NewClock vs Hands
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Customizable time units
- Change hours, minutes, seconds
- Tailor clock to natural rhythm
- New perspective on time
- Unique daily productivity tool
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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/
Hands
Design and customize your own analog clock widgets for your Home Screen. Choose from various hand and numeral styles, colors, and sizes. Share your creations with the community and explore designs made by others.
- Design custom analog clock widgets
- Configure hand and numeral styles
- Adjust size, weight, and colors
- Use catalog clocks as starting points
- Browse and share community designs
- Send clocks to friends
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The analog clock workshop. Design your own clock widget, then put it on your Home Screen. Configure the hand style, numeral style, numeral position, size, and weight, colors, second hand, and more. Start from scratch, or use one of the clocks in the Catalog as a starting point. Browse Community Clocks to see designs other people have made and shared, and share your own back: send a clock to a friend and they can add it straight to their own library. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NewClock at 3.7 against Hands's 2.7. NewClock also leads on iOS requirement (15.2 vs 26.2). Hands's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. NewClock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Hands sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NewClock holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
NewClock ships an update every 11 months, Hands every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NewClock | Hands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EngineZero | Christian James Sheehan Lowry |
Customer experience
NewClock
Hands
In-app purchases
NewClock
- Premium$0.991 Month
Hands
- Hands Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Hands Pro Yearly7 Days trial$11.991 Year
- Hands Pro Lifetime$24.99
