The Clocks vs SeClock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Clocks
This app offers a variety of clock styles including flip, digital, and analog. It features customizable alarms with music options, a world clock for multiple locations, and several user-friendly controls for brightness, touch lock, and flashlight activation.
- Flip, Digital, and Analog clock types
- In-app music alarms
- World clock with 500+ cities
- Customizable clock appearance
- Adjustable snooze interval
- Flashlight by shaking
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The Clocks of Simplicity. Three fundamental clock types featuring in-app music alarms and a world clock. Clock Types: • Flip Clock • Digital Clock • Analog Clock • Detailed customization options for each clock Alarm Clock: • Supports up to 5 alarms • Adjustable snooze interval • Use your own iPod music as alarm sounds (while the app is running in the foreground) World Clock: • Displays times for 6 locations • Supports over 500 cities and countries Miscellaneous: • Touch lock • Intuitive gestures • Burn-in protection • Activate flashlight by shaking • User-friendly button interface • Adjustable brightness, scale, and position
SeClock
Display the current second on your device's widget. This utility can also function as a standard digital clock. Note that widget accuracy may have a slight delay.
- Display seconds on widget
- Use as a digital clock
- Add to lock screen
- Add to home screen
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SeClock shows just the seconds on your Lock Screen or Home Screen — the part the system clock leaves out. Long-press the Lock Screen or Home Screen to add the widget. An in-app purchase lets you tune the font, weight, size, and opacity so the seconds blend into your setup. Prefer the Dynamic Island? Tap the button in the app to start a Live Activity that keeps seconds ticking there for up to about 8 hours. You can also use the app itself as a fullscreen HH:MM:SS clock. *Widgets and Live Activities may be off by up to about 1 second.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SeClock at none against The Clocks's shown. SeClock also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). The Clocks's advantage is ratings volume (21K vs 4) and review sentiment (79% vs 58%). On price, update cadence 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. The Clocks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SeClock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SeClock holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Clocks has 21K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of The Clocks's written reviews are positive against 58% of SeClock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
The Clocks ships an update every 2 weeks, SeClock fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Clocks | SeClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (21K ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.5% of reviews — better | 57.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meanterm Inc. | Kiichi Ito |
Customer experience
The Clocks
SeClock
Bugs and requests
The Clocks
Reported bugs
4 issues- Clock style randomly changes
- Alarm doesn't work when device is locked
- App freezes or crashes occasionally
- Time displayed on home screen is incorrect
Requested features
7 requests- Add timer and stopwatch functions
- Allow custom alarm sounds/music
- Improve alarm reliability and duration
- Provide more clock face/style options
- Add date display
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- Improve orientation/rotation controls
- Adjust brightness changes to be less disruptive
SeClock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Clocks
- The Clocks Premium Upgrade$3.99
SeClock
- Lock Widget Customization$2.99









