Comparison

S3 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

S3 Clock

This app offers a customizable and ad-free idle clock experience. It features a smart, lightweight display with options for color, date/time formatting, orientation, and animation. Designed for accessibility, it promises a stable and private user environment.

Highlights
  • Ad-free experience
  • Customizable color and formatting
  • Selectable orientation
  • Toggleable animation
  • Lightweight and stable performance
  • Accessibility friendly
Features
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The concept of the app is to provide an idle clock with a smart and configurable display. More important with guarantee free, no Ads, no data collection, and running in stable, lightweight environment. Additional Support: - Customized color, date & time formatting and styling - Auto and 4 selectable orientation - Toggleable animation - Accessibility friendly - Upcoming artworks, stay tuned! End User License Agreement: 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

S3 Clock3 screens
Lightweight Clock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lightweight Clock at none against S3 Clock's 2. Lightweight Clock also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). S3 Clock's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

Both are free to download. S3 Clock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. 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 S3 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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
S3 Clock versus Lightweight Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterS3 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 14 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNosneb TechFloyd Ross

Customer experience

S3 Clock

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 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

2 purchases

S3 Clock

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Donation$0.991 Year
One-time1
  • One Time Donation$0.99
None

Lightweight Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is S3 Clock free?
S3 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, S3 Clock or Lightweight Clock?
S3 Clock and Lightweight Clock are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do S3 Clock or Lightweight Clock have ads?
Neither S3 Clock nor Lightweight Clock shows ads.

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