Comparison

LSTclock vs MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric

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

Head to head
About

LSTclock

This utility app displays local sidereal time for registered locations on iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS. It can also calculate sidereal time and Julian Date for any date and time, and sync locations between devices.

Highlights
  • Local sidereal time display
  • Julian Date calculation
  • Supports multiple registered locations
  • Location sync between iPhone and Apple Watch
  • Date and time specific calculations
Features
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LSTclock is an iOS/iPadOS/watchOS app that displays the local sidereal time (LST) at registered location(s). On iOS/iPadOS, it can also calculate LST and Julian Date for any date and time. The list of locations can be synced between iPhone and paired Apple Watch(es).

About

MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric

This utility app displays time in multiple formats, including civil, solar, and metric. It offers a progress bar for the day's elapsed percentage and shows sunrise/sunset times. A converter tool allows for easy time conversions between different systems.

Highlights
  • Civil time with DST
  • Solar time based on sun position
  • Metric time (10,000 units per day)
  • Daily progress bar
  • Sunrise and sunset times
  • Time converter tool
Features
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The clock shows two different times in several different ways. Civil time is the current time in your time zone, taking daylight saving rules into account. Solar time depends on the position of the sun in the sky. Solar noon is when the sun is at its highest point. That moment depends on where you are, and on where the Earth is in its annual orbit around the sun. The time display shows hours and minutes in the way you're used to. It also shows a metric time. It breaks the day into 10,000 equal-sized pieces and keeps count of them over the course of the day. Midnight is 0000, and 9999 is the instant just before the next midnight. It also shows a progress bar for the percent of day elapsed. The clock shows sunrise and sunset times for both civil and solar days, in the hour and minute display and in metric. There's a "classic" display page that shows just solar metric, civil metric and civil hh:mm time. There's a converter page that allows you to type in a time, civil or solar, hours:minutes or metric, and convert to all the other available time types.

Screenshots

LSTclock4 screens
MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric at every 3 weeks against LSTclock's every 2 months. MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.8). LSTclock's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LSTclock ships an update every 2 months, MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LSTclock versus MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLSTclockMultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (10 ratings)4.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTsuyoshi SawadaMichael Olson

Customer experience

LSTclock

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative27.3%

MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

LSTclock

No in-app purchases

None

MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LSTclock free?
LSTclock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric free?
MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LSTclock or MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric?
MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric is rated higher. LSTclock averages 3.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do LSTclock or MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric have ads?
Neither LSTclock nor MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LSTclock or MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric?
LSTclock ships an update every 2 months, and MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric every 3 weeks. Most recently, LSTclock was updated on September 9, 2026 and MultiClock Civil/Solar/Metric on June 5, 2026.

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