Comparison

LS3 vs Brutal Time

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

Head to head
About

LS3

Features
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User can use LS3 to control his products

About

Brutal Time

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Brutal Time turns your iPhone into a brutalist desk clock. Put it on a charger and it fills the screen, edge to edge, with nothing but type. It tells time without decoration, distraction, or gimmicks. ON THE CHARGER StandBy widgets for every clock face, and widgets for the Home Screen. A full-screen, StandBy-style display for the app itself, with the status bar hidden so the clock owns the whole screen. Add a Shortcut and it opens by itself the moment you plug in. Always-On keeps it lit while charging and dims it after a few seconds, then lets the phone sleep again as soon as you unplug. FOUR TYPOGRAPHIC FACES Four distinct designs, each built on a different typographic system: digits locked to a ruled grid, editorial Swiss with a red accent, oversized poster glyphs cropped by the frame, and mono type over a dot-indexed field. Each reads as words or numerals, in dark or light, portrait or landscape. UNLOCK AMBIENT MOTION WITH THE FULL EDITION Each face can come alive. Continuous, ambient motion runs through the type โ€” letters that breathe, sway, and resolve on their own unhurried rhythm, with several motions for every face. Calm and deliberate, never a screensaver. Ambient Motion is the only paid feature, and the Full Edition is a one-time purchase โ€” buy it once, keep it forever. Everything else is free: every clock face, every typeface, every widget, the full-screen display and Always-On. Also included: - Three typefaces per face - Custom accent colors - Home Screen and StandBy widgets - No subscription. No ads. Ever. Brutal Time is shaped by brutalist design principles: visible structure, a restrained palette, and the removal of unnecessary ornament. Time is shown as type, grid, and rhythm โ€” clear, functional, and deliberate.

Screenshots

LS34 screens
Brutal Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LS3 at none against Brutal Time's 1. LS3 also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Brutal Time's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Brutal Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LS3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LS3 ships an update every 4 weeks, Brutal Time every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
LS3 versus Brutal Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLS3Brutal Time
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 10 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size88 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHIH HUNG CHEN20013673516Forager Lab LLC

In-app purchases

None

LS3

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Brutal Time

One-time1
  • Full Edition$4.99

Questions

Is LS3 free?
LS3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brutal Time free?
Brutal Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LS3 or Brutal Time have ads?
Neither LS3 nor Brutal Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LS3 or Brutal Time?
LS3 ships an update every 4 weeks, and Brutal Time every 10 days. Most recently, LS3 was updated on September 30, 2026 and Brutal Time on October 11, 2026.

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