Literature Clock vs Custom Word Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Literature Clock
This app displays the current time using famous literary quotes. A home screen widget provides quick access to these time-based literary passages.
- Current time in famous quotes
- Literary passages from well-known books
- Home screen widget
- Quotes from famous authors
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See how current time was used in passages from well-known books by famous authors. Home Screen Widget puts the current time in quotes just a glance away.
Custom Word Clock
This app offers a unique way to tell time using words instead of numbers. Customize phrases, colors, and fonts to create a personalized word-based clock widget for your device's home or lock screen.
- Displays time in words
- Customizable phrases
- Widget for home/lock screen
- Adjustable text size
- Background color options
- Custom prefix and suffix
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Break away from ordinary clock faces and numerical displays. TextTime revolutionizes time-telling by presenting time in words, not numbers. Experience the fun and engaging benefits of a word-based clock widget. With TextTime, telling time becomes an enjoyable and interactive part of your day. Watch as your clock transforms into a unique expression of words, bringing a fresh and personalized touch to your device. Enjoy the elegance of a minimalist design that communicates time in a human-friendly format, making every glance at your clock a delightful experience. Tell time your way. Customize the formatting of the time as you desire, and the app will remember your choices. Personalize your clock with settings for Zero Phrase, Morning Phrase, and Afternoon Phrase, allowing you to infuse each moment with your unique flair. Effortlessly add prefixes and suffixes to further tailor your time displays to perfection. With TextTime, time isn't just measured—it's expressed in your own words. Download TextTime now and embrace a new era of timekeeping, where words take center stage and transform how you perceive time! Free Features: - Switch between 12/24-hour time - Adjust text size - Add as a widget to your Home or Lock Screen Premium Features: - Change background color - Set custom prefix and suffix - Customize morning, afternoon, and night phrases - Change text color, font, boldness, justification, and casing Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Literature Clock at none against Custom Word Clock's 1. Literature Clock also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (12 vs 4). Custom Word Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 24 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). On price, rating 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. Custom Word Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Literature Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Custom Word Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Literature Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of Custom Word Clock's.
Literature Clock ships an update every 24 months, Custom Word Clock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Literature Clock | Custom Word Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fifteen Jugglers Software UG | Daniel Gauthier |
Customer experience
Literature Clock
Custom Word Clock
In-app purchases
Literature Clock
No in-app purchases
Custom Word Clock
- Super Customization$2.99
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