Comparison

Custom Word Clock vs Lightweight Clock

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

Lightweight Clock

This utility app provides a straightforward and customizable clock display. It features an option for 24-hour format and shows seconds for precise timekeeping. It's designed for simplicity and ease of use.

Highlights
  • Customizable clock display
  • Seconds displayed
  • 24-hour format option
  • Simple interface
Features
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A simple, customizable clock with seconds. Can be used in 24-hour format.

Screenshots

Custom Word Clock4 screens
Lightweight Clock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lightweight Clock at none against Custom Word Clock's 1. Lightweight Clock also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Custom Word Clock's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (6 vs 3). On price, rating and review sentiment 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

Both are free to download. Custom Word Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lightweight Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Custom Word Clock against 5.0 for Lightweight Clock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Custom Word Clock versus Lightweight Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustom Word ClockLightweight Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel GauthierFloyd Ross

Customer experience

Custom Word Clock

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lightweight Clock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Custom Word Clock

One-time1
  • Super Customization$2.99
None

Lightweight Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Custom Word Clock free?
Custom Word Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lightweight Clock free?
Lightweight Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Custom Word Clock or Lightweight Clock?
Custom Word Clock and Lightweight Clock are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Custom Word Clock or Lightweight Clock have ads?
Custom Word Clock shows ads; Lightweight Clock does not.

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