ClockArt vs X Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ClockArt
This app presents a unique, abstract visualization of time using slowly rotating clock hands. Explore different hours by sliding your finger, with the clock returning to the current time upon release. It offers widgets and customizable layouts for a playful, artistic approach to timekeeping.
- Abstract clock hand visualization
- Interactive time exploration
- Home screen and StandBy widgets
- Circular and rectangular layouts
- Highlight relevant clock hands
- Haptic feedback
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This is a screen full of slowly rotating clock hands which, at a first glance, look randomly distributed. However, they are cleverly arranged such that for every full hour some of the hands line up to display the hour's digit. You may slide your finger down or up on the screen to move the time forward or backward to explore the other digits. The clock automatically switches back to the current time when you release the finger. Inspired by an installation of Christiaan Postma. FEATURES: - Home screen and StandBy widgets - Circular and classic (rectangular) layout of the clock hands - An option to highlight the relevant clock hands for easier reading of the time - Haptic feedback Don't expect it to be a useful clock. Just play around with the clock hands and have fun!
X Clock
This app offers a minimalist clock display with customizable themes and widgets. It includes features like timers, reminders, and a focus clock to enhance productivity during study or work sessions. Personalize your device with its transparent widget effects.
- 14 colorful themes
- Rich widgets with transparent effects
- Countdown and reminder functionality
- Focus clock for productivity
- Multiple widget support
- New clock styles and widgets
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X Clock is a lightweight clock application that displays the time in a concise way and accompanies your study, work and study. - 14 colorful themes, more will be added in the future. - Rich widgets, support transparent effects, can beautify your desktop and create a personalized desktop. - Multiple widgets, support countdown, countdown, reminder, focus clock. Recent Updates: - Two new clock styles and widgets have been added: Cheering Duck and Childlike
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Verdict
ClockArt and X Clock both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of X Clock's written reviews are positive against 56% of ClockArt's. X Clock also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 33 months). ClockArt's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. X Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ClockArt asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ClockArt against 5.0 for X Clock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of ClockArt's written reviews are positive against 100% of X Clock's.
ClockArt ships an update every 33 months, X Clock every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ClockArt | X Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Bannach | 晓伟 庄 |
Customer experience
ClockArt
X Clock
Bugs and requests
ClockArt
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sticks reset when finger is removed from screen
- Inconsistent display of current hour in some cases
- Small or buried display of time indicator at certain hours
Requested features
5 requests- Minute hand functionality with color differentiation
- More color options and customization
- Clear instructions or tutorial on how to use the app
- Additional settings and display options
- Better minute-level time accuracy
X Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ClockArt
No in-app purchases
X Clock
- XClock Permanent Premium$0.99
