Comparison

PureClock vs Mini Fireworks

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

Mini Fireworks

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Turn your screen into a pocket fireworks show. SparkWish Fireworks is an immersive fireworks simulator for celebrations, wishes, and night-sky moments. Tap anywhere to launch a burst of glowing particles, or use automatic launch modes to keep the sky alive for birthdays, holidays, parties, romantic moments, and quiet nights. Customize the look of every show with visual controls for particle count, firework size, sharpness, flash frequency, spark thickness, trails, fountains, laser effects, and direct bursts. Shape options add more variety, including stars, petals, spirals, peacock-style bursts, windmills, and other playful firework patterns. You can also place a message in the sky. Edit the blessing text, adjust its color, size, and position, then use it for birthdays, New Year wishes, love messages, career wishes, or your own custom greeting. Fireworks, text, and sound effects combine into a simple celebration scene you can create anytime. Choose the background that fits the moment. Use the rear camera as a live scene and composite fireworks above the real view, or switch to virtual skies and city night scenes for a more cinematic atmosphere. Use SparkWish Fireworks for birthday greetings, holiday celebrations, party moments, romantic messages, visual inspiration, or relaxing with a glowing night sky. No real fireworks needed.

Screenshots

PureClock4 screens
Mini Fireworks3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mini Fireworks at none against PureClock's shown. PureClock's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and 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 Mini Fireworks 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, Mini Fireworks every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PureClock versus Mini Fireworks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPureClockMini Fireworks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
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 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer浩龙 郭永欣 赵

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

Mini Fireworks

One-time1
  • Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is PureClock free?
PureClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mini Fireworks free?
Mini Fireworks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PureClock or Mini Fireworks have ads?
PureClock shows ads; Mini Fireworks does not.
Which is updated more often, PureClock or Mini Fireworks?
PureClock ships an update fortnightly, and Mini Fireworks every 4 months. Most recently, PureClock was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mini Fireworks on October 28, 2026.

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