Comparison

Custom Word Clock vs Text Clock Widget

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Displays time in words
  • Customizable phrases
  • Widget for home/lock screen
  • Adjustable text size
  • Background color options
  • Custom prefix and suffix
Features
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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/

About

Text Clock Widget

Features
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This app includes widgets that displays the current time as text, a faster way to perceive the time than reading numbers. Add the widgets to the different places where widgets can be displayed on iPhone, iPad, AppleWatch and MacOS. Three different time text styles can be used: • Hour and minutes • To and past the hour • To and past the half hour Choose to show the current date and whether the time should be rounded to the nearest 5 minutes. You can choose between 6 different background colors.

Screenshots

Custom Word Clock4 screens
Text Clock Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Custom Word Clock at Free against Text Clock Widget's $0.99. Custom Word Clock also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months) and device support (6 vs 4). Text Clock Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Custom Word Clock is free to download; Text Clock Widget costs $0.99 up front. Custom Word Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Text Clock Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Custom Word Clock ships an update every 2 weeks, Text Clock Widget every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Custom Word Clock versus Text Clock Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustom Word ClockText Clock Widget
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel GauthierMagne Roald

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Custom Word Clock

One-time1
  • Super Customization$2.99
None

Text Clock Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Custom Word Clock free?
Custom Word Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text Clock Widget free?
Text Clock Widget costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Custom Word Clock or Text Clock Widget have ads?
Custom Word Clock shows ads; Text Clock Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Custom Word Clock or Text Clock Widget?
Custom Word Clock ships an update every 2 weeks, and Text Clock Widget every 10 months. Most recently, Custom Word Clock was updated on September 22, 2026 and Text Clock Widget on August 8, 2026.

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