EmpireClock vs Word Clock Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EmpireClock
This app provides a clean and stylish display of your current local date, time, and location on a single screen. It's designed for users who need to track time across different zones or desire an aesthetically pleasing clock interface. The app offers a minimalist design with easy copying of information.
- Current local date display
- Current local time display
- Current local location display
- Minimalist design
- One-tap copy feature
- Stylish time display
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EmpireClock is a simple, elegant app that shows your current local date, time, and location in one beautiful screen. Whether you're working across time zones or just want a stylish time display, EmpireClock keeps you informed at a glance. With a minimalist design and one-tap copy feature, it’s the perfect clock companion for your Mac or iPhone.
Word Clock Pro
This app displays the current time using words instead of numbers, offering a typographic and minimalist approach to timekeeping. Customize themes, fonts, and precision modes to create a unique visual experience on your home screen, desktop, or wearable device.
- Home Screen Widgets
- Desk, Ambient, and Kiosk Modes
- Customizable Themes and Fonts
- Multi-Language Support
- Apple Watch Companion App
- iCloud Sync
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Turn time into typography with Word Clock Pro—a customizable word clock, home screen widget, desk clock, and ambient display for your Apple devices. Instead of ordinary digits, Word Clock Pro expresses the time in words. Create a minimalist clock that matches your home screen, desk, nightstand, Mac, Apple Watch, or Apple TV. WORD CLOCK WIDGETS Add elegant word clock widgets to your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Choose from small and large layouts, customize their appearance, and use your own images as widget backgrounds. PROGRESS & COUNTDOWN WIDGETS Visualize more than the current time with dedicated widgets for: • Day progress • Week progress • Month progress • Year progress • Custom countdowns Create countdowns for birthdays, holidays, events, deadlines, and other important dates. DESIGN YOUR OWN CLOCK Build unlimited themes with complete control over: • Background and letter colors • Image backgrounds • Fonts and typography • Inactive-letter opacity • Minute indicator position • Indicator color, opacity, size, and shape • One-minute or classic five-minute precision Start with 15 professionally designed presets or create a completely original look with live previews. DESK & AMBIENT CLOCK Turn your iPhone or iPad into a calm bedside, desk, or kiosk display. Ambient Mode can keep the screen awake, allowing your word clock to remain visible without automatic locking. SIX CLOCK LANGUAGES Display time in: • English • German • Dutch • French • Spanish • Italian ACROSS THE APPLE ECOSYSTEM • iPhone and iPad Home screen widgets, StandBy support, countdowns, progress widgets, and fullscreen clock modes. • Mac A native macOS app, desktop widgets, and a dedicated word clock screensaver. • Apple Watch A glanceable word clock with customizable themes. • Apple TV A large-format ambient word clock designed for viewing across the room. ICLOUD SYNC Keep your custom themes and settings synchronized across supported Apple devices. ONE-TIME PURCHASE Buy Word Clock Pro once and use it across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: EmpireClock at 100% against Word Clock Pro's 50%. EmpireClock also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.0). Word Clock Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 8 months) and device support (6 vs 2). On ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
EmpireClock is free to download; Word Clock Pro costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EmpireClock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of EmpireClock's written reviews are positive against 50% of Word Clock Pro's.
EmpireClock ships an update every 8 months, Word Clock Pro every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EmpireClock | Word Clock Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Asher Bloom | Vasic Stefan |
Customer experience
EmpireClock
Word Clock Pro
In-app purchases
EmpireClock
No in-app purchases
Word Clock Pro
No in-app purchases
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