Comparison

FaceClock Pro vs Keyboard Macros PRO

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

Head to head
About

FaceClock Pro

This app announces the current time at specified intervals in multiple languages. It also offers customizable clock faces, background images, and alarm clock functionality with music player controls and a battery indicator.

Highlights
  • Announce the time in multiple languages
  • Customizable clock faces and backgrounds
  • Alarm clock with snooze
  • Music player control
  • Battery indicator
  • Today's widget
Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a beautiful analog bedside clock, with alarms, weather, a sleep timer and widgets. Now rebuilt for iOS 26. Description: FaceClock turns your iPhone or iPad into an analog clock you'll actually want on your nightstand, your desk or your kitchen counter. Twenty clock faces Pick from four groups: Minimal (bars, dots, rings), Numerals (including Roman, Arabic-Indic and Chinese numbers), 24-Hour dials, and Counter-Clockwise faces that run backwards. Choose a color theme, including a dim red Night theme that won't keep you awake, and a light theme for bright rooms. Make it yours Set any wall color or use your own photo as the background, then drag and pinch to frame it. Add the date, the digital time in 12- or 24-hour form, and the current temperature. Drag up or down anywhere on the clock to dim the screen for night-time. A real alarm Built on Apple's alarm system, so it rings even when your phone is locked or on silent. Choose the time, which days it repeats and how long snooze lasts. Sleep timer Count down with white noise, or an alarm at the end. The timer keeps going on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Weather on the face Local temperature and conditions from Apple Weather, right on the dial. Visual effects behind the clock can follow your weather: sunlight, fog, rain or snow. Hear the time Have the clock speak the time on the hour, half hour or quarter hour, in your choice of language. Or just double-tap the clock whenever you want to know. Widgets Clock widgets for the Home Screen in every size, including extra large on iPad, plus a minimal clock for the Lock Screen. They follow the clock settings you chose in the app. Also included Now Playing controls for the Music app · battery ring with charging status · keep-screen-awake for bedside use · full iPad support in portrait and landscape · English and Japanese.

About

Keyboard Macros PRO

Automate text input by creating custom shortcuts for frequently used phrases and information. Quickly insert addresses, greetings, jokes, and more into any app with a single tap.

Highlights
  • Create custom text shortcuts
  • Insert text into any app
  • Sync shortcuts via iCloud
  • Organize shortcuts into categories
  • Pre-loaded examples and content
  • Drag and drop reordering
Features
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Keyboard Macros PRO is an easy-to-use yet very powerful keyboard macro app that lets you, with one tap, retype text and phrases that you use often. For example, when ordering items on the web, you can quickly enter your email address, name, address, etc., with just a single tap. The app comes with dozens of example macros to get your mind working on the many creative ways you can use the app. Here are just a few examples of who Keyboard Macros PRO is great for: • SALESPEOPLE who repeatedly email or text message with the same replies. • SINGLES using TINDER or other dating apps to quickly ask and reply to typical dating questions. No more typing the same thing over, and over, and over... • JUST FOR FUN with text messaging your favorite EMOJIS, EMOJI ART, ASCII ART and even loads of JOKES and KNOCK KNOCK JOKES that come pre-installed. • CUSTOMER SUPPORT reps to quickly respond with answers to common questions. • UBER/LYFT DRIVERS to quickly text riders with usual replies. • AIRBNB HOSTS to quickly email or text message guests with check-in instructions. • EVERYONE! You'll be surprised all the creative ways you'll find to use it. Check out these great features! • KEYBOARD EXTENSION: Insert large amounts of text into any app with one tap from keyboard. • ALL APPS: Works with iMessage, Email, Tinder, Kik, and virtually any app. • iCLOUD: Saves your text shortcuts to iCloud so they can be shared between devices. • CATEGORIES: Organize your shortcuts into unlimited Categories. • DRAG N DROP: Reorder Shortcuts and Categories by simply dragging and dropping them. • PRE-LOADED EXAMPLES: Comes pre-loaded with dozens of examples, including Emojis, Emoji Art, ASCII Art, Jokes, etc. Here are the example categories that come pre-loaded with the app: • Name (first, last, full, etc.) • Home (email, phone, address, etc.) • Work (email, phone, address, etc.) • Misc. (Soc. Security number, DL number, License Plate number, etc.) • Responses (on phone, in meeting, etc.) • Greetings (good morning, good night, etc.) • Passwords • Credit Cards • Emojis • Emoji Art • ASCII Art • Websites (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) • Jokes • Knock, Knock Jokes • Quotes • Dating Responses • Dating Ice Breakers TO INSTALL THE KEYBOARD EXTENSION:   Run your device's Settings app, then go to General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add a New Keyboard... > Macros PRO. NEED HELP? Run the app and tap the Help button for a tutorial video that shows you how to turn on the keyboard extension as well as adding and editing the macros. Also, feel free to contact us anytime at support@clipish.net

Screenshots

FaceClock Pro4 screens
Keyboard Macros PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FaceClock Pro at 4.4 against Keyboard Macros PRO's 3.4. FaceClock Pro also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and ratings volume (147 vs 10). Keyboard Macros PRO's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

FaceClock Pro costs $2.99 and Keyboard Macros PRO $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FaceClock Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FaceClock Pro has 147 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of FaceClock Pro's written reviews are positive against 63% of Keyboard Macros PRO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FaceClock Pro ships an update every 2 months, Keyboard Macros PRO every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FaceClock Pro versus Keyboard Macros PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaceClock ProKeyboard Macros PRO
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.4 (147 ratings) — better3.4 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings147 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiReka SoftDating DNA, Inc.

Customer experience

FaceClock Pro

All ratings147 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive72.9%
Neutral12.1%
Negative15.0%

Keyboard Macros PRO

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

FaceClock Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Keyboard Macros PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FaceClock Pro free?
FaceClock Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Keyboard Macros PRO free?
Keyboard Macros PRO costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FaceClock Pro or Keyboard Macros PRO?
FaceClock Pro is rated higher. FaceClock Pro averages 4.4 out of 5 from 147 ratings, while Keyboard Macros PRO averages 3.4 from 10 ratings.
Do FaceClock Pro or Keyboard Macros PRO have ads?
Neither FaceClock Pro nor Keyboard Macros PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FaceClock Pro or Keyboard Macros PRO?
FaceClock Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Keyboard Macros PRO every 3 weeks. Most recently, FaceClock Pro was updated on October 16, 2026 and Keyboard Macros PRO on October 9, 2026.

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