SpellTime Widget vs Bauhaus Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpellTime Widget
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Elevate your iPhone or iPad's home screen with SpellTime Widget – a unique addition that brings time to life in a textual format. Gone are the conventional clock faces; with SpellTime, every glance at your device reveals the time in a refreshing new way. Features: Textual Time: Say goodbye to traditional clock faces and welcome a textual representation of time. Whether it's "it is one past to ten" or "it is half past eleven," SpellTime Widget offers a fresh perspective on timekeeping. Customization: Make SpellTime Widget your own with customizable features. Choose from a variety of background colors, text colors, and highlight options to match your device's aesthetic or personal preference. Seamless Integration: Effortlessly integrate SpellTime Widget into your home screen layout. With its sleek design and intuitive functionality, it seamlessly blends with your device's interface for a cohesive look. Transform your home screen into a dynamic display of time with SpellTime Widget. Download now and bring a touch of elegance and uniqueness to your iPhone or iPad.
Bauhaus Clock
This app displays a beautifully crafted analog clock designed for your desk or nightstand. It features realistic watch mechanics, customizable dials, and dual time zone support, offering a sophisticated timepiece experience without intrusive ads or subscriptions.
- Authentic watch movements
- Hand-built dial craft
- 16 Day Dials
- 14 Lume Colors for Night
- Dual Time Zones
- Home Screen Widget
- StandBy Mode support
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Most apps you open. This one you display. Bauhaus Clock isn't a widget for checking time. It's a clock for keeping time. Designed for your desk, home office, studio or nightstand: the spaces where your device rests, not where you scroll. Swiss watch mechanics. 28,800 beats per hour. Hand-tuned details you won't consciously notice but will absolutely feel. "This is absolutely stunning." Chris Messina, Inventor of #hashtag "I love the subtle depth like the hour indices." John Gruber, Creator of Markdown "One of very few delightful apps to hit my iPhone in the last few years." Josh Ginter, The Newsprint WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Optimized for iPhone Duo Beautifully crafted for every pose, open or closed. • 3 Authentic Watch Movements Smooth 4Hz mechanical sweep at 28,800 beats per hour. Classic quartz tick. Digital glide motion. Real Swiss caliber accuracy. Not an animation. Physics. Turn on Clock Ticking to hear Quartz and Mechanical tick as they run. • Hand-built dial craft Hand-tuned palettes, custom numerals, depth from real shadowing, built by someone who over-invested so you don't have to pretend it's "good enough." The result looks like a high-end mechanical watch. • 18 Day Dials Each color is deliberately crafted to match your space, now with Agave and Burgundy. Pick the one that feels like yours. • 14 Lume Colors for Night Night mode that reads like real watch lume, with a glow carefully tuned to match authentic luminescence. • Dual Time Zones Your time zone plus any city in the world. Perfect for remote work, travel, or keeping track of family abroad. One glance, two clocks. Show them in Full Screen on iPad and iPhone Duo, or only when you turn your device sideways. • Dial Shuffle Enable once. Every time you return to the app, it surprises you with a new dial and lume combination. • Home Screen Widgets Local Time, Dual Time and World Clock, with Local Time and World Clock now also in a large size. Customize each widget on its own, or keep them all in sync with the app. • Day & Night Scheduling Three ways to control when your clock dial switches in Auto Mode: Follow System, switch at actual Sunset to Sunrise, or set your own Time Schedule. • StandBy Mode Built for iOS StandBy, night mode activates automatically to match the dark, minimal aesthetic. Pick Silver Hands or any lume color for the widget. WHAT PEOPLE SAY AND FEEL "Makes me so happy whenever the clock pops up." Hyatt N., Director "It brings me so much joy." Anthony Menecola "Incredible attention to detail." Fons Mans, Founder of Offgrid.inc Bauhaus Clock started as a screensaver for Mac. Built by a designer who loves watches and couldn't find one he actually wanted to look at. Every detail is intentional. The weight of the hands, the numerals, the texture of the dial, the way light hits the indices. Featured by MKBHD, MacRumors and Uncrate. Now on iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo. WHAT YOU DON'T GET No ads. No tracking. No subscriptions. No data collection. No account required. Buy once. Own forever. Updates included. WHAT YOU GET, FEATURES - 18 dial colors: White, Turquoise, Glacier, Ocean, Tennis, Signal Blue, Salmon, Yellow, Beige, Pistachio, Lavender, Rose, Sky Blue, Cream, Slate, Noir, Agave, Burgundy - 14 lume colors for night mode: Red, Amber, Lavender, Rose, Seafoam, Sky, Lagoon, Peach, Tritium Green, Aqua, Yellow, Lime, Ice Blue, White - 3 movements: Quartz, Mechanical, Digital - Clock Ticking for Quartz and Mechanical - Dual Time with world city selector, Full Screen and Only in Landscape - Auto Mode: Follow System, Sunset to Sunrise or Time Schedule - Dial Shuffle - Widgets: Local Time, Dual Time, World Clock and StandBy - A matching app icon for every dial - Auto-launch when charging via Shortcuts - Burn-in screen protection - Works on iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo PRIVACY Zero personal data collected. All settings stay on your device. bauhausclock.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SpellTime Widget at Free against Bauhaus Clock's $14.99. SpellTime Widget also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). Bauhaus Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#148 vs unranked). On 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
SpellTime Widget is free to download; Bauhaus Clock costs $14.99 up front. SpellTime Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bauhaus Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
SpellTime Widget ships an update every 2 days, Bauhaus Clock every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpellTime Widget | Bauhaus Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (114 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 92.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 114 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #148 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gerard Coll Roma | Atilla Taskiran |
In-app purchases
SpellTime Widget
- Lifetime pro version$1.99
Bauhaus Clock
No in-app purchases









