms with music options, a stopwatch for measuring durations, and timers for countdowns.

Highlights
  • World Clock for global time zones
  • Customizable Alarms with music
  • Stopwatch with lap recording
  • Multiple Timers with labels
  • Sleep schedule integration
Features
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Clock helps you manage your time on iOS, iPadOS and macOS. Check the current time anywhere with World Clock, make sure you wake up on time with Alarms, or keep track of passing time with Stopwatch and Timers. World Clock Check the current time in cities around the world. Or quickly see the time difference compared to your local time to make coordinating across time zones easy. Alarms Set regular alarms for any time of day. Choose to set them to repeat on specific days, give them a label and select the sound that plays with each. When your alarm goes off, you can choose to play from a selection of sounds, or pick a song from your Apple Music library. You can also adjust your wake up alarm and sleep schedule from Health right in the Clock app so you can wind down with a Sleep Focus and make sure you always wake up on time. Stopwatch Measure the duration of an event. You can see how much time has lapsed with either a digital or analog stopwatch face, and you can quickly record laps or splits throughout the time. Timers Count down seconds, minutes or hours. Or count down using multiple timers, and add labels and distinct sounds to each. You can also choose to set a timer that stops any music playing in the background—perfect for getting to sleep with your favorite playlist.

Screenshots

Chrono4 screens
Clock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chrono at 4.0 against Clock's 2.5. Chrono also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 14%). Clock's advantage is ratings volume (20K vs 8) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chrono holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clock has 20K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Chrono's written reviews are positive against 14% of Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chrono ships an update every 8 months, Clock every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chrono versus Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChronoClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (8 ratings) — better2.5 (20K ratings)
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings820K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.110.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastian ConnanApple

Customer experience

Chrono

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative36.4%

Clock

All ratings19,552 ratings
Positive33.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative60.2%
Written reviews4,265 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative77.1%

Bugs and requests

Chrono

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Alarms not going off or being silent
  • Alarms disappearing or turning off on their own
  • Timer issues like not showing countdown or not working properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to set alarms for specific dates
  • Option to silence all alarms for a period
  • More customization for alarm sounds and snooze
  • Separate volume control for alarms
  • Ability to group and manage alarms
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  • Display seconds in digital clock view

In-app purchases

None

Chrono

No in-app purchases

None

Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chrono free?
Chrono is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clock free?
Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chrono or Clock?
Chrono is rated higher. Chrono averages 4.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Clock averages 2.5 from 20K ratings.
Do Chrono or Clock have ads?
Neither Chrono nor Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chrono or Clock?
Chrono ships an update every 8 months, and Clock every 9 months. Most recently, Chrono was updated on June 4, 2026 and Clock on September 25, 2026.

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