Clock Tinkerer vs Roman Digital Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clock Tinkerer
Design and customize your own unique clocks with a variety of features. Choose colors, add text, emojis, and symbols, or switch to Roman numerals. Explore example designs for inspiration.
- Create unique clock designs
- Customize colors and fonts
- Add text, emojis, and symbols
- Switch to Roman numerals
- Utilize 20 example clock designs
- Share clock designs as pictures
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Create your own unique clock and share it as a picture. There are many clock features to tinker with. Included are 20 example clock-designs for inspiration. And there are many color schemes to choose from. You can also pick your own colors, add text, emoji and symbols or switch to Roman numerals. You can choose any installed font for the hours and text on the clock.
Roman Digital Clock
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Imagine if they had digital clocks back when the Roman Empire was at its peak. What would they have looked like? This is our idea of what it would like, displaying the time including seconds, updating every second.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Clock Tinkerer at Free against Roman Digital Clock's $0.99. Clock Tinkerer also leads on iOS requirement (14.1 vs 18.6). Roman Digital Clock's advantage is chart position (#189 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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
Clock Tinkerer is free to download; Roman Digital Clock costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clock Tinkerer ships an update every 8 months, Roman Digital Clock every 11 months. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Clock Tinkerer | Roman Digital Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | — | #189 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boudewijn Pelt | Anthony Caggiano |
In-app purchases
Clock Tinkerer
No in-app purchases
Roman Digital Clock
No in-app purchases
Questions
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