Art Clock Lite vs Clock Seconds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Art Clock Lite
Display famous artworks as your device's clock background. Choose from a slideshow of masterpieces or save individual images to use as wallpapers. Enjoy art from renowned artists and organizations.
- Display famous artworks
- Clock with art backgrounds
- Slideshow feature
- Save backgrounds as wallpapers
- Art from Van Gogh, Monet, Da Vinci, etc.
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Art Clock Lite has several amazing works of art to enjoy. Van Gogh, Monet, Da Vinci, Mucha, Klimt, NASA, and others. Use it as a clock with beautiful backgrounds with the option of a slideshow feature, or just save your favorite backgrounds to your photos and use them as wallpapers. Thanks and enjoy.
Clock Seconds
A highly accurate and customizable digital clock that fills your screen. Offers adjustable colors, sizes, and 12/24 hour formats. Designed for minimal battery usage.
- Largest digital clock display
- Accurate atomic time comparison
- Customizable colors and dimensions
- 12/24 hour format options
- Minimal battery consumption design
- Portrait mode settings access
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Largest and most accurate digital clock to fit your screen, with customizable colors, dimensions, 12/24 hour modes, atomic (compare to https://time.gov) , and more. To customize the clock use Portrait, tap the clock to show / hide settings. The app was designed to minimize battery consumption on your device. Compare accuracy to https://time.gov
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Clock Seconds at 5.0 against Art Clock Lite's 3.5. Clock Seconds also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 22 months). Art Clock Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 13.0). 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. Clock Seconds sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Art Clock Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Clock Seconds holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.
Art Clock Lite ships an update every 22 months, Clock Seconds every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Art Clock Lite | Clock Seconds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joshua Lewis | David Engler - Apps |
Customer experience
Art Clock Lite
Clock Seconds
In-app purchases
Art Clock Lite
No in-app purchases
Clock Seconds
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Unlock$9.99
Questions
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