Comparison

Art Clock vs BlinkPaste

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

Head to head
About

Art Clock

Customize your device with various clock styles, including flip, LCD, and analog designs. Add matching widgets to your home screen and utilize full-screen display with adjustable brightness. Includes calendar views and countdowns to important events.

Highlights
  • 16 unique clock faces
  • Full-screen display with brightness control
  • Home screen widgets (small, medium, large)
  • Calendar and countdown functionality
  • Customizable time format and colors
  • Portrait and landscape modes
Features
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Choose a clock face and tap to go full screen. Art Clock offers 20 clock faces, from classic flip clocks and dot matrix displays to retro LCD, minimalist, world clock and analog designs. Keep it on your desk or bedside table, or add a matching widget to your Home Screen. • CLOCK FACES Choose from a variety of styles, colors and number designs, with flip and dot animations in the app. • FULL-SCREEN DISPLAY Use your clock in portrait or landscape. Keep the screen awake and adjust the brightness. • HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Choose small, medium or large widgets. Tap a widget to open its clock face. Show seconds on widgets for Digits, Bedside and Minimal. • CALENDARS & COUNTDOWNS See the month at a glance, follow the year's progress in a daily grid, or set an event and count the days until it arrives. Customize the colors for Year and Countdown. • PERSONAL SETTINGS Adjust the time format, date and seconds on supported faces. Each face remembers your choices. Customize the text and background colors of the Solar face. Available for iPhone and iPad. Some clock faces and widgets require PRO, available as a one-time purchase with no subscription.

About

BlinkPaste

This app provides a custom keyboard for quickly pasting pre-saved text snippets, templates, and AI prompts. It allows users to create reusable content for various purposes, from customer support to daily typing, with features like one-tap paste and initial-based summoning.

Highlights
  • One-tap paste of saved text
  • Summon snippets by initials
  • Save text from clipboard
  • iCloud sync for snippets
  • Unlimited snippet unlock
  • Privacy-first keyboard design
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Save reusable text once, then paste it from the BlinkPaste keyboard in chat, email, and other text fields that accept third-party keyboards. BlinkPaste turns reusable replies, templates, signatures, billing details, and AI prompts into keyboard buttons. Switch to the BlinkPaste keyboard in a non-secure text field that accepts third-party keyboards, tap a snippet, and paste the full text instantly. Why it is fast • One-tap paste: No more switching between Notes, chat apps, email, and AI tools just to copy the same message again. • Summon by initials: Have dozens of snippets? Use Summon to find the right one by initials, then paste it in seconds. • Save from clipboard: Copy any useful text and save it as a new snippet in BlinkPaste. • Pro iCloud sync: A one-time Pro purchase keeps saved snippets and settings in sync through Apple iCloud when available. • 30 free snippets: Start free with up to 30 snippets. The same one-time Pro purchase unlocks unlimited snippets. Great for • Customer support and sales: Paste FAQ answers, return details, product notes, and polite follow-ups. • AI prompt users: Keep long prompts, system instructions, and rewrite commands ready to paste. • Work communication: Store email templates, meeting follow-ups, status updates, and billing details. • Daily typing: Paste addresses, signatures, bios, links, and repeated replies without retyping. Privacy-first keyboard BlinkPaste only reads snippets you choose to save in the main app. It does not record what you type in other apps, and it does not upload your typed content. Full Access lets the keyboard extension read your saved snippet library from the shared app container.

Screenshots

Art Clock4 screens
BlinkPaste4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Art Clock at every 4 days against BlinkPaste's every 3 weeks. Art Clock also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Art Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BlinkPaste sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Art Clock against 5.0 for BlinkPaste. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Art Clock ships an update every 4 days, BlinkPaste every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Art Clock versus BlinkPaste: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt ClockBlinkPaste
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer振山 董宇 张

Customer experience

Art Clock

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BlinkPaste

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Art Clock

One-time1
  • Art Clock PRO$2.99
1 purchases

BlinkPaste

One-time1
  • BlinkPaste Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Art Clock free?
Art Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BlinkPaste free?
BlinkPaste is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Art Clock or BlinkPaste?
Art Clock and BlinkPaste are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Art Clock or BlinkPaste have ads?
Neither Art Clock nor BlinkPaste shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Art Clock or BlinkPaste?
Art Clock ships an update every 4 days, and BlinkPaste every 3 weeks. Most recently, Art Clock was updated on October 19, 2026 and BlinkPaste on October 9, 2026.

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