Hacker Clock vs Corluma
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
Corluma
Manage all your smart lights from a single application. Adjust colors with intuitive tools, create dynamic effects, and group lights for simultaneous control. Save and recall favorite settings, add timeouts, and access device-specific features.
- Unified smart light control
- Color wheels, swatches, and palettes
- Dynamic effects and streams
- Group light management
- Save and recall favorite settings
- Device-specific features
- Local Wi-Fi communication
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Control all the smartlights in your home from one app! Use color wheels, swatches, or palettes to change the color of your lights. You can also use effects and streams to change colors over time. Do you have too many lights? Simplify managing them by grouping them and controlling them all at once. Save your favorite settings and reset them back to their exact state at any time with just a few clicks, add timeouts, access light specific features such as screen mirroring for Nanoleaf 4D lights, and more! Corluma does not require an account, external servers, or additional permissions such as location to use your lights. The app is fully featured from the start with no In-App purchases. All communication is done on local wifi. Compatibility: - Hues: all lights supported, bridge required - LIFX: all bulbs, multizone, and tiles supported - Nanoleafs: all lights except the Nanoleaf Essentials line supported - Arduinos: supports the ArduCor sketch, which can use NeoPixels, Rainbowduinos, and standard LEDs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Corluma at 100% against Hacker Clock's 54%. Corluma also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Hacker Clock's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Corluma holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hacker Clock has 41 ratings behind it against 4, 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 100% of Corluma's.
Hacker Clock ships an update every 15 months, Corluma every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hacker Clock | Corluma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (41 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leszek Szary | Timothy Seemann |
Customer experience
Hacker Clock
Corluma
In-app purchases
Hacker Clock
No in-app purchases
Corluma
No in-app purchases
