Chrono vs Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Manage a list of world clocks
- Extensive location selection
- Customizable clock names
- Convenient widget
- Timezone comparison
- 24/12 hour format option
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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
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.
- World Clock for global time zones
- Customizable Alarms with music
- Stopwatch with lap recording
- Multiple Timers with labels
- Sleep schedule integration
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Chrono | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better | 2.5 (20K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 20K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastian Connan | Apple |
Customer experience
Chrono
Clock
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
Chrono
No in-app purchases
Clock
No in-app purchases








