The Metric Clock vs Lightweight Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Metric Clock
This app displays the current time in metric format, with 10 hours per day and 100 minutes per hour. It offers a unique way to view time, inspired by historical and popular culture references. Customize the interface colors and switch between local and universal metric time.
- Metric time display
- 10 hours per day
- 100 minutes per hour
- Customizable interface colors
- Local and Universal metric time
- Decimal time conversion
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Popularized by the Simpson's season 10 episode, "They Saved Lisa's Brain" and implemented by French Revolutionaries from 1793 to 1795, metric time consists of 10 hours per day and 100 minutes per hour. Mid-day is 5:00 and midnight is 10:00, easier than imperial numbers for orienting your day-to-day activities. With the clock's simple and direct display, you can show your friends a different way to tell time, or set up a display on your desk, with your iPhone or iPad. Metric minutes are a little bit longer than imperial minutes, so be patient when watching the time progress. Because there are 100 minutes in an hour, the time 4:85 is equivalent to 4.85 (decimal); click on the time to convert between colon or a period in the time display. Click the paint brush button to change the colors of the interface. Also, switch back and forth between local metric time and Universal metric time with the globe button.
Lightweight Clock
This utility app provides a straightforward and customizable clock display. It features an option for 24-hour format and shows seconds for precise timekeeping. It's designed for simplicity and ease of use.
- Customizable clock display
- Seconds displayed
- 24-hour format option
- Simple interface
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A simple, customizable clock with seconds. Can be used in 24-hour format.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lightweight Clock at 5.0 against The Metric Clock's 4.3. Lightweight Clock also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%). The Metric Clock's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Lightweight Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Metric Clock has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of The Metric Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lightweight Clock's.
| Parameter | The Metric Clock | Lightweight Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Craig Dietrich | Floyd Ross |
Customer experience
The Metric Clock
Lightweight Clock
In-app purchases
The Metric Clock
No in-app purchases
Lightweight Clock
No in-app purchases
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