Comparison

Lucas' Clock vs Countdown

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

Countdown

Easily track important upcoming events with customizable countdowns. Personalize your countdowns with backgrounds and colors, and receive reminders. Sync calendar events and share your countdowns with others.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdowns
  • Event reminders
  • Calendar event sync
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Share countdowns
  • Light and dark mode
Features
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Welcome to DayPlus. We make counting down days and events easy. Customize the countdown to perfectly suit your needs with backgrounds, colors, and reminders. Keep track of your countdowns on the app, lock screen, and home screen. You can even import and sync calendar events. Highlights: • Quickly create and track countdowns for goals, trips, births, weddings and other important events. • Customizable event balls and cards • Reminders for each countdowns • Sync Calendar items into DayPlus • Share event countdowns with friends and family • Track all countdowns on the timeline • Light and dark mode • Repeat countdowns every day or week • Pin important events • Easy sorting Download DayPlus now! Counting down days and events just got easy. Customize, sync, track, and share countdowns on your app, lock screen, and home screen. Don’t miss any important event - Set reminders and stay organized. Let the countdown begin! Do you have suggestions? Contact us at hlai.manjun@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://manjun.tech/doc/en/privacy-policy.html Terms of Service: https://manjun.tech/doc/en/user-agreement.html

Screenshots

Lucas' Clock2 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown at fortnightly against Lucas' Clock's every 5 months. Lucas' Clock's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Lucas' Clock costs $0.99 and Countdown $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lucas' Clock against 5.0 for Countdown. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Lucas' Clock's written reviews are positive against 92% of Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lucas' Clock ships an update every 5 months, Countdown fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lucas' Clock versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLucas' ClockCountdown
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better92.3% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe RedHouse AppsManjun Tech

Customer experience

Lucas' Clock

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Countdown

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.8%

In-app purchases

None

Lucas' Clock

No in-app purchases

None

Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lucas' Clock free?
Lucas' Clock costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lucas' Clock or Countdown?
Lucas' Clock and Countdown are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Lucas' Clock or Countdown have ads?
Neither Lucas' Clock nor Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lucas' Clock or Countdown?
Lucas' Clock ships an update every 5 months, and Countdown fortnightly. Most recently, Lucas' Clock was updated on November 3, 2026 and Countdown on November 4, 2026.

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