Fnorder vs Chaos Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fnorder
Receive encoded messages and instructions from secret masters. Use it for decision-making or to entertain friends. Includes beautiful illuminated wallpapers.
- Encoded messages from secret masters
- Decision-making assistance
- Entertain friends
- Illuminated wallpapers
- Original design
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The Fnorder brings you messages from the Illuminati . . . encoded information and instructions from the Secret Masters, for your eyes only. This is all for real! Honest! Use it to boggle your friends . . . or ask it for help when you need to make a decision. Think of it as the I Ching for paranoids. It also includes a variety of beautiful Illuminated wallpapers which you can use for your iPhone or iPad. The Fnorder is free, and was created for you by Steve Jackson Games in the service of Eris (Hail Eris! All hail Discordia!) We publish books, games, and magazines for game fans. Visit us on the web at www.sjgames.com. Original Fnorder design by Steve Jackson and Creede Lambard. iOS app developed by Kira Matrejek.
Chaos Clock
Track time and dates according to Discordian principles and Erisian measurements. Features a countdown to X-Day and includes numerous Discordian holidays.
- Discordian date and time measurement
- Erisian Time Measurement
- Countdown to X-Day
- St. Tib's Day and canonical Holydays
- 165 Discordian Holydays
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Timekeeping for Discordians. The first and only App to measure both date & time according to the Principia Discordia and the Erisian Time Measurement – from the first Sweetmorn in the season of Chaos, to the last Setting Orange of The Aftermath. Chaos Clock keeps a running countdown to X-Day, the end of the world according to the Church of the SubGenius! Includes St Tib's Day & the ten canonical Holydays, plus 165 Holydays celebrated by various Discordian denominations: • Pi Approximation Day • Defenestration of Prague Day • St. John the Blasphemist's Day • Festivus • New Year's Eve Eve • and more! Hail Eris! All hail Discordia!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chaos Clock at 4.9 against Fnorder's 2.6. Chaos Clock also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 113 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Fnorder's advantage is ratings volume (995 vs 12) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Chaos Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fnorder has 995 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Fnorder's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chaos Clock's.
Fnorder ships an update every 113 months, Chaos Clock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fnorder | Chaos Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (995 ratings) | 4.9 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 995 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 113 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Steve Jackson Games | Special Treat, LLC |
Customer experience
Fnorder
Chaos Clock
Bugs and requests
Fnorder
Reported bugs
2 issues- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Occasional crashes or freezes
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save or share generated phrases
- More customization options
- Integration with other apps or services
- Expanded content or themes
Chaos Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fnorder
No in-app purchases
Chaos Clock
No in-app purchases
