Bluclock vs Ambient Almanac
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bluclock
This app provides a 5-day weather forecast including wind direction, temperature, and air quality. It also allows for the management of Bluetooth smart clock devices, setting alarms, and configuring global time zones. Additionally, it can read temperature and humidity data from connected smart clocks.
- 5-day weather forecast
- Bluetooth smart clock management
- Alarm setting
- Global time zone configuration
- Temperature and humidity reading
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【5日天气预报】未来5日天气，风向，温度，空气质量预报； 【设备管理】添加/删除蓝牙智能时钟设备，修改设备名称及密码； 【闹铃提醒】设置闹铃时间及提醒频率 【时区设置】全球时区任意设置，； 【温湿度】读取蓝牙智能时钟设备检测的温湿度数据； 定位用于获取当前位置同步当地天气； 蓝牙用于同步智能设备；
Ambient Almanac
Experience atmospheric moodscapes that dynamically shift with real-time weather, time, and location. Discover seasonal gardening tips, local foraging information, and historical weather proverbs. Enjoy gentle nature sounds and a human-crafted design with no ads or tracking.
- Live weather visualization
- Seasonal gardening guidance
- Location-based foraging
- Historical weather proverbs
- Real-time forecast dashboard
- Moon phases and calendar
- Nature soundscapes
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Gentle sounds drift through ambient moodscapes that change with the time, location, and meteorological conditions. • Live weather visualized as drifting light, clouds, rain, and snow • Seasonal gardening guidance • Foraging and market produce by location • Daily entries from Weather Proverbs, a 19th century collection of folk meteorology • Realtime meteorological conditions and forecast dashboard • Moon phases, times, and calendar • Season and Microseason tracking • Daily atmospheric vibes and seasonal observations • Land, terrain, & soil profile • Gentle nature sounds from field recordings • In-app postcard mailing • Widget support (phase 1, more to come) • Human-crafted design • No generative AI content • No ads • No tracking • Buy once, free updates ∞ Feedback welcome — new features added regularly. Please leave a review if you are enjoying the app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bluclock at Free against Ambient Almanac's $3.99. Bluclock also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.2). Ambient Almanac's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 56 months). On review sentiment, 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
Bluclock is free to download; Ambient Almanac costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ambient Almanac holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Bluclock ships an update every 56 months, Ambient Almanac every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bluclock | Ambient Almanac |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 56 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ADSMART TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | Tomato Laboratories |
Customer experience
Bluclock
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In-app purchases
Bluclock
No in-app purchases
Ambient Almanac
No in-app purchases
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