Comparison

Freedom Desktop Clock vs TimeTide

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

Head to head
About

Freedom Desktop Clock

Customize your desktop with an interactive clock featuring unique textures and designs. It adapts to your device's screen for optimal display and supports desktop widgets, offering precise time updates and a free dial market.

Highlights
  • Interactive desktop clock
  • Texture and design customization
  • iOS 16 widget support
  • Precise time updates
  • Adaptive screen refresh
  • Free dial market
Features
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Freedom Clock turns your iPhone and iPad into a calm, readable desk clock that looks good throughout the day. Whether you keep it on a desk, near your bed, in a study space, or simply want a cleaner clock on screen, it gives you a more polished way to keep time in view. This update adds a smoother first-launch flow so you can choose a theme and finish basic setup quickly. The settings center also brings display controls, theme shortcuts, and widget guidance into one place, making it easier to get the look and behavior you want. If you enjoy switching between different visual moods, the expanded lineup gives you more ways to match your screen to the moment, from flip-inspired styles and warm night looks to cleaner modern digital themes. Freedom Clock is designed to stay clear, comfortable, and good-looking across everyday use.

About

TimeTide

Enhance your device's time display with customizable widgets and floating clocks. Choose from classic and modern styles, personalize themes, and access advanced features with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Floating clock with one-key suspension
  • Milliseconds display for precise time
  • Multiple full-screen clock styles
  • Hundreds of customizable desktop widget themes
  • Dozens of floating window styles
  • Continuous addition of new themes and functions
Features
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-Long press the Floating Clock on the desktop to turn on the suspension time with one key, which is a step faster for flash buying -Milliseconds display system time, accurate and meticulous, and never miss the highlights -Page turning clock, Chinese character clock, pointer clock, electronic clock and other full screen displays are classic, professional and elegant -Hundreds of desktop widget themes, each of which can be set independently. Personality is power -Change the time display style at will -Dozens of floating window styles -Customized functions can be matched as you like -More themes and functions are being added continuously [Subscription Description] 1. Subscription service: TimeTide Senior Member ($0.99/month); Users can unlock all advanced features only after paying a subscription, including using the time display style, full screen desktop clock mode, floating window style, custom features, personalized widgets, and more themes and features that will be continuously added later; 2. Subscription price: $0.99/month; The subscription fee will be deducted from the iTunes account when the user confirms the purchase, and can be tried for one week for free. The subscription can be automatically renewed for a renewal fee of $0.99/month; 3. The user can turn off the automatic renewal 24 hours before the end of the current subscription, otherwise the automatic renewal will occur; 4. Apple ID with automatic renewal subscription will automatically deduct fees from the iTunes account 24 hours before the expiration of each billing cycle and extend the corresponding validity period; 5. The user manages the subscription service, that is, after purchase, you can go to the user account settings to close the automatic subscription. User Agreement: https://uvle5wh1n5a.feishu.cn/docx/BORsdKesmo485dxs5DvctqZdnKb Privacy Policy: https://uvle5wh1n5a.feishu.cn/docx/YgyuddIH8ocY7mxpcwycikl7nGg

Screenshots

Freedom Desktop Clock4 screens
TimeTide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Freedom Desktop Clock at none against TimeTide's 1. Freedom Desktop Clock also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (24 vs 2). TimeTide's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price 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. TimeTide sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Freedom Desktop Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimeTide holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Freedom Desktop Clock has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Freedom Desktop Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of TimeTide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Freedom Desktop Clock ships an update every 2 months, TimeTide every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Freedom Desktop Clock versus TimeTide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreedom Desktop ClockTimeTide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (24 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB249 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer尔康 杨轩 倪

Customer experience

Freedom Desktop Clock

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

TimeTide

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Freedom Desktop Clock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TimeTide

Subscriptions1
  • OnTimeDo高级会员免费试用一个月1 Month trial$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Freedom Desktop Clock free?
Freedom Desktop Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeTide free?
TimeTide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Freedom Desktop Clock or TimeTide?
TimeTide is rated higher. Freedom Desktop Clock averages 4.3 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while TimeTide averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Freedom Desktop Clock or TimeTide have ads?
TimeTide shows ads; Freedom Desktop Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Freedom Desktop Clock or TimeTide?
Freedom Desktop Clock ships an update every 2 months, and TimeTide every 5 days. Most recently, Freedom Desktop Clock was updated on October 24, 2026 and TimeTide on October 14, 2026.

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