Comparison

PureClock vs SpellTime Widget

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

Head to head
About

PureClock

Enhance your desktop with a variety of transparent clock widgets and a unique page-turning timer. This app offers creative designs and visual experiences to help you manage your time effectively.

Highlights
  • Transparent clock widgets
  • Page-turning tomato clock
  • Dozens of clock styles
  • Creative animation effects
  • Bedside clock mode
  • Minimalist and analog designs
Features
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This is an extremely pure clock application, which makes your desktop time more warm and helps you better manage your time in your work life. Features: dozens of transparent small components, creative animation travel time design, simple and elegant quiet full screen clock 【ios transparent widget】 Clock widget is the main feature of this application, including minimalist clock, pseudo clock, analog clock, dynamic clock, mechanical clock, creative clock and other rich styles; Each design is highly creative, exquisite and beautiful, supports transparent display, makes your mobile desktop more dynamic and excellent, and makes every time you watch time a fun enjoyment. 【page turning style tomato clock】 Simple and easy to use, dedicated artifact. Compared with the monotonous digital tomato clock, the page turning clock has a more beautiful style and increases concentration. 【main functions】 ——Turn the page tomato clock, beautiful turn the page, full of the sense of time flow, help you focus on current matters and better manage and plan time ——Rich clock styles. At present, there are 9 exquisite clocks, including page turning clock, digital clock, minimalist clock, analog clock, mechanical watch clock, dynamic clock, creative clock, text clock, etc ——Each clock supports adding small components, original animation effect and amazing visual experience ——Support transparent widgets to create a transparent and flowing desktop effect ——Bedside clock mode, which is always bright after opening and placed on the desktop, which is comparable to the feeling of real desktop clock ——More functions waiting for you to experience

About

SpellTime Widget

Features
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Elevate your iPhone or iPad's home screen with SpellTime Widget – a unique addition that brings time to life in a textual format. Gone are the conventional clock faces; with SpellTime, every glance at your device reveals the time in a refreshing new way. Features: Textual Time: Say goodbye to traditional clock faces and welcome a textual representation of time. Whether it's "it is one past to ten" or "it is half past eleven," SpellTime Widget offers a fresh perspective on timekeeping. Customization: Make SpellTime Widget your own with customizable features. Choose from a variety of background colors, text colors, and highlight options to match your device's aesthetic or personal preference. Seamless Integration: Effortlessly integrate SpellTime Widget into your home screen layout. With its sleek design and intuitive functionality, it seamlessly blends with your device's interface for a cohesive look. Transform your home screen into a dynamic display of time with SpellTime Widget. Download now and bring a touch of elegance and uniqueness to your iPhone or iPad.

Screenshots

PureClock4 screens
SpellTime Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SpellTime Widget at none against PureClock's shown. SpellTime Widget also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). PureClock's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. PureClock sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and SpellTime Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PureClock ships an update fortnightly, SpellTime Widget every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PureClock versus SpellTime Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPureClockSpellTime Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer浩龙 郭Gerard Coll Roma

In-app purchases

7 purchases

PureClock

One-time7
  • 购买巧匠时钟小组件Free
  • 购买Sunshine时钟小组件Free
  • 购买原点时钟小组件Free
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  • 购买探险者时钟小组件$0.99
  • 购买Emoji时钟小组件$0.99
  • 购买麦克128k时钟小组件$0.99
  • Upgrade to PureClock PRO$4.99
1 purchases

SpellTime Widget

One-time1
  • Lifetime pro version$1.99

Questions

Is PureClock free?
PureClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpellTime Widget free?
SpellTime Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PureClock or SpellTime Widget have ads?
PureClock shows ads; SpellTime Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, PureClock or SpellTime Widget?
PureClock ships an update fortnightly, and SpellTime Widget every 2 days. Most recently, PureClock was updated on September 26, 2026 and SpellTime Widget on September 11, 2026.

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