Rect Clock vs Cat Alarm Clock
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]
Cat Alarm Clock
This app offers a unique alarm clock experience with cat-themed sounds for waking up or falling asleep. Customize your alarms with various feline sounds or your own music, and enjoy features like snooze and a sleep timer.
- Cat-themed alarm sounds
- Customizable music alarms
- Snooze function (3-30 minutes)
- Fade-in alarm
- Sleep timer
- Vibration alarm
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You were supposed to go to a late night gathering, but as usual, you fell asleep and before you knew it, it was morning... We have created an alarm clock app for cats with experiences such as these. MORNING: You can pleasantly wake up to the sounds such as cans of cat food being opened and kittens meowing. EVENING: You can relax and fall asleep to the sounds such as mice squeaking and kittens purring. APP FEATURES: Featuring an easy-to-use user interface that even a paw can use. You can also wake up and fall asleep to the song of your choice. ALARM FUNCTIONS: - Snooze (3 - 30 minutes) - Vibration - Fade in alarm OTHER FEATURES: - Sleep timer (sleep music) - 12 hour and 24 hour time format - Vertical and horizontal modes VOICE OF USERS: - It's a great app! :3 - I was in time for an important meeting thanks to this app :3 - I have good dreams every night with the squeak of a mouse :3
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cat Alarm Clock at 4.6 against Rect Clock's 3.7. Cat Alarm Clock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (78% vs 59%). Rect Clock's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 16 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Cat Alarm Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cat Alarm Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 168 and 139 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Rect Clock's written reviews are positive against 78% of Cat Alarm Clock's.
Rect Clock ships an update monthly, Cat Alarm Clock every 16 months. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Rect Clock | Cat Alarm Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (168 ratings) | 4.6 (139 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.7% of reviews | 77.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 168 — better | 139 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 16 months |
| 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 | 12.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | y-design | HANBUNCO, INC. |
Customer experience
Rect Clock
Cat Alarm Clock
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)
Cat Alarm Clock
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
Cat Alarm Clock
No in-app purchases
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