Comparison

See through Clock vs Punctum

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

Head to head
About

See through Clock

Features
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A clock with a transparent background that allows you to see behind the iPhone (this app)

About

Punctum

Features
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Punctum is a dot-matrix clock for your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Every character is drawn dot by dot, in a typeface made for the grid, with the weight and roundness of the dots in your hands. A CLOCK THAT STAYS OUT OF THE WAY Time and date, a timer, your next calendar event, the song that is playing, and the battery. Pick what the display shows and how it moves. Dot size and shape are yours to set, and the display rolls from one value to the next. FULL DISPLAY Dock your iPhone and Punctum fills the whole screen, dimmed and quiet, as a bedside clock. Nothing but the dots, with a slow drift that protects the screen. WIDGETS AND WATCH Small Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, an Apple Watch app, and an Apple TV app, all in the same dots. PUNCTUM PRO, ONE PURCHASE Unlock everything once and keep it, shared with your family: - Live weather with 17 dot-drawn icons - Phosphor green and Night red inks, and a night schedule - Up to four timers, five rotating messages, and a live timer on the Lock Screen - Medium and Large widgets, and Apple Watch complications - Alternate app icons No account, no ads, no tracking. Punctum collects no data. Try everything free for 7 days. Then unlock the full app with a single one-time purchase. No subscription.

Screenshots

See through Clock1 screens
Punctum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: See through Clock at none against Punctum's 1. See through Clock also leads on iOS requirement (15.8.3 vs 17.0). Punctum's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Punctum sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. See through Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

See through Clock ships an update fortnightly, Punctum every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
See through Clock versus Punctum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSee through ClockPunctum
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS15.8.3 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size35 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHideaki UchikoshiJiajia Zhang

In-app purchases

None

See through Clock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Punctum

One-time1
  • Punctum Pro Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is See through Clock free?
See through Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Punctum free?
Punctum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do See through Clock or Punctum have ads?
See through Clock shows ads; Punctum does not.
Which is updated more often, See through Clock or Punctum?
See through Clock ships an update fortnightly, and Punctum every 4 days. Most recently, See through Clock was updated on November 4, 2026 and Punctum on October 29, 2026.

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