Hacker Clock vs GreenDot Smart Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hacker Clock
Transform your device into a unique clock displaying animated hexadecimal code. Watch green hexadecimal values flow across the screen, simulating complex data processing. Ideal for computer enthusiasts, hackers, and fans of futuristic aesthetics.
- Animated hexadecimal code display
- Three color variants (green, red, blue)
- Horizontal and vertical display modes
- 12- and 24-hour format options
- Unique clock for geeks and fans
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Hacker Clock turns your iPhone into a truly unique clock displayed as animated hexadecimal code. The green hexadecimal values constantly move across the screen, making it look as if your phone is processing complex data. This application is perfect for computer geeks, hackers, and matrix fans. If you are using a binary clock, you can throw it away. Once you try this hexadecimal clock, you will never want to use any other. Summary: * A truly unique clock * Animated hexadecimal code * Three color variants: green, red, blue * Horizontal and vertical modes * 12- and 24-hour formats
GreenDot Smart Home
Effortlessly manage your smart home devices with intuitive controls. Schedule actions for seamless automation and enjoy unified control of all your connected gadgets through a single application. Experience a smarter, more convenient lifestyle.
- Smart control at your fingertips
- Scheduled settings and automation
- Control all devices with one app
- Intelligent setup process
- Smart living experience
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GreenDot Smart Home, smart life, smart living 1. Smart control at your fingertips 2. Scheduled settings, executed on time effortless and worry-free 3. Control all devices with one app, easily enjoy smart home 4. Intelligent setup process
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: GreenDot Smart Home at free against Hacker Clock's paid. GreenDot Smart Home also leads on ratings volume (642 vs 42). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GreenDot Smart Home holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GreenDot Smart Home has 642 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Hacker Clock's written reviews are positive against 58% of GreenDot Smart Home's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hacker Clock | GreenDot Smart Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (42 ratings) | 4.7 (642 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 | 642 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 195 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leszek Szary | 福州福善风动设备有限公司 |
Customer experience
Hacker Clock
GreenDot Smart Home
Bugs and requests
Hacker Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
GreenDot Smart Home
Reported bugs
7 issues- Google Home connection fails with 'something went wrong' error
- App freezes on iOS 13 at privacy statement
- Login creation fails with error messages
- WiFi connection timeouts during setup
- App loses device connections after updates
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- Alexa programming issues
- Devices lose connection randomly
Requested features
4 requests- 5GHz WiFi network compatibility
- Better compatibility with all internet service providers
- Improved Google Home integration
- Data usage optimization
In-app purchases
Hacker Clock
No in-app purchases
GreenDot Smart Home
No in-app purchases
Questions
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