TubeClock vs Minimum Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TubeClock
Experience the retro charm of a nixie tube clock on your device. This app offers a clean, ad-free display of the time with no unnecessary features. Enjoy a simple and elegant way to tell time.
- Nixie tube clock style
- Ad-free experience
- Simple time display
- No unnecessary features
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TubeClock is a simple, no frills clock app in the style of nixie tube clocks. No unnecessary features, no ads. Just the time.
Minimum Clock
This app offers a minimalist digital and analog clock with customizable features. Adjust size, switch between 12/24 hour formats, and select background colors. It includes a time signal with numerous tones and allows for date format changes.
- Digital and analog clock display
- Adjustable clock size
- 12/24 hour format switching
- Customizable background colors
- Hourly time signal with 78 tones
- Date format customization
- Screen rotation
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A simple, no-frills digital and analog clock. The calm design is ideal for concentrating on study or work! Although simple, it has the minimum necessary functions. The clock face and analog clock can be moved with your finger. By pressing buttons such as "1X" and "2X", you can adjust the size of the letters. The analog clock can also be enlarged or reduced with two fingers. You can also switch between 12-hour and 24-hour displays. Touching a clock character or the analog clock switches to the setting mode. In setting mode, the date can be changed to various formats by touching it. In addition, a time signal can be sounded at 0 minutes of every hour, and there are 78 different tones to choose from. The screen can be rotated horizontally and vertically. The background color can be selected from 10 different colors. It is also possible to choose between a digital clock and an analog clock.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TubeClock at 85% against Minimum Clock's 0%. TubeClock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Minimum Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Minimum Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TubeClock asks for nothing beyond the download.
TubeClock holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TubeClock has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of TubeClock's written reviews are positive against 0% of Minimum Clock's.
TubeClock ships an update every 12 months, Minimum Clock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TubeClock | Minimum Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (23 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Jacque | Mihoko Araki |
Customer experience
TubeClock
Minimum Clock
In-app purchases
TubeClock
No in-app purchases
Minimum Clock
- Minimum Clock with no ads$1.99
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