Comparison

Lucas' Clock vs Hour Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Lucas' Clock

This app offers a unique approach to timekeeping by displaying only the hour hand, encouraging a more fluid perception of time. Its minimalist design ensures easy readability from a distance, with an option to briefly view the minute hand. It aims to improve your sense of time estimation.

Highlights
  • Clock without minute hand
  • Clean, minimal interface
  • Easy to read from a distance
  • Tap to show minute hand
  • Works on all orientations
  • 4 different colors
Features
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In today's hectic life it seems that everybody is living by the count of each minute. But do you really need such exact times as 3:03 p.m. or 10:39 a.m. in your everyday life? Wouldn’t ‘just after three’ be entirely sufficient? And 14:54 and 15:12 seem very different while it’s not. It makes you think too much about something that is fluid and paced and pushed along the same speed always: time.  Lucas’ Clock in short: # Clock without minute hand # Clean, minimal interface, easy to read at a glance from a distance # Tap to show minute hand for precise time reading (slowly disappears after 15 seconds, unless you tap again to make it disappear immediately) # Works on all orientations and screen sizes # No settings, No ads, No alarm # 4 different colors included (swipe left or right to change) This app makes time more real. Don’t think this is not precise enough, it takes a little getting used to. Ultimately your sense and estimation of time will improve. Perceiving time in this way comes actually from a historical perspective. Until the late eighteenth century tower clocks only had one hand, which showed the full hour. In fact, while measuring time was already important, the pace of life was definitely less frenetic compared to nowadays. Moreover, clocks had to be readable in the distance. With just one hand there was no risk to mix up hours and minute. This app follows just this design principle: it makes it easy to read at a glance from a distance. My grandfather Lucas made a beautiful clock. His clock was decorated with stars and the sun and only had one hand to indicate the hours. It inspired me to share this clock with you. Enjoy!

About

Hour Calendar

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You realize that the time has flown by. Has this ever happened to you? Even if you check the date and time, it is surprisingly difficult to correctly recognize the passage of time. We need a time display that is easier to understand and more memorable. This is how Hour Calendar was born. This app is a calendar-style clock. It emphasizes the disappearance of time and shows the current location in terms of time at a glance. It is the third clock of the app era, different from both analog and digital clocks. It is also available as a widget. Tip: Please use accessibility to increase the text size. You can change it only in this app. Expected Development: The following development is planned for Phase 1 * Layout settings (multiple time elements, time units below the hour) * Color settings We plan to offer this service on a subscription basis. The timing of provision will be determined based on usage. We plan to develop a timer function in Phase 2. Term of use https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/8vd5jjmxt0n8ygk/TOU20220912.txt Privacy Policy https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/a4vno155h3an01a/PP20220912.txt

Screenshots

Lucas' Clock2 screens
Hour Calendar3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hour Calendar at Free against Lucas' Clock's $0.99. Lucas' Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Hour Calendar is free to download; Lucas' Clock costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lucas' Clock versus Hour Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLucas' ClockHour Calendar
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe RedHouse AppsAkira Kuwabara

In-app purchases

None

Lucas' Clock

No in-app purchases

None

Hour Calendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lucas' Clock free?
Lucas' Clock costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hour Calendar free?
Hour Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lucas' Clock or Hour Calendar have ads?
Neither Lucas' Clock nor Hour Calendar shows ads.

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