DateTimeWidget vs EmpireClock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DateTimeWidget
Display the current date and time prominently on your iOS home screen with a customizable widget. Adjust text size, color, and font to match your preferences for easy readability.
- Home screen widget
- Date and time display
- Adjustable text size
- Customizable font
- Color options
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The DateTimeWidget displays date and time in a widget that can be added to your home screen on your iOS device. It is a useful widget if you want to see the date and time in larger text on your screen. The color, size of text and font can all be adjusted in the settings for the widget.
EmpireClock
This app provides a clean and stylish display of your current local date, time, and location on a single screen. It's designed for users who need to track time across different zones or desire an aesthetically pleasing clock interface. The app offers a minimalist design with easy copying of information.
- Current local date display
- Current local time display
- Current local location display
- Minimalist design
- One-tap copy feature
- Stylish time display
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EmpireClock is a simple, elegant app that shows your current local date, time, and location in one beautiful screen. Whether you're working across time zones or just want a stylish time display, EmpireClock keeps you informed at a glance. With a minimalist design and one-tap copy feature, it’s the perfect clock companion for your Mac or iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: EmpireClock at 100% against DateTimeWidget's 33%. EmpireClock also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4). DateTimeWidget's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.5). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EmpireClock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DateTimeWidget has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of DateTimeWidget's written reviews are positive against 100% of EmpireClock's.
DateTimeWidget ships an update every 6 months, EmpireClock every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DateTimeWidget | EmpireClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | River Rock Logic | Asher Bloom |
Customer experience
DateTimeWidget
EmpireClock
In-app purchases
DateTimeWidget
No in-app purchases
EmpireClock
No in-app purchases
