Time vs chimingClock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time
This minimalist watch app displays the time and date with a subtle background animation. It functions as an elegant desk clock when your device is docked and supports all operating system languages for a personalized experience.
- Minimalist watch face
- Displays time and date
- Background color animation
- Desk clock functionality
- Multi-language support
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A "timeless" watch with calendar for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. This elegant watch impresses with its minimalism and the reduction to the essentials. The straight, modern design is very appealing and underlined by a pleasant background color animation. At a glance, you can see the time and date, and you can use your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad in a dock as a desk clock. The calendar is designed to support all languages supported by the operating system. So everyone has the opportunity to enjoy the clock in his language.
chimingClock
A simple standing clock app that always displays the correct time. It plays Westminster chimes every quarter hour, requiring minimal user interaction and customization.
- Always shows correct time
- Westminster chimes on the quarter hour
- Minimal user interaction
- No customization required
- Designed for simplicity
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Standing clock that always shows correct time, and every quarter of an hour plays Westminster chimes. This application is designed to have minimal user interaction -- it just works out of the box. Despite variety of different clocks available on the app store, which support all sort of features and customizations, it's not easy to find a clock which shows only time and requires minimal user interaction and customizations -- in which case, chimingClock is exactly what you are looking for.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: chimingClock at 4.1 against Time's 3.6. chimingClock also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 50%) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Time's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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.
chimingClock holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Time's written reviews are positive against 71% of chimingClock's.
Time ships an update monthly, chimingClock weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time | chimingClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pecora GmbH | ECHOWAVES CORP. |
Customer experience
Time
chimingClock
In-app purchases
Time
No in-app purchases
chimingClock
No in-app purchases
