Comparison

X Clock vs Clock Widget+

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

Head to head
About

X Clock

This app offers a minimalist clock display with customizable themes and widgets. It includes features like timers, reminders, and a focus clock to enhance productivity during study or work sessions. Personalize your device with its transparent widget effects.

Highlights
  • 14 colorful themes
  • Rich widgets with transparent effects
  • Countdown and reminder functionality
  • Focus clock for productivity
  • Multiple widget support
  • New clock styles and widgets
Features
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X Clock is a lightweight clock application that displays the time in a concise way and accompanies your study, work and study. - 14 colorful themes, more will be added in the future. - Rich widgets, support transparent effects, can beautify your desktop and create a personalized desktop. - Multiple widgets, support countdown, countdown, reminder, focus clock. Recent Updates: - Two new clock styles and widgets have been added: Cheering Duck and Childlike

About

Clock Widget+

Personalize your home screen with a variety of customizable clock widgets. Choose from different styles, add world clocks, alarms, and timers. Enhance your device's look with unique designs and features.

Highlights
  • Customizable clock widget editor
  • World clocks with 3D globe
  • Built-in alarm and timer functions
  • Weather and holiday effects
  • Widget tap actions for apps and URLs
  • Full-screen desk clock mode
  • CWF file sharing for designs
Features
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Transform your home screen with the Clock Widget Gallery app! Easily create stunning, customizable clock widgets in various colors and styles. From sleek minimalist aesthetics to retro and vibrant themes, personalize your device with powerful timepieces, world clocks, built-in alarms, and timers right at your fingertips. Simple to use, beautifully designed, and deeply customizable—enhance your home screen in seconds! KEY FEATURES: - All-new face editor: drag, resize and turn complications right on the face, with undo - Full Screen clocks: turn your iPhone or iPad into a desk clock with tick and flip sounds and Picture in Picture - Weather and holiday effects that follow the forecast on the weather faces (Premium) - 40+ face templates including World Time, Station, Paper Calendar, World Desk, Atmosphere, Aurora, Terminal, and more - World Time: 24-hour dial, 3D interactive daylight globe, and 5-minute timeline scrubber across 900+ cities - Widget Tap Actions: launch apps, run Apple Shortcuts, or open website URLs directly from your widgets - Solid & Glass finishes: blend seamlessly into your wallpaper with translucent glass and solid materials - Built-in Alarm & Timer: wake up to tactile puzzle games and track live countdowns - 3D weather icons and live weather complications - Digital clocks, analog clocks, flip clocks, calendars, and photo faces - Dynamic, minimalist, retro, and gradient backgrounds - Fully customizable fonts, colors, hands, and complication layouts - CWF file sharing — seamlessly export and import custom clock designs - Liquid Glass design support for modern iOS styling Clock Widget+ is free to download. Some faces and features require Clock Widget+ Premium, available as a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. ================================= Payment Payments are not managed directly by Clock Widget+ but through Apple App Store. If you would like a refund for the app PREMIUM version, it should be managed directly through the App Store process provided by Apple (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204084). If you purchase Clock Widget+ Premium, the payment will be charged to your Apple Account. If you purchase a weekly, monthly or annual subscription, your account will automatically be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period unless you disable auto-renew. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. If you cancel a Clock Widget+ Premium subscription, the content and features it unlocked stay available until the end of the current subscription period. After that, you return to the free version, with the same content every free user has. ================================= Terms of Service: https://clockwidgetplus.progressiostudio.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://clockwidgetplus.progressiostudio.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

X Clock4 screens
Clock Widget+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: X Clock at 5.0 against Clock Widget+'s 4.2. X Clock also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Clock Widget+'s advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. X Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Clock Widget+ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

X Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clock Widget+ has 37 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of X Clock's written reviews are positive against 86% of Clock Widget+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

X Clock ships an update every 6 weeks, Clock Widget+ monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
X Clock versus Clock Widget+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterX ClockClock Widget+
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.2 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings137 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晓伟 庄PROGRESSIO STUDIO COMPANY LTD

Customer experience

X Clock

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

Clock Widget+

All ratings37 ratings
Positive81.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

X Clock

One-time1
  • XClock Permanent Premium$0.99
4 purchases

Clock Widget+

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Annual Premium3 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99

Questions

Is X Clock free?
X Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clock Widget+ free?
Clock Widget+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, X Clock or Clock Widget+?
X Clock is rated higher. X Clock averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Clock Widget+ averages 4.2 from 37 ratings.
Do X Clock or Clock Widget+ have ads?
Neither X Clock nor Clock Widget+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, X Clock or Clock Widget+?
X Clock ships an update every 6 weeks, and Clock Widget+ monthly. Most recently, X Clock was updated on November 3, 2026 and Clock Widget+ on November 8, 2026.

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