Rect Clock vs Analog III
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rect Clock
This app transforms your iPhone into a full-screen analog clock. Customize the clock face, index, and hands with various styles and colors. Enjoy a minimalist design with adjustable screen rotation and optional date display and auto-lock.
- Full-screen analog display
- Customizable clock faces
- Interchangeable index styles
- Variety of hand designs
- Adjustable hand movement
- Screen rotation support
- Configurable date and lock
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An analog clock that fills the entire iPhone screen. Choose your favorite dial, indices, and hands to customize the clock to your style. A minimal design that perfectly complements the iPhone’s product design. ･ 12 dials: 6 included [Black / White / Silver / Wood / Leather / Luminous] + 6 available via in-app purchase [Space Black / Gold / Rose Gold / Skeleton / Stone / Power Saving] ･ 6 index styles × 6 colors: 2 included [Bar / Arabic Numerals (12-3-6-9)] + 4 available via in-app purchase [Roman Numerals / Roman Numerals (XII-III-VI-IX) / Arabic Numerals / Triangle] ･ 11 hand styles × 6 colors (12 colors for the second hand): 2 included [Bar / Dauphine] + 9 available via in-app purchase [Round / Pencil / Alpha / Lozenge / Baton / Leaf / Arrow / Spade / Breguet] ･ 3 hand movements [Sweep / Beat / Step] ･ Automatically rotates to portrait, landscape, or upside down to match your iPhone’s orientation ･ Date display [On / Off] ･ Auto-Lock [On / Off]
Analog III
This utility app displays a simple vertical analog clock with customizable watch faces. It also includes travel clocks for different time zones and supports landscape mode. Adjust brightness by swiping on the screen.
- Vertical analog clock display
- Customizable watch faces
- Included travel clocks
- Brightness adjustment
- Landscape mode support
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A simple analog clock presented in the vertical with included travel clocks for those daring travelers wishing to connect to a familiar time zone. Landscape is supported as well. If you like the default clockface, you're all set. You can swipe up and down on the right side of the screen to adjust the application brightness. Want a new watch face? Tap the Analog III logo to bring up the watch face picker. Would you like to add the clockface of another location (travel clock)? Tap the main clockface center to open options. Swipe to pick a location. Tap outside to select. Use the new back button while editing to navigate to the first option. While on the first option, tap outside to remove any world clock
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Analog III at 4.6 against Rect Clock's 3.7. Analog III also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). Rect Clock's advantage is ratings volume (168 vs 12). On price and device support 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. Rect Clock sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Analog III asks for nothing beyond the download.
Analog III holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rect Clock has 168 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Rect Clock's written reviews are positive against 86% of Analog III's.
Rect Clock ships an update every 2 weeks, Analog III weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rect Clock | Analog III |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (168 ratings) | 4.6 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.2% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 168 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | y-design | Eric Dolecki |
Customer experience
Rect Clock
Analog III
Bugs and requests
Rect Clock
Reported bugs
9 issues- Blank white screen on launch (iPhone XR, iPad Air 2)
- App doesn't stay on when phone locks
- App crashes or won't open after purchase
- Settings screen appears on any touch
- Unresponsive UI elements on iPad
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- Battery percentage display frozen
- Orientation doesn't adjust to device rotation
- Ads still appear after paid purchase
- App stopped working after updates
Requested features
13 requests- Alarm functionality
- Lock screen integration
- Live wallpaper capability
- Apple Watch compatibility
- Landscape/rotation support
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- Always-on display when plugged in
- Ticking sound effect
- Adjustable brightness/dimming for night
- Round clock face option
- GMT/timezone hand option
- Larger date/time display option
- Screen saver mode
- Additional color variations (red retro style)
Analog III
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rect Clock
- Add All Faces$0.99
- Add All Indexes$0.99
- Add All Hands$0.99
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- Remove Ads$0.99
- Full Version$2.99
Analog III
No in-app purchases
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