Comparison

Twinkle Clock vs StarTrail

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

Head to head
About

Twinkle Clock

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Twinkle Clock turns your screen into a night sky — a clock face made of twinkling stars and constellations. FREE • 12 zodiac constellations, swipe to switch • A twinkling starfield with the time overlaid on constellation lines PRO (one-time purchase) • All 88 official constellations • ~8,900 naked-eye stars across the whole sky • The Milky Way and the Moon & planets (Mercury–Saturn) • Nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies • Tap any star, the Moon, or a planet to read about it • Time Travel — pick any date and time to see what the sky looked like (or will look like) • Major meteor shower activity windows Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro.

About

StarTrail

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StarTrail turns your phone into an AR window on the night sky. Lift your phone and StarTrail overlays the stars, planets, constellations and the Moon exactly where they are — all computed on-device, so the core works with no internet and no account. • AR Sky View — point at the sky and identify what you see • Sky Map — pan and search the whole sky any time • Tonight — what's visible now, moon phase, twilight times • Events — meteor showers, conjunctions, eclipses with reminders • Dark-Sky Planner — light-pollution map and the best spots to escape city glow • Observation Log — record what you saw, with photos No server, no tracking. Your location stays on your device.

Screenshots

Twinkle Clock4 screens
StarTrail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StarTrail at none against Twinkle Clock's 1. Twinkle Clock's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Twinkle Clock versus StarTrail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTwinkle ClockStarTrail
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB91 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHiroyasu Hiraitaewan kwon

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Twinkle Clock

One-time1
  • Twinkle Clock Pro$24.99
None

StarTrail

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Twinkle Clock free?
Twinkle Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StarTrail free?
StarTrail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Twinkle Clock or StarTrail have ads?
Neither Twinkle Clock nor StarTrail shows ads.

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