Comparison

Clocks in Motion vs Time_Tools

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

Head to head
About

Clocks in Motion

This utility app transforms analog clock hands into a dynamic seven-segment digital display. It offers customizable 12 or 24-hour formats and supports both light and dark themes to match system settings or user preference.

Highlights
  • Analog hands form digital display
  • 12 or 24-hour format
  • Light and dark appearance modes
  • System-based theme switching
  • Kinetic art integration
Features
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A clock so beautiful you'll watch it change. Every digit is drawn by tiny analog clock faces—24 in all—their hands sweeping into position each minute to spell out the time. Part timepiece, part kinetic art. Give it sixty seconds. You'll never want a plain digital clock again. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • A living display for your nightstand, desk, or shelf • Minimal, elegant, and mesmerizing to watch • One-time $0.99 — no subscriptions, no ads, no in-app purchases HOW IT WORKS Each digit is a 3×2 grid of six clock faces. Forty-eight hands choreograph themselves every sixty seconds, sweeping smoothly to their new positions to redraw the time. ALARMS Create alarms with a label, choose which days they repeat, and set a snooze from 1 to 30 minutes. When an alarm fires, a countdown Live Activity appears on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, showing exactly how much snooze time remains. ALWAYS-ON / BEDSIDE MODE Long-press the clock to enter always-on mode: the display dims, overlays disappear, and the idle timer is disabled—perfect as a quiet bedside or desk clock. Tap once to exit. AIRPLAY Send the clock to an Apple TV or any AirPlay 2 display. It fills the screen in the full television layout and stays perfectly in sync. WIDGET Add the medium Home Screen widget—independently configurable per instance for time format, theme, and accent color. CUSTOMIZE • 12-hour or 24-hour format • Light, Dark, or System theme • Hand accent: System, Blue, Green, or Amber ACCESSIBILITY Reduce Motion snaps transitions instead of sweeping. Increase Contrast switches to a high-separation opaque palette. VoiceOver reads the current time as one element. The same beautiful clock is available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV.

About

Time_Tools

Features
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This is a 4-mode app suitable for time management calculations: time calculation function, stopwatch function, backward count timer function, and clock display function. Calculations and measurements in seconds are possible (measurements in milliseconds are not supported) You can use the time calculation function, stopwatch function, and backward count timer function on Apple Watch alone. detail of function ・Time calculation function [CALCULATOR]: Hour: minute: second addition and subtraction function ・Stopwatch function [STOP WATCH]: Stopwatch function in seconds You can not only start from 0 seconds but also set the start time in advance. ・Countdown timer function [COUNTDOWN]: Countdown timer function from a preset time When it reaches 0 seconds, no alarm is generated and it continues to move in the negative direction. (The press time will be displayed during broadcasts, etc.) ・Clock display function [TIME]: Displays the iPhone clock time digitally.

Screenshots

Clocks in Motion4 screens
Time_Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Clocks in Motion at none against Time_Tools's shown. Clocks in Motion also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Time_Tools's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Clocks in Motion costs $0.99 and Time_Tools $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clocks in Motion ships an update every 4 weeks, Time_Tools every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Clocks in Motion versus Time_Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClocks in MotionTime_Tools
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefano AcerbettiHTLab

In-app purchases

None

Clocks in Motion

No in-app purchases

None

Time_Tools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clocks in Motion free?
Clocks in Motion costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time_Tools free?
Time_Tools costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clocks in Motion or Time_Tools have ads?
Time_Tools shows ads; Clocks in Motion does not.
Which is updated more often, Clocks in Motion or Time_Tools?
Clocks in Motion ships an update every 4 weeks, and Time_Tools every 2 months. Most recently, Clocks in Motion was updated on September 19, 2026 and Time_Tools on September 24, 2026.

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