Comparison

Time vs Watch Dials

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Time

This app provides a discreet and clear way to display the time on your watch face. It features an hourly progress bar for scheduling and is designed for easy visibility in any corner of the screen. Ideal for minimalist designs and efficient timekeeping.

Highlights
  • Discreet time display in any corner
  • 12 or 24-hour format
  • Hourly progress bar
  • Visible on partial screen access
  • Seamless watch face integration
  • Prioritizes clarity and simplicity
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Time Made Simple. CornerClock is your go-to solution for clear, unobtrusive timekeeping on your watch face. Perfectly positioned in any corner, it offers instant access to the time without disrupting your watch's design. Ideal for those who prefer a minimalist look or want to maximize efficiency. - Instant time-check in 12 or 24-hour display - Hourly progress bar keeps you on schedule, ideal for timing meetings or workouts - Designed to be visible even when only a portion of your screen is accessible - Seamlessly integrates with all corner slots on compatible watch faces - Prioritizes clarity and simplicity for quick time reference Whether you're navigating busy schedules, bundling up for cold weather, or seeking a more functional watch interface, CornerClock ensures you stay on top of time with ease, one corner at a time.

About

Watch Dials

This app displays mechanical watch subdials as complications on your Apple Watch face. Customize tick marks, fonts, and colors, and tap any dial to view your upcoming calendar events.

Highlights
  • Mechanical watch subdial complications
  • Customizable tick marks, font, and color
  • Calendar event display
  • Round and retrograde style complications
  • Language and calendar setting synchronization
Features
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Watch Dials puts mechanical watch subdials on your Apple Watch face as complications, lets you edit them, and gives you an easy link to your calendar. Dials for day of week, day of month, and month of year ship in the complication gallery. Round and retrograde style complications are included. Add a dial through the complication editor on your watch, then tune it inside the app. Major and minor ticks, font, and color are configurable. The app stores these choices per dial. Dial labels follow the language and calendar settings on your watch. Tapping any dial opens the calendar view, which lists your upcoming events as cards or as a compact list. You choose which of your calendars contribute, and the app reloads the list every fifteen minutes. The app asks for calendar access to show those events, and that is the only information it reads. Dials work without it. There is no account, no network traffic, no ads, and no tracking, and your event data stays on your watch. Watch Dials is free. It is a watch-only app and requires watchOS 26.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Watch Dials at 5.0 against Time's 4.0. Time's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Watch Dials holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Time versus Watch Dials: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeWatch Dials
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKERNTRONICS LLCCodelink, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Time

No in-app purchases

None

Watch Dials

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time free?
Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Watch Dials free?
Watch Dials is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Time or Watch Dials?
Watch Dials is rated higher. Time averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Watch Dials averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Time or Watch Dials have ads?
Neither Time nor Watch Dials shows ads.

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