Rect Clock vs Analog Clock Lite
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 Clock Lite
This app displays analog clocks with customizable features like position, size, and second-hand movement. It also offers background image customization and a pendulum clock simulation. Additional options include digital time display and widget support.
- Customizable clock position and size
- Multiple clock styles (second hand tick/smooth, pendulum)
- Customizable background images and colors
- Digital time display
- Widget support (iOS14+)
- Dark Mode support
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It is an analog clock application that can also display a pendulum clock. Clock Changeable clock position and size. - Indigo Blue Clock - Second hand ticks away the time - White Clock - Second hand moves smoothly - Pendulum Clock - Pendulum ticks away the time - Custom Clock - You can customize the clock yourself (In the Lite version, you can create up to 6 custom clocks) Background Image Changeable background image position and size. - Single Color - You can customize the color - 10 preset background images - Select background photo from photo library Other features - Status bar display switch - Automatic sleep suppression - Smooth Display selection (trade-off with battery consumption) - Enlarging the background image (displayed on the whole screen) - Digital time display - Widget display (also supports iOS14) - Support Dark Mode of iOS13 - Support sharing custom clock settings (design) using AirDrop, file saving, etc. --- This Lite Version App displays Ads banner. No Ads Version App 'Analog Clock - Pendulum' is in AppStore, too. (Ads will no longer be displayed on iOS 9 devices.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rect Clock at 3.7 against Analog Clock Lite's 2.5. Rect Clock also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 25%) and ratings volume (168 vs 8). Analog Clock Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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 Clock Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rect Clock holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rect Clock has 168 ratings behind it against 8, 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 25% of Analog Clock Lite's.
Rect Clock ships an update every 2 weeks, Analog Clock Lite monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rect Clock | Analog Clock Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (168 ratings) — better | 2.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.2% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 168 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | y-design | Hiroaki Ito |
Customer experience
Rect Clock
Analog Clock Lite
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 Clock Lite
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 Clock Lite
No in-app purchases
Questions
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