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LCT Floating Timer vs Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen

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

Head to head
LCT Floating Timer - Stopwatch
LCT Floating Timer

Dynamic island Time & Clock

Free
🎨 Graphics & Design
★ 4.5288 ratingsView app →
Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen
Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen

DIY island & Notch Backgrounds

Free
🎨 Graphics & Design
★ 4.6454 ratingsView app →
About

LCT Floating Timer

This app offers a versatile timer and clock utility that can be displayed persistently on your device's screen, even on top of other applications. It features millisecond accuracy, a stopwatch, and countdown timers for various events.

Highlights
  • Floating timer on main screen
  • Always-on-top display
  • Millisecond accurate clock
  • Stopwatch functionality
  • Countdown timer
  • Dynamic island integration
Features
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The Floating timer can be suspended on the main screen of the device and displayed on top of other apps. Provides a clock display accurate to milliseconds, and a small countdown window. - Show timer on dynamic island and lock screen - It can always be displayed on the top of the screen, and it can be kept on top of other APPs in a small window. - Floating digital clock with seconds display - Stopwatch, count up timer - Countdown timer, countdown to important events. Can be used to grab coupons when shopping online.

About

Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen

Personalize your lock screen with unique, ultra-high resolution wallpapers. Create custom patterns with emojis and stickers, design notch-friendly backgrounds, and add depth effects to scenic images. Enjoy animated live wallpapers to make your device stand out.

Highlights
  • Custom pattern wallpapers
  • Notch wallpapers
  • Depth effect wallpapers
  • Live wallpapers
  • AI-cut out stickers
  • Customizable background colors
Features
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Take your lock screen to the next level with Hoa! Designed for OS27. Ultra high resolution wallpapers. More support for custom editing! Download now to make your lock screen different each day :) + Custom pattern wallpapers: Emoji, AI-cut out custom stickers, intelligently match the most suitable background colour, make you happy and out of the circle! + Notch wallpapers: Cartoon creative gap wallpapers, make Smart Island cute! + Depth Effect Wallpapers: select beautiful scenery, animals and plants and apply them to enhance the depth effect! + Live Wallpaper: Live Wallpaper composed of funny Gifs that will make your device the envy of everyone! More aesthetic wallpapers are constantly being updated, download now! This app offers subscriptions for ""Hoa PRO"". They're available (in United States pricing) for $14.99 yearly. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period (and charged to your iTunes account). You can turn off auto-renew/manage subscriptions in your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DYWlnc1Z0RVVOR0JR"

Screenshots

LCT Floating Timer4 screens
Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: LCT Floating Timer at free with in-app purchases against Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen's subscription. LCT Floating Timer also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 41%). Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. LCT Floating Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for LCT Floating Timer against 4.6 for Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 288 and 454 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of LCT Floating Timer's written reviews are positive against 41% of Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LCT Floating Timer ships an update every 3 months, Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LCT Floating Timer versus Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLCT Floating TimerLive Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (288 ratings)4.6 (454 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.5% of reviews — better41.4% of reviews
Number of ratings288454 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer云云 唐静 刘

Customer experience

LCT Floating Timer

All ratings288 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive52.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative40.0%

Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen

All ratings454 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral4.0%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral17.2%
Negative41.4%

User reviews

LCT Floating Timer

From 288 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good for speed running
  • 👍 Floating window shows other clocks
  • 👍 Low price to remove ads
  • 👍 Great functionality
  • 👍 Nice and simple

Room to improve

  • 👎 Obnoxious popup ads
  • 👎 Ads make floating timer useless
  • 👎 Floating window controls not working
  • 👎 Inconsistent lock screen clock
  • 👎 No support or instructions

Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen

From 454 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great wallpaper app
  • 👍 Diverse wallpapers
  • 👍 DIY wallpaper creation
  • 👍 Dynamic wallpapers are great
  • 👍 Free HD wallpapers

Room to improve

  • 💰 Most wallpapers are paid
  • 💰 App costs money
  • 💰 Need to pay for pro version
  • 💰 Subscription costs money
  • 💰 Fake trial, direct deduction

Bugs and requests

LCT Floating Timer

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Popup ads every 5 seconds
  • Floating window cannot control start/stop
  • Lock screen clock inconsistent with unlocked clock
  • Floating clock does not work
  • Pause and reset buttons on floating timer do not work
Show 5 more
  • Timer does not start at desired configuration
  • Cannot configure seconds
  • Restore purchase always fails
  • Not compatible with iPad mini 6
  • Ads are 20 seconds long

Requested features

8 requests
  • Allow color change for floating window
  • Half width window option
  • Smaller font size for smaller window
  • Add button to start/stop timer on floating window
  • Add timer minutes/seconds to countdown
Show 3 more
  • Fix split view functionality
  • Allow customization of clock style
  • Add color palettes

Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Dynamic Island missing
  • Cannot figure out how to set wallpaper
  • Live wallpapers not supported on all devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free wallpapers
  • Free animated backgrounds
  • Ability to use wallpaper on tablet
  • Improve payment process

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LCT Floating Timer

One-time1
  • Professional Version$1.99
4 purchases

Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen

Subscriptions3
  • Hoa PRO$2.997 Days
  • Hoa PRO3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Hoa PRO$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hoa Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is LCT Floating Timer free?
LCT Floating Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen free?
Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LCT Floating Timer or Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen?
Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen is rated higher. LCT Floating Timer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 288 ratings, while Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen averages 4.6 from 454 ratings.
Do LCT Floating Timer or Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen have ads?
LCT Floating Timer shows ads; Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen does not.
Which is updated more often, LCT Floating Timer or Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen?
LCT Floating Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen every 4 weeks. Most recently, LCT Floating Timer was updated on September 27, 2026 and Live Wallpapers 27 Lock Screen on September 29, 2026.

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