Comparison

Clockwise vs Keycal

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

Head to head
About

Clockwise

Easily track time zones for friends, family, and colleagues worldwide. Features dynamic backgrounds, personalized photos, and home-screen widgets for at-a-glance updates. Supports over 200k locations, even offline, and syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Automatic time zone detection
  • Time scrubbing for planning
  • Dynamic sky backgrounds
  • Personalized contact photos
  • Home-screen widgets
  • Daylight Saving Time alerts
  • Offline location database
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Tired of calculating time zone differences? Meet Clockwise, the ultimate app for tracking the time of friends, family, and colleagues around the world! • Simple Setup Just enter someone’s name (or select from your contacts), choose their location, and we’ll automatically detect their time zone! • Time Scrubbing Easily shift the time forwards or backwards to plan and coordinate across time zones. • Dynamic Sky Backgrounds Watch the sky come to life with beautiful colors that change in real-time, reflecting the actual sunrise and sunset of each person’s location. • Personalized Photos Add a personal touch by uploading photos of your loved ones. You can scale and crop images to get the perfect fit! • Widgets Stay connected at a glance with home-screen widgets that display the local time of your friends and family without even opening the app! • Daylight Saving Time Never miss a time change again! Stay informed of upcoming daylight saving time changes around the world. • Contact Linking Import your contacts and call or text them directly from the app. Getting in touch with your friends and family abroad has never been easier! • Clock Customization Select from a variety of clock display options, including both analog and 24-hour formats. • Extensive Location Database Choose from over 200k locations worldwide, even offline. Whether it’s a big city or a small town, we’ve got you covered. • iCloud Sync Sync your contacts and their time zones across all your devices via iCloud. Clockwise is available on both iPhone and iPad.

About

Keycal

Features
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Keycal - Calculator & Unit Converter Keyboard Keycal is the ultimate keyboard upgrade — a powerful calculator and smart unit converter, built right into your keyboard. Calculate and convert without switching apps. Whether you’re texting, taking notes, or browsing, KeyCal is always one tap away. Features: • Full calculator built into your keyboard • Instant unit conversions (length, weight, temperature, and more) • Works in any app — Messages, Notes, Safari, and more • Customizable themes to match your style • Haptic feedback and sound for a satisfying feel • Fast, simple, and privacy-first Stop switching apps. Just tap, calculate, convert — and keep typing. “By using this app, you agree to the Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/”

Screenshots

Clockwise4 screens
Keycal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clockwise at none against Keycal's 1. Keycal's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support 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. Keycal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Clockwise asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clockwise ships an update every 6 weeks, Keycal daily. The most recent releases landed on August 2, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Clockwise versus Keycal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClockwiseKeycal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrittany PetrovaParth Antala

In-app purchases

None

Clockwise

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Keycal

One-time1
  • Keycal+$4.99

Questions

Is Clockwise free?
Clockwise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Keycal free?
Keycal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Clockwise or Keycal have ads?
Neither Clockwise nor Keycal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clockwise or Keycal?
Clockwise ships an update every 6 weeks, and Keycal daily. Most recently, Clockwise was updated on August 2, 2026 and Keycal on September 18, 2026.

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