Comparison

Screenseer vs EVA Clock Nixie

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

Head to head
About

Screenseer

Transform any idle screen into a stylish, always-on clock. Customize faces, colors, fonts, and backgrounds with various clock styles, including digital, analog, and timers. Give old devices a new purpose or add flair to your workspace.

Highlights
  • Multiple clock faces
  • Customizable colors, fonts, backgrounds
  • Static image or video backgrounds
  • Various clock channels (digital, analog, countdown, Pomodoro)
  • Slideshow channel for photos
  • Dementia clock for seniors
Features
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Do you have a modern phone or tablet that lies idle when you're at home or work? Or perhaps you have an old device gathering dust in a drawer? Give them a new purpose with Screenseer—the endlessly-on, fully-customizable clock app you never knew you needed (but now won’t live without). What it does: Turns any screen into a stylish clock—because time waits for no one, but your screen definitely can. Runs 24/7 so your device finally has something productive to do (unlike you during meetings). Works well on modern devices and lots of "vintage" models. Why it’s awesome: Comes with multiple clock faces—analog, digital, maybe even existential (we’re working on it). Customize colors, fonts, and backgrounds like a true design diva. Use solid colors, your favorite static image, or even a moody video background. Use Screenseer to: Add flair to your desk, nightstand, kitchen counter, or shrine of obsolete gadgets. Give new life to your old hardware instead of tossing it into the eternal drawer of tech shame. So go ahead, install Screenseer. It’s free, it’s fabulous, and it makes your screen look like it actually belongs in 2025. It's meant to be run on a device that it permanently powered and it's a perfect use for an older phone or tablet! Current clock channels: Basic clock - It's anything but basic! Maximize the screen with the time and a ton of customizable options Countdown - Countdown a number of minutes or to a specific date and time in style Dementia clock - A simplified clock meant for senior citizens Flip clock - An animated clock in the style of retro flip clock (also known as a split flap). Meeting schedule - Countdown to upcoming meetings and events from your calendar Nixie clock - Show the time using glowing nixie (cold cathode display) tubes Pomodoro timer - A customizable pomodoro timer to keep you productive in a visually appealing way Radial clock - A classic and customizable round clock Slot wheel clock - An animated display that mimics the look of rotating vertical dials We also have a new slide show channel that can combine your photos and cloud photos together in an endless display of images.

About

EVA Clock Nixie

Features
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A nixie tube clock for your iPhone or iPad. The glowing orange digits are not photographs. Every bend of every numeral, and every wire stacked behind it, is drawn from scratch. Each digit is built as a single bent wire, and three layers - bloom, midtone, and glowing core - stack up to make that particular orange light. The digits that are not lit are still there, as a faint stack of ten numeral-shaped cathodes behind the glowing one. As the time changes, lit and unlit tubes quietly trade places. Turn the device sideways and the tubes fill the screen. It is meant to sit on your nightstand or desk as the clock itself. WHAT IT DOES - Home Screen widgets showing hours and minutes, in a small square or a wide rectangle - they work in StandBy too - Switch between 12-hour and 24-hour display - Hourly chime, with a three-second countdown tone and adjustable volume (it respects the silent switch) - Keep the screen awake while the clock is showing - Dim the display for night use - Protect OLED displays by shifting the clock a few points every few minutes ABOUT THE WIDGET It sits on your Home Screen or in StandBy. It shows hours and minutes; seconds do not move. iOS decides when widgets refresh, so the displayed time may lag slightly behind. Lock Screen widgets are not supported - the Lock Screen renders widgets without color, and nixie tubes do not survive that. USING IT Tap the screen to open the settings. There are no other buttons - you get the clock and nothing else. PRIVACY This app collects nothing. No analytics, no crash reporting, no advertising. It performs no network communication at all. Your settings are stored only on your device. REQUIREMENTS iOS 17.0 or later / iPadOS 17.0 or later Also available for Mac under the same name.

Screenshots

Screenseer3 screens
EVA Clock Nixie2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EVA Clock Nixie at every 5 days against Screenseer's every 2 months. Screenseer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Screenseer ships an update every 2 months, EVA Clock Nixie every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Screenseer versus EVA Clock Nixie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenseerEVA Clock Nixie
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher BenjaminFutoshi Ebata

In-app purchases

None

Screenseer

No in-app purchases

None

EVA Clock Nixie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Screenseer free?
Screenseer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EVA Clock Nixie free?
EVA Clock Nixie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Screenseer or EVA Clock Nixie have ads?
Neither Screenseer nor EVA Clock Nixie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Screenseer or EVA Clock Nixie?
Screenseer ships an update every 2 months, and EVA Clock Nixie every 5 days. Most recently, Screenseer was updated on October 24, 2026 and EVA Clock Nixie on October 15, 2026.

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