Time Leaf Clock vs BlackLock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time Leaf Clock
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Day clock • Dementia clock • Large-print time & date Time Leaf Clock turns any iPhone or iPad into a big, glance-friendly day clock for seniors, caregivers, and anyone who needs bold, readable orientation. Oversized high-contrast text shows the current time, full date, and weekday, while a color-coded ring and plain label instantly tell you whether it’s morning, afternoon, evening, or night. No ads. No accounts. No internet required. Just pick digital or analogue, choose the font size that fits, and let the screen stay on—perfect on a bedside stand, kitchen counter, wall-mounted iPad, or assisted-living display. Key Features • Extra-large time, day & date—easy to read even with low vision • Color-coded time-of-day ring and label • Home-screen widget that updates the moment each period changes • Custom time-of-day messages—show what to do in each period (e.g. “Breakfast”, “Take a walk”) • Works fully offline; zero data collection • Screen-reader friendly & high-contrast compliant • Portrait or landscape, light & dark themes, iPhone & iPad Install Time Leaf Clock now to recognise morning, afternoon, evening, and night at a glance—and always know what each part of the day calls you to do.
BlackLock
This app is a comprehensive study tool that helps you capture notes, link concepts, and visualize relationships. It transforms your material into flashcards and quizzes, offering active recall practice and the ability to import and annotate documents.
- Rich text note-taking
- Concept linking with backlinks and tags
- Interactive mind map visualization
- AI-powered flashcard generation
- Active recall blackout study mode
- PDF, image, and slide import
- Annotation with Apple Pencil
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BlackLock The all-in-one study system that connects your ideas and turns them into mastery. BlackLock isn't just a notes app, it's a thinking tool. Capture rich notes, link concepts, visualize relationships, and instantly transform your material into flashcards and quizzes — all in one seamless workspace. Notes That Think With You Write in a powerful rich text editor with headers, bold, italic, highlights, checklists, and more. Use [[backlinks]] and #tags to connect ideas naturally. As your knowledge grows, backlinks build automatically — turning scattered notes into a structured web of understanding. Mind View (Pro Feature) See your knowledge as a living, interactive graph. Hexagonal nodes float in a physics-based layout, revealing how your ideas connect. Filter by tags, group by color, and fine-tune layout forces to explore your thinking from every angle. Your notes don't just sit in folders — they form a network. AI-Powered Flashcards (Pro Feature) Turn highlights into study material instantly. Generate multiple choice, select-all-that-apply, or free response flashcards with one tap. Study in quiz mode with instant feedback and score tracking so you always know where you stand. Blackout Study Mode (Pro Feature) Transform any note into active recall practice. Use a precision slider to control how much content is hidden. BlackLock intelligently prioritizes key terms, nouns, and verbs to maximize retention. Mark essential concepts with the Always Blackout highlighter so they're hidden every time — no matter the setting. Import & Annotate Bring everything into one place. Import PDFs, images, and PowerPoint slides. Annotate with Apple Pencil using built-in markup tools, and keep your study materials seamlessly integrated with your notes. BlackLock helps you move from collecting information to mastering it. BlackLock Pro Features are available after purchase. EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Time Leaf Clock at none against BlackLock's 2. Time Leaf Clock also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). BlackLock's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. BlackLock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Time Leaf Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Time Leaf Clock ships an update every 2 months, BlackLock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Leaf Clock | BlackLock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A-Wave ltd. | GOAT STEW LLC |
In-app purchases
Time Leaf Clock
No in-app purchases
BlackLock
- Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year









