Comparison

NewClock vs Alt Time

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

Head to head
About

NewClock

This utility app redefines your perception of time by allowing you to customize the fundamental units of hours, minutes, and seconds. Tailor your clock to your natural rhythm and gain a new perspective on daily productivity.

Highlights
  • Customizable time units
  • Change hours, minutes, seconds
  • Tailor clock to natural rhythm
  • New perspective on time
  • Unique daily productivity tool
Features
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Introducing the world's first configurable clock! NewClock allows you to add more hours to your day by changing the basic foundational units of hours, minutes, and seconds we are accustomed to. With time becoming an increasingly-rare commodity, NewClock allows you to maximize each and every day by creating a clock specifically tailored to your natural rhythm. Experience an entirely new reference to time than the current Babylonian system of 60 seconds per minute and 60 minutes per hour, NewClock instantly offers a new and unique perspective on what can be accomplished within a day. Privacy Policy - https://enginezero.tech/app-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Alt Time

This app provides lock screen widgets for iPhones, displaying both 12-hour and 24-hour time formats simultaneously. It offers five distinct widget styles and automatically adapts to your system's time settings for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Dual 12h/24h time display
  • Five lock screen widget styles
  • Automatic system time format detection
  • Real-time updates
  • One-tap setup
  • No data collection or tracking
Features
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Alt Time puts the times you actually need on your lock screen and home screen. See the opposite of your iPhone's clock format at a glance. If your phone shows 12-hour, the widget shows 24-hour — and the other way round. It follows your system setting automatically, so there is nothing to keep in sync. WHAT YOU GET Dial — a home screen clock face with two rings of numbers: 1–12 outside, 13–24 inside. The hour hand points at both at once, and the centre shows the time both ways, like 5:57 PM and 17:57. Small, medium or large, in ten finishes including parchment and black enamel. Show your own time or any city from your world clock. World clock — a home screen widget in small, medium or large, showing as many cities as you like in eight color finishes, with a sun and moon day-night glance. Looks right in StandBy. Alternate 12h/24h time — always the opposite of your system setting, updated automatically. Second time zone — search about 69,000 cities, not just capitals, and see that city's time labeled with its name. UTC / military time — 24-hour Zulu time for pilots, sailors, and anyone working across zones. Dual-time widget — two times side by side in a single lock screen slot, sized to match. Lock screen and home screen widgets, in circular and rectangular slots, tinted or clean. COMPLETELY OFFLINE The city database is built into the app. Searching it needs no network, so Alt Time works in Airplane Mode, on a plane, or with no signal at all. Nothing is uploaded, because there is nowhere for it to go. NO SUBSCRIPTION One purchase. No subscription, no ads, no account, and no data collected, stored or transmitted — ever. Requires iOS 17 or later.

Screenshots

NewClock4 screens
Alt Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NewClock at Free against Alt Time's $1.99. NewClock also leads on iOS requirement (15.2 vs 17.0). Alt Time's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads 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

NewClock is free to download; Alt Time costs $1.99 up front. NewClock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Alt Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alt Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NewClock ships an update every 11 months, Alt Time monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
NewClock versus Alt Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNewClockAlt Time
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#90 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEngineZeroMMH Adventures LLC

Customer experience

NewClock

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Alt Time

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NewClock

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$0.991 Month
None

Alt Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NewClock free?
NewClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alt Time free?
Alt Time costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NewClock or Alt Time?
Alt Time is rated higher. NewClock averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Alt Time averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do NewClock or Alt Time have ads?
Neither NewClock nor Alt Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NewClock or Alt Time?
NewClock ships an update every 11 months, and Alt Time monthly. Most recently, NewClock was updated on October 9, 2026 and Alt Time on October 14, 2026.

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