Art Clock Lite vs Simple_Clock
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.
Simple_Clock
A minimalist analog clock designed with a classic Apple iPad aesthetic. It offers the unique ability to integrate calendar events and reminders as clock hands for enhanced time management.
- Classic Apple iPad style analog clock
- Optional calendar integration as clock needles
- Optional reminders integration as clock needles
- Minimalist design
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Classic Apple iPad style clock. Feature • Add Calendar and Reminders as clock needles (optional) Support: vibecoder.company@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple_Clock at 4.7 against Art Clock Lite's 3.5. Simple_Clock also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (133 vs 2). Art Clock Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Simple_Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Art Clock Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple_Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple_Clock has 133 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Art Clock Lite's written reviews are positive against 71% of Simple_Clock's.
Art Clock Lite ships an update every 22 months, Simple_Clock every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Art Clock Lite | Simple_Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (133 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 133 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joshua Lewis | Seung-Un Ham |
Customer experience
Art Clock Lite
Simple_Clock
In-app purchases
Art Clock Lite
No in-app purchases
Simple_Clock
- Remove Ads (Lifetime)$2.99
Questions
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