Text Clock Widget vs Eternal Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Clock Widget
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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.
Eternal Clock
A minimalist digital clock that displays the time with no distractions. It offers a clean interface with subtle visual cues like a sun, moon, or mealtime hints, all without ads, data collection, or notifications.
- Ad-free experience
- No data collection
- No push notifications
- Minimalist interface
- Subtle visual cues (sun, moon, food)
- No settings or permissions required
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A pure digital clock. Nothing more, nothing less. It does one thing perfectly: shows the time. - No ads - No data collection - No push notifications - No permissions - Not even settings Sometimes a sun, sometimes a moon. At mealtimes, a playful hint of food. Still, nothing more than time — free from risks, interruptions, or hidden fees.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Eternal Clock at Free against Text Clock Widget's $0.99. Eternal Clock also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.4). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Eternal Clock is free to download; Text Clock Widget costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Text Clock Widget ships an update every 10 months, Eternal Clock weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 8, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Clock Widget | Eternal Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magne Roald | Daehyeon Shin |
In-app purchases
Text Clock Widget
No in-app purchases
Eternal Clock
No in-app purchases
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