HomeClock vs Text Clock Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HomeClock
Enhance your home screen with beautiful and eye-catching clock widgets. Choose from digital or flip clock styles with transparent effects for a unique aesthetic. Personalize your device with customizable clock designs.
- Digital clock widgets
- Flip clock widgets
- Transparent home screen effects
- Multiple digital clock styles
- Customizable backgrounds
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Home Clock is a new widget designed for iOS 14. Your home screen now have a simple, beautiful and eye-catching clock. After installing home clock, you will be able to add two types of clocks: digital clock and flip clock. Among them, there are currently three styles of digital clocks to choose from, and you may long press to select other styles at any time. Important! Don't forget to set your magic background, After setting the magic background, your added clock will have a transparent effect on the home screen, which may make your home screen reach a new height in aesthetics! If you have any questions or suggestions, please let me know by email, strangeliu@gmail.com. Pleasant to use.
Text Clock Widget
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This app includes widgets that displays the current time as text, a faster way to perceive the time than reading numbers. Add the widgets to the different places where widgets can be displayed on iPhone, iPad, AppleWatch and MacOS. Three different time text styles can be used: • Hour and minutes • To and past the hour • To and past the half hour Choose to show the current date and whether the time should be rounded to the nearest 5 minutes. You can choose between 6 different background colors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HomeClock at every 3 weeks against Text Clock Widget's every 10 months. HomeClock also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). Text Clock Widget's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
HomeClock costs $0.99 and Text Clock Widget $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HomeClock ships an update every 3 weeks, Text Clock Widget every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and August 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HomeClock | Text Clock Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 健 刘 | Magne Roald |
In-app purchases
HomeClock
No in-app purchases
Text Clock Widget
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is HomeClock free?
Is Text Clock Widget free?
Do HomeClock or Text Clock Widget have ads?
Which is updated more often, HomeClock or Text Clock Widget?
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