Rect Clock vs FaceClock Analogue
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]
FaceClock Analogue
This app offers a highly customizable analogue clock experience with various clock faces, color schemes, and background image options. It includes features like time announcements in multiple languages, an alarm with snooze, music player controls, and battery indication.
- Customizable clock faces and color schemes
- Background picture customization
- Time announcements in 6 languages
- Alarm clock with snooze
- Music player control
- Battery indicator
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FaceClock is free to use with six minimal clock faces, all color themes, wall colors, the digital time and a full alarm. FaceClock turns your iPhone or iPad into an analog clock you'll actually want on your nightstand, your desk or your kitchen counter. Twenty clock faces Pick from four groups: Minimal (bars, dots, rings), Numerals (including Roman, Arabic-Indic and Chinese numbers), 24-Hour dials, and Counter-Clockwise faces that run backwards. Choose a color theme, including a dim red Night theme that won't keep you awake, and a light theme for bright rooms. Make it yours Set any wall color or use your own photo as the background, then drag and pinch to frame it. Add the date, the digital time in 12- or 24-hour form, and the current temperature. Drag up or down anywhere on the clock to dim the screen for night-time. A real alarm Built on Apple's alarm system, so it rings even when your phone is locked or on silent. Choose the time, which days it repeats and how long snooze lasts. Sleep timer Count down with white noise, or an alarm at the end. The timer keeps going on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Weather on the face Local temperature and conditions from Apple Weather, right on the dial. Visual effects behind the clock can follow your weather: sunlight, fog, rain or snow. Hear the time Have the clock speak the time on the hour, half hour or quarter hour, in your choice of language. Or just double-tap the clock whenever you want to know. Widgets Clock widgets for the Home Screen in every size, including extra large on iPad, plus a minimal clock for the Lock Screen. They follow the clock settings you chose in the app. Also included Now Playing controls for the Music app · battery ring with charging status · keep-screen-awake for bedside use · full iPad support in portrait and landscape · English and Japanese. Unlock everything with a single purchase: all twenty clock faces, photo backgrounds, weather, visual effects, the sleep timer, the music player, spoken time announcements and widgets. One purchase, no subscription. Already bought it in an earlier version? Tap Restore Purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FaceClock Analogue at 4.5 against Rect Clock's 3.7. FaceClock Analogue also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 59%). Rect Clock's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). 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. Rect Clock sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and FaceClock Analogue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FaceClock Analogue holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 168 and 367 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Rect Clock's written reviews are positive against 68% of FaceClock Analogue's.
Rect Clock ships an update monthly, FaceClock Analogue every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rect Clock | FaceClock Analogue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (168 ratings) | 4.5 (367 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.7% of reviews | 68.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 168 | 367 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | y-design | iReka Soft |
Customer experience
Rect Clock
FaceClock Analogue
User reviews
Rect Clock
From 168 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Beautiful, elegant, minimalist design
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
- 🎨 Multiple customizable clock faces and styles
- 📱 Works well as a bedside/desk clock
- ⏱️ Accurate time display
Room to improve
- 🐛 App doesn't stay on screen (goes to sleep with phone)
- 🐛 Blank white screen display issues on some devices
- 💸 Monetization model with ads and paywalls
- ❌ Cannot be set as lock screen or wallpaper
- ❌ Limited functionality compared to native clock
FaceClock Analogue
From 367 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Useful as a bedside clock
- 👍 Clear and easy to read
- 👍 Customizable clock faces
- 👍 Handy for resetting digital clocks
- 👍 Great for timing tasks and sessions
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sudden size reduction after update
- 🔋 Bright ads can be distracting
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with clipboard access
- 🐛 Occasional freezing and time display issues
- 🔒 Paid version still shows ads
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)
FaceClock Analogue
Reported bugs
3 issues- Alarm not working when app is closed
- Ads reappearing after purchasing ad-free version
- Clock freezing at certain times
Requested features
6 requests- Option to display clock on lock screen
- Ability to set as main system clock
- More clock face design options
- Customizable hand colors
- Alarm clock functionality
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- Ability to disable music controls
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
FaceClock Analogue
- Remove Ads!$1.99
Questions
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