Comparison

Mini Chroma Clock vs Text Clock Widget

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

Head to head
About

Mini Chroma Clock

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ChromaClock — a color‑coded clock for the rhythm of your day. ChromaClock turns the time on your phone into something you can feel at a glance. Instead of just numbers, the entire screen shifts color throughout the day based on time windows you define — morning yellow, lunchtime green, afternoon blue, evening red, or whatever fits your life. It's a beautifully simple bedside clock, desk companion, kitchen timer reference, and gentle daily rhythm — all in one. HOW IT WORKS • Set up to four time slots, each with a custom start time, end time, message, and background color. • When the clock enters a slot, the background and greeting change automatically. • Outside of any scheduled slot, a default "in‑between" color takes over. • That's it — no accounts, no setup beyond your slots. WHAT YOU SEE • Big, easy‑to‑read time in a rounded display • The full date — day of the week, month, day, year • A friendly greeting you write yourself ("Good Morning", "Time to focus", "Wind down") • Current weather for your location, right in the corner WEATHER, WITHOUT THE FUSS Tap the weather chip to see live conditions and temperature for where you are. Tap again to refresh. Weather data comes from the free, open Open‑Meteo service — no accounts, no tracking, just the forecast. PERFECT FOR • A bedside clock that signals morning vs. late evening at a glance • A desk clock that reminds you when it's lunchtime or time to log off • A kitchen or family clock with messages everyone in the house can read across the room • Kids learning the rhythm of a school day, before they can read a clock • Anyone who wants a calmer, more colorful way to keep time THOUGHTFULLY MADE • Built entirely in modern SwiftUI for iOS • Big, accessible type with high‑contrast color backgrounds • Landscape support — great when propped on a stand or dock • Dark, screen‑friendly design • No ads. No tracking. No accounts. Your settings stay on your device. Set it once, prop it up, and let your day take on a little color.

About

Text Clock Widget

Features
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This app includes widgets that displays the current time as text, a faster way to perceive the time than reading numbers. Add the widgets to the different places where widgets can be displayed on iPhone, iPad, AppleWatch and MacOS. Three different time text styles can be used: • Hour and minutes • To and past the hour • To and past the half hour Choose to show the current date and whether the time should be rounded to the nearest 5 minutes. You can choose between 6 different background colors.

Screenshots

Mini Chroma Clock2 screens
Text Clock Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mini Chroma Clock at Free against Text Clock Widget's $0.99. Text Clock Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 10 months vs every 54 months) and iOS requirement (17.4 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Mini Chroma Clock is free to download; Text Clock Widget costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Chroma Clock ships an update every 54 months, Text Clock Widget every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Mini Chroma Clock versus Text Clock Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini Chroma ClockText Clock Widget
PriceFree — better$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 54 monthsEvery 10 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid MickeyMagne Roald

In-app purchases

None

Mini Chroma Clock

No in-app purchases

None

Text Clock Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mini Chroma Clock free?
Mini Chroma Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Text Clock Widget free?
Text Clock Widget costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mini Chroma Clock or Text Clock Widget have ads?
Neither Mini Chroma Clock nor Text Clock Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mini Chroma Clock or Text Clock Widget?
Mini Chroma Clock ships an update every 54 months, and Text Clock Widget every 10 months. Most recently, Mini Chroma Clock was updated on September 18, 2026 and Text Clock Widget on August 8, 2026.

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