Comparison

Spiffy Clock vs EmpireClock

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

Head to head
About

Spiffy Clock

Customize your device's time and date display with a variety of colors, gradients, and layout options. Tailor the appearance to your preference, including support for light and dark modes, and choose whether to show seconds, the day of the week, and more.

Highlights
  • 13 built-in background/text colors
  • Color gradient options
  • Customizable time and date display
  • Portrait and landscape mode support
  • Automatic light/dark mode color changes
  • Optional status bar hiding
Features
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Spiffy Clock puts the time and date front and center! It has 16 free colors that can be displayed as the background or as the text. An in-app purchase unlocks gradient backgrounds, gradient text, custom background and text colors, bi-color themes, gold, silver, and bronze, and rainbow coloring. Choose from numerous settings exactly how you want the time and date and day of the week displayed. When the color choice is for the background, the color will automatically change for light mode and dark mode, except when using custom colors. Works in both portrait and landscape mode. A night mode for use with dark mode allows you to display dark text in dark mode. Free color choices are: —Red —Orange —Yellow —Green —Mint —Cyan —Teal —Blue —Indigo —Purple —Pink —Brown —Black —Gray —White —System Paid color choices are: —Gradients —Gold —Silver —Bronze —Rainbow —Bi-color themes —Custom colors Time and date settings are: — Analog or digital clock —Show/hide seconds —Use 24 hour or 12 hour time with AM and PM —Show/hide date —Show/hide day of the week —Use numerical date You also can hide the status bar if you want. This app is a great complement to the desktop app Clock Suite. Similar colors are used, so there is a consistent look and feel across your devices.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Spiffy Clock4 screens
EmpireClock1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EmpireClock at none against Spiffy Clock's 1. EmpireClock also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). Spiffy Clock's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Spiffy Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. EmpireClock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Spiffy Clock against 5.0 for EmpireClock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spiffy Clock has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spiffy Clock ships an update every 14 months, EmpireClock every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Spiffy Clock versus EmpireClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpiffy ClockEmpireClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS26.018.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew RobertsAsher Bloom

Customer experience

Spiffy Clock

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EmpireClock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spiffy Clock

One-time1
  • Spiffy Clock Pro$0.99
None

EmpireClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spiffy Clock free?
Spiffy Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EmpireClock free?
EmpireClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spiffy Clock or EmpireClock?
EmpireClock is rated higher. Spiffy Clock averages 4.9 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while EmpireClock averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spiffy Clock or EmpireClock have ads?
Neither Spiffy Clock nor EmpireClock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spiffy Clock or EmpireClock?
Spiffy Clock ships an update every 14 months, and EmpireClock every 3 months. Most recently, Spiffy Clock was updated on September 12, 2026 and EmpireClock on September 16, 2026.

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