Comparison

TI vs Better Clock

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

Head to head
About

TI

This utility app displays the current time in various unconventional formats, including decimal, hexadecimal, and Swatch Internet time. It's designed for users who appreciate unique and challenging ways to view time, with some formats requiring specialized knowledge to interpret.

Highlights
  • Decimal time display
  • Hexadecimal time display
  • Swatch Internet time
  • Trigonometry clock
  • PT clock
  • Large, easy-to-read digits
Features
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This clock App is meant for all those users who like to get the time in unusual or challenging ways. This App can display the time in many different ways, like for example as decimal time (which was introduced in the French Revolution), as hexedecimal time (the idea goes back to the 19th century), as "Swatch Internet time" and many others. The most challenging clocks are the trigonometry clock and the PT clock, which requires some mathematical or chemical knowledge to interpret the time correctly. This clock is for "Geeks" ;-) The App shows the time in big letters which are easy to read even from the distance. So you can use an (old) iOS device put it on a shelf so it just shows the time. Feel free to make suggestions for other "geeky" clocks I can add in the future...

About

Better Clock

This app enhances the default clock functionality by allowing users to search for and add any city worldwide, assign custom labels to locations, and convert times across different zones. It offers a user-friendly interface for managing global time differences.

Highlights
  • Search any city worldwide
  • Assign custom labels to locations
  • Manual time conversion across zones
  • Free to use
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Better Clock is just like the Clock app, just better. We decided to build this app when one of our friends went on a trip to Bali, and we couldn't add "Bali" as a location on the default clock app. Unfortunately we're not experts on Indonesian geography (and Bali is not in the same timezone as Jakarta sadly) so we built our own Clock App! Why build another clock app? We already covered this, but the main reason is we wanted to be able to add any city, instead of picking from a surprisingly limited list. What's different about this one? We figured we might as well build some extra features, so here is what we came up with: • City search: This is the main feature here, you can search for any city, and we'll likely find it along with the correct timezone. Courtesy of your friends at Pin Traveler. • Labels: We have a lot of friends all over the globe, and it's just more pleasant looking at the time for "Mom" rather than the time for "Istanbul" • Time Search: Sometimes mental math is just hard. So we built a feature where you can manually enter a time for a location, and we show you what that corresponds to everywhere else! • It's free! Yes developers need to be compensated for their work, but I think we can all agree that you shouldn't be paying a subscription to see the time on your thousand dollar phone. Why should I download this? If you're here you obviously know the default clock app is just not good enough for 2024. Our app isn't the flashiest, or the most feature rich, but we built it to be useful. Why not give it a try? It'll take 30 seconds of your time

Screenshots

TI4 screens
Better Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Better Clock at Free against TI's $0.99. Better Clock also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). TI's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). On ratings volume and ads 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

Better Clock is free to download; TI costs $0.99 up front. Better Clock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. TI asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Better Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of TI's written reviews are positive against 100% of Better Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TI ships an update every 8 months, Better Clock monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
TI versus Better Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTIBetter Clock
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (8 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings88
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander ClaussPin Traveler LLC

Customer experience

TI

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%

Better Clock

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TI

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Better Clock

One-time3
  • Small Show of Support$0.99
  • Medium Show of Support$2.99
  • Big Show of Support$7.99

Questions

Is TI free?
TI costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Better Clock free?
Better Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TI or Better Clock?
Better Clock is rated higher. TI averages 3.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Better Clock averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do TI or Better Clock have ads?
Neither TI nor Better Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TI or Better Clock?
TI ships an update every 8 months, and Better Clock monthly. Most recently, TI was updated on August 23, 2026 and Better Clock on September 24, 2026.

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