Literary Clock vs Clocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Literary Clock
This app displays a new quote from literature every minute, matching the current time. It offers a wide selection of quotes from various genres and authors in a simple, elegant interface.
- Real-time literary quotes
- Quotes match current time
- Diverse selection of authors and genres
- Simple and elegant interface
- Daily inspiration
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Discover the Magic of Time Through Literature! Introducing our unique Literary Clock app – a delightful fusion of time and timeless literature. Every minute, enjoy a new quote from your favorite books that perfectly matches the current time. Experience the joy of reading with a twist! Features: Real-Time Quotes: Quotes from classic and contemporary books that align with the exact time. Wide Selection: Enjoy a diverse range of quotes from various genres and authors. Simple Interface: Elegant and easy-to-use design. Daily Inspiration: Get inspired and discover new books and authors every day. Perfect for book lovers and anyone looking to add a literary touch to their daily routine. Download now and let every minute be a moment of literary delight!
Clocks
Transform your device into a beautiful clock and weather display. Offers customizable clocks, animated backgrounds, and font options for a personalized experience. It's a private, ad-free alternative to standby modes, with optional matching screensavers for macOS.
- Animated backgrounds
- Customizable clock variations
- Font and color options
- Private and ad-free
- MacOS screensaver sync
- Shortcuts support
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The Clocks app transforms your phone, tablet, or mac into a beautiful clock display, perfect for any home office, bedroom, or studio. It's perfect as an alternative to Standby Mode with even more options: ◎ 28+ gorgeous and intentionally designed animated backgrounds ◎ 15+ variations of clocks you can pair in any combination ◎ Some font and font color options for more personalization ◎ Private, no ads. Designed to be simple and stunning. ◎ Pro Park includes a download for matching screen savers on MacOS so your display can match across your entire work setup. ◎ Three clocks and three backgrounds are usable for free! ◎ Best used on a MagSafe charger, but also works on phones without it. ◎ Shortcuts support to allow Clocks to open automatically when connected to a charger Does Clocks open automatically? Not by default, but within Settings there's a tutorial on how to set it up using Shortcuts. Does Clocks replace Standby mode? We think Clocks is better fitted for daytime use and the official Standby for night time. Will you release more packs in the future? Yes! I plan on designing more backgrounds and clocks in future updates, some which will be free some which will be paid (but affordable). Roadmap - Coming soon: - Timers - More font options and settings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Literary Clock at 100% against Clocks's 59%. Literary Clock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Clocks's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (478 vs 9). 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
Both are free to download. Clocks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Literary Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Literary Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clocks has 478 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Literary Clock's written reviews are positive against 59% of Clocks's.
Literary Clock ships an update every 4 months, Clocks every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Literary Clock | Clocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.6 (478 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 59.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 478 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tevfik Yucek | Daniel Destefanis |
Customer experience
Literary Clock
Clocks
Bugs and requests
Literary Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Clocks
Reported bugs
1 issue- Infinite loop of pop-up ads when trying to use the app
Requested features
3 requests- Timer with start/stop functionality
- Numbered screen savers for easier selection
- Widget support
In-app purchases
Literary Clock
No in-app purchases
Clocks
- Clocks Pro Pack$3.99
Questions
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