Now vs Clockinator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Now
This app verbally announces the current date and time, offering a simple solution for those who struggle with timekeeping or find complex calendar interfaces overwhelming. It features customizable read-out intervals and supports multiple languages.
- Verbal date and time announcement
- Automatic read-outs
- Digital and analog clock interfaces
- Multiple language support
- Customizable intervals
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Sometimes you just want to someone to tell you what day it is. Whether you are suffering from temporal disintegration, loses track of time or just get confused by calendar apps with overwhelming user interfaces - you are not alone. Press the text to get it read to you, or set it up for automatic read-outs on predefined intervals. Digital and/or analog clock interfaces. Available in multiple languages.
Clockinator
Transform your time-telling experience with a visually engaging and customizable clock. Choose from numerous faces and color palettes to make seeing the time a spectacle. Full-screen numbers and an optional seconds crawler ensure clarity at a glance.
- Multiple clock faces
- Endless color combinations
- Full-screen number display
- Optional seconds crawler
- Intuitive swipe gestures
- Easy settings access
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Seeing the time shouldn’t be boring. Make it a spectacle with Clockinator! Multiple faces and seemingly endless color combinations always make the time entertaining. Full-screen numbers are the main characters, with an optional seconds crawler that marches across the bottom of the screen. It's always easy at a glance to tell what time it is and where you are in this minute. Swipe right and left to change the style and colors of Clockinator's face. Swipe up and down to show or hide the seconds. Tap once to show more settings and help. Everything is at your fingertips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Clockinator at 100% against Now's 0%. Clockinator also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Now's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Now sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Clockinator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Clockinator holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Now's written reviews are positive against 100% of Clockinator's.
Now ships an update every 3 months, Clockinator every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Now | Clockinator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 4.8 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 422 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aktiebolaget Kattbjorn | Plaid, Inc. (OR) |
Customer experience
Now
Clockinator
In-app purchases
Now
- Now - Premium$1.99
Clockinator
No in-app purchases
