Comparison

Boating Calcs vs HomeClock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Boating Calcs

This app offers over 120 boating calculations and unit conversions, along with 120 reference pages. Easily solve a variety of boating-related problems, save and share your calculations, and quickly find the tools you need. It includes extensive reference material across various boating disciplines.

Highlights
  • Over 120 boating calculations
  • Extensive unit conversions
  • 120+ reference pages
  • Save and open calculations
  • Add calculators to favorites
  • Email calculation inputs and results
  • Search functionality
Features
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You asked for more calculators and we've added them. Boating Calcs has over 120 boating calculations and unit conversions and 120 reference pages. With Boating Calcs you can quickly and easily solve a variety of boating calculations from your iPhone or iPad. Not just calculators, but the ability save and open saved calculations and add calculators to a favorites list. You can also email calculator inputs and results so you can easily share your calculations. Search functionality enables you to quickly find the calculator you want. Chapters: * Area, Angles & Volume * Communications References * Unit Conversions * Finance Calculations * Fuel Calculations * Glossary / Acronyms * Line Calculations and References * Knot References * Mechanical & Electrical Calculations * Performance Calculations * Piloting Calculations * Propeller Reference and Calculations * Weather & Waves Reference and Calculations If there's a calculator or reference material you'd like to see added, visit our website and send us an email.

About

HomeClock

Enhance your home screen with beautiful and eye-catching clock widgets. Choose from digital or flip clock styles with transparent effects for a unique aesthetic. Personalize your device with customizable clock designs.

Highlights
  • Digital clock widgets
  • Flip clock widgets
  • Transparent home screen effects
  • Multiple digital clock styles
  • Customizable backgrounds
Features
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Home Clock is a new widget designed for iOS 14. Your home screen now have a simple, beautiful and eye-catching clock. After installing home clock, you will be able to add two types of clocks: digital clock and flip clock. Among them, there are currently three styles of digital clocks to choose from, and you may long press to select other styles at any time. Important! Don't forget to set your magic background, After setting the magic background, your added clock will have a transparent effect on the home screen, which may make your home screen reach a new height in aesthetics! If you have any questions or suggestions, please let me know by email, strangeliu@gmail.com. Pleasant to use.

Screenshots

Boating Calcs4 screens
HomeClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Boating Calcs at 4.8 against HomeClock's 3.4. Boating Calcs also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 44%) and ratings volume (27 vs 5). HomeClock's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Boating Calcs costs $1.99 and HomeClock $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boating Calcs holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boating Calcs has 27 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Boating Calcs's written reviews are positive against 44% of HomeClock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boating Calcs ships an update every 7 months, HomeClock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Boating Calcs versus HomeClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoating CalcsHomeClock
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.8 (27 ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCalculated Industries健 刘

Customer experience

Boating Calcs

All ratings27 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative9.4%

HomeClock

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral33.3%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

None

Boating Calcs

No in-app purchases

None

HomeClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boating Calcs free?
Boating Calcs costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HomeClock free?
HomeClock costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Boating Calcs or HomeClock?
Boating Calcs is rated higher. Boating Calcs averages 4.8 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while HomeClock averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Boating Calcs or HomeClock have ads?
Neither Boating Calcs nor HomeClock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boating Calcs or HomeClock?
Boating Calcs ships an update every 7 months, and HomeClock every 3 weeks. Most recently, Boating Calcs was updated on October 15, 2026 and HomeClock on October 11, 2026.

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