CheckTimeYo vs Clockside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
CheckTimeYo
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'CheckTimeYo' is a retro-looking clock app that displays the time, the time from cities around the world (489 of them) of your choice, a feed of your choice, a calendar, and today's moon phase. With 390 themes to choose from, you can even select a font to your liking. Download now! It's free, with no ads, no in-app purchases, and no catch! Using this app is easy. For many settings, there's no need to open the Settings screen. Just tap on the area of the screen where you want to make changes. For example, if you want to change the date format to your liking, simply tap on the date displayed on the screen.
Clockside
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Always know if it's a good time to call. Clockside puts the people you love right on your Home Screen. One glance tells you their local time, their weather, and whether it's a good moment to reach out ā or whether you'd be waking them up. BUILT FOR ⢠Long-distance friendships and partners ⢠Family overseas ⢠Remote teams and async coworkers ⢠Digital nomads and frequent travelers EVERY CITY CARD SHOWS ⢠A live clock in the local time zone ⢠A time-of-day gradient ā watch day turn to dusk at a glance ⢠A reach-out status: Probably sleeping Ā· Just waking up Ā· Good time to call Ā· At lunch Ā· Winding down ā with a call-or-message tip ⢠Current temperature, feels-like, conditions, and wind ⢠A 12-hour forecast strip ⢠Air quality with a color-coded US AQI band WIDGETS EVERYWHERE Pin Clockside to your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Five layouts ā Small, Medium, Circular, Rectangular, and Inline ā each configurable for any saved city. TIME ZONE CONVERTER Planning a meeting across continents? Set a time in one city and see the matching hour in every other city you've added. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No accounts. No logins. No location tracking. Your saved cities live on your device. Weather and air-quality data come from Open-Meteo, free and key-less. Anonymous usage and crash data help us fix bugs and improve features ā full details in the Privacy Policy. Free. Ad-free. Built with care.
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Verdict
CheckTimeYo and Clockside are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters ā price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them ā neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | CheckTimeYo | Clockside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad ā better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayoshi Ueda | Shiyun Jie |
In-app purchases
CheckTimeYo
No in-app purchases
Clockside
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CheckTimeYo free?
Is Clockside free?
Do CheckTimeYo or Clockside have ads?
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