StrokeInput vs AccurateClock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StrokeInput
This app allows users to write naturally on a free field, seeing their text as they create it. It supports writing any character without switching keyboard views and offers easy cursor control. Users can also write and calculate formulas directly within the app.
- Write on a free field, view text as you type
- Input any character without keyboard switching
- Effortless cursor movement
- Write and calculate formulas
- Natural handwriting feel
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For those who like to write on a free field instead of pressing tiny keys. - Write looking at the text, not at the keyboard. - Write ANY character quickly, without switching between keyboard views. - Easily move the cursor through the text. - Write formulas and calculate them anywhere.
AccurateClock
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Accurate Clock is a focused little app for setting other clocks precisely. Why does this exist? iOS's stock Clock app deliberately doesn't show seconds, which makes it useless for the one task you really need a clock for: setting another clock right on the minute. Mechanical watches that "hack" — meaning the seconds hand stops when you pull the crown — are particularly painful to set without a visible second hand to wait on. Accurate Clock fills that gap. WHAT YOU GET • A clean analogue face with a clearly visible second hand. Toggle between smooth sweep and one-second tick. • A digital readout showing HH:MM:SS plus a smaller two-digit hundredths counter, so you can see exactly when the minute starts. • Time synchronised against Apple's public NTP server (time.apple.com) once per launch. The footer shows when it last synced and the round-trip uncertainty so you know how much to trust the displayed time. • A world time picker covering 48 cities across 31 zones — the same set as Casio's classic AE-1200 — with sectioned UTC offsets and live DST awareness. • System-aware light and dark modes. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. No data collected. WHEN YOU WOULD USE IT • Setting a mechanical or quartz watch precisely on the minute. • Setting a quartz watch or wall clock and being annoyed that you can't see the seconds. • Checking the time in another zone to help set a clock for a trip. • Just enjoying watching a second hand sweep. WHAT IT IS NOT This isn't a stopwatch, an alarm, a world-clock complication, or anything else. There are no settings beyond sweep/tick and timezone. It is deliberately small.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: StrokeInput at 3 against AccurateClock's —. StrokeInput also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.4). On price 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.
| Parameter | StrokeInput | AccurateClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Annalisa Carraro | Charles Martin |
In-app purchases
StrokeInput
No in-app purchases
AccurateClock
No in-app purchases
Questions
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