Comparison

Timeless vs FormHour

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

Head to head
About

Timeless

This app displays time as words instead of numbers, offering a minimalist and elegant way to tell time. It's designed for users who appreciate aesthetics and a more relaxed approach to timekeeping, transforming your device into a stylish object.

Highlights
  • Time displayed in words
  • Nine language options
  • Adjustable display brightness
  • Deactivatable auto-lock
  • Day/night distinction
  • AirPlay compatibility
Features
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Timeless tells the time in words instead of numbers. No second hand. No ticking. No rush. Every few minutes the words fade gently from one moment to the next – a break from the constant rush of time. Timeless is accurate to within a couple of minutes, and that's exactly the point: a clock that asks you to slow down rather than count every second. Set it on your desk, your nightstand, or a device by the window. Or send it to the big screen with AirPlay. Either way, it becomes a small piece of living design. Always within reach – As a widget right on the Lock Screen of your iPhone or iPad – On your Apple Watch: as a complication on your watch face – and with the Watch add-on, as a full-screen view too. Make it your own – Read the time in many languages and dialects, from British English to Bavarian – Pick from handpicked color themes, or create your own – Add soft light filters for a glow that's entirely yours – Keep the screen awake so the clock is always there No account. No ads. No tracking. Just time, beautifully told. It began in 2011 as time2words and was downloaded over 200,000 times. Now it's back – rebuilt from the ground up, and calmer than ever. Once it was time for words. Now it's Timeless.

About

FormHour

Features
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FormHour turns your iPhone into a calm, beautifully crafted analog clock for your desk, studio, nightstand, or focused work sessions. Choose from six distinctive clock faces, each with its own geometry, hands, markers, colors, and visual rhythm. Switch between quartz ticking and smooth sweeping motion, use a minimal display, and adjust the clock for daytime or OLED-friendly nighttime viewing. Features: - Six distinctive analog clock faces - Quartz Tick and Smooth Sweep movements - Day and Night themes - Ambient color shifts throughout the day - Optional seconds, date, and weekday - 12-hour and 24-hour display - Time Arc and Focus Markers - Minimal Mode - Optional hourly or half-hour Quiet Chime - In-app brightness control - Screen sleep prevention - Burn-in reduction for extended display - Portrait and landscape support All features are available for free in version 1.0.0. FormHour includes no subscriptions, in-app purchases, advertisements, accounts, analytics, or tracking. Settings remain locally on the device.

Screenshots

Timeless4 screens
FormHour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FormHour at none against Timeless's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Timeless sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. FormHour asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Timeless versus FormHour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimelessFormHour
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuddhaCat PublishingKANDK

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Timeless

One-time2
  • Timeless Plus+$0.99
  • Watch add-on$0.99
None

FormHour

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timeless free?
Timeless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FormHour free?
FormHour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Timeless or FormHour have ads?
Neither Timeless nor FormHour shows ads.

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