SeClock vs Exact Seconds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SeClock
Display the current second on your device's widget. This utility can also function as a standard digital clock. Note that widget accuracy may have a slight delay.
- Display seconds on widget
- Use as a digital clock
- Add to lock screen
- Add to home screen
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SeClock shows just the seconds on your Lock Screen or Home Screen — the part the system clock leaves out. Long-press the Lock Screen or Home Screen to add the widget. An in-app purchase lets you tune the font, weight, size, and opacity so the seconds blend into your setup. Prefer the Dynamic Island? Tap the button in the app to start a Live Activity that keeps seconds ticking there for up to about 8 hours. You can also use the app itself as a fullscreen HH:MM:SS clock. *Widgets and Live Activities may be off by up to about 1 second.
Exact Seconds
This utility displays the current time with second-level precision, offering a large, readable clock and customizable widgets for your home and lock screens. It's designed for situations where exact timing is crucial, providing a clean and focused experience without ads or tracking.
- Large in-app clock with live seconds
- Home Screen widget with live seconds
- Lock Screen widget with live seconds
- Customizable widget appearance
- Multiple in-app clock colors
- Optional in-app date display
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Exact Seconds is a clean, focused clock that shows the current time down to the second. Use it when timing matters — coordinating a precise moment, checking the current second at a glance, or keeping an easy-to-read seconds clock on your iPhone. Features: • Large in-app clock with live seconds • Home Screen widgets with live seconds • Lock Screen widget with live seconds • CarPlay widget support • Multiple widget sizes • Widget appearance themes and color options • Stable HH:mm:ss time format • 12-hour, 24-hour, or system time format in the app • Multiple in-app clock colors • Black or white in-app background • Optional in-app date display • No account required • No ads • No advertising or cross-app tracking The main app gives you a customizable full-screen seconds clock. Widgets provide quick access to exact time on the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and supported CarPlay displays. Exact Seconds uses your iPhone system time. For best accuracy, keep Set Automatically enabled in iOS Date & Time settings. Seconds uses limited anonymous product analytics to understand whether widgets remain active over time. This analytics does not use IDFA and is not used for advertising or cross-app tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SeClock at 4.8 against Exact Seconds's 4.0. Exact Seconds's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. SeClock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Exact Seconds asks for nothing beyond the download.
SeClock holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of SeClock's written reviews are positive against 100% of Exact Seconds's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SeClock ships an update fortnightly, Exact Seconds every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SeClock | Exact Seconds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kiichi Ito | Vagram Malkhasian |
Customer experience
SeClock
Exact Seconds
In-app purchases
SeClock
- Lock Widget Customization$2.99
Exact Seconds
No in-app purchases





