Comparison

Wooden Clock vs Circle Moving Clock

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

Head to head
About

Wooden Clock

This app recreates the nostalgic charm of traditional wooden clocks with realistic graphics and authentic sounds. Enjoy a variety of country-themed clocks, complete with ticking and hourly chimes, offering a slower, more analog experience.

Highlights
  • Authentic wooden clock style
  • Pendulum animation
  • Soothing ticking sounds
  • Hourly chime with national anthems
  • Customizable sound settings
  • Multiple country-themed clocks
Features
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There are literally hundreds of iPad "clock" apps ... so why make another? Wooden Clock is an homage to a time before clocks were digital and silent - before they became an expected set of numbers on every electronic device in a home or office - a time when things moved at a different, slower pace. The ticking of an old wooden clock is sadly something that many kids and adults have never had the opportunity to appreciate. This app humbly hopes to recreate some of the joy of old wooden clocks for those people and of course to serve as fun nostalgic app for those of us who remember them fondly. FEATURES: - Tells the time in old wooden clock style! - Rich custom clock graphics - One of the only iPad clock apps with a pendulum! - Includes soothing ticking and hourly chime sounds - Country skins use their national anthem for chime - Settings allow user to toggle ticking and chimes - Long or short chime option INCLUDED CLOCKS: - Wooden Clock (the original!) - Tibet Clock - France Clock - Russia - Germany - Sweden (newest!) - More to come as inspiration and time permits! NOTES: - Works best on iPad Air 1 or later but works on older iPads as well.

About

Circle Moving Clock

Features
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A complete new way to read the date and time. Like planets, month, day, hour, minute and second are moving around the central year. Amazing! Customize your Circle Moving Clock: choosing colors for the circles, adding connections lines, circle lines or circle bands. Selecting Nightview will automatically put the screen in dark between sunset and sunrise. Also you can select that your device will not go to sleep when the Circle Moving Clock is visible. Enjoy this new, amazing and innovative way to read date and time!

Screenshots

Circle Moving Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Circle Moving Clock at $0.99 against Wooden Clock's $2.99. Wooden Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On update cadence, 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

Wooden Clock costs $2.99 and Circle Moving Clock $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wooden Clock ships an update every 16 months, Circle Moving Clock every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Wooden Clock versus Circle Moving Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWooden ClockCircle Moving Clock
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.2 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 months — betterEvery 28 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmerson DesignDietmar Herbert Schwarz Webers

In-app purchases

None

Wooden Clock

No in-app purchases

None

Circle Moving Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wooden Clock free?
Wooden Clock costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Circle Moving Clock free?
Circle Moving Clock costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wooden Clock or Circle Moving Clock have ads?
Neither Wooden Clock nor Circle Moving Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wooden Clock or Circle Moving Clock?
Wooden Clock ships an update every 16 months, and Circle Moving Clock every 28 months. Most recently, Wooden Clock was updated on November 1, 2026 and Circle Moving Clock on November 6, 2026.

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