Comparison

Time Kept vs ClockWork

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

Head to head
About

Time Kept

This app helps you track important dates and manage time with a focus on aesthetic design. It offers customizable desktop widgets, a visual representation of your life's progress, and a professional lunar calendar engine.

Highlights
  • Bespoke desktop widgets
  • Life Grid visualization
  • Time progress rings
  • Professional Lunar Engine
  • FaceID/TouchID privacy lock
  • iCloud seamless sync
Features
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Time Kept is a time-tracking app designed for recording important dates and memories. It doesn't rush you to achieve more; it simply reminds you at the right moment: some people are worth thinking of early, some days are worth preparing for, and some past moments are worth cherishing. In "Days", you can view upcoming birthdays, anniversaries, and promises, while easily setting up custom reminders and preparation checklists. In "Memories", enrich your records with text and photos, and gently scroll through past moments along a beautiful timeline. You can also turn a significant date or memory into a clean, minimalist time card to share with those who walked alongside you. Key Features Important Dates: Track birthdays, anniversaries, promises, and major life events. Flexible Repetition: Set events to repeat weekly, monthly, yearly, or keep them as one-time milestones. Smart Reminders: Custom alerts ranging from 30 days in advance to the exact day. Preparation Checklists: Turn anxious waiting into calm, organized preparation. Memory Timeline: Relive your journey through text, photos, and historical records. iCloud Sync: Securely sync all your text data and photos across your Apple devices. Home Screen Widgets: See your most important days, what's next, and past memories at a glance. Privacy Lock: Protect your private sanctuary with Face ID or device passcode. Legal & Support Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://greathao.github.io/timemachine-support/#privacy Contact Us: https://greathao.github.io/timemachine-support/

About

ClockWork

Features
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Alarms that ring only on days you actually work. ClockWork follows the official public holidays and makeup workdays of the country you choose, so your alarm stays silent on days off — no more switching it off by hand. ■ SMART ALARMS · Workday alarm: follows holidays and makeup days automatically · Shift alarm: work X days, rest Y days cycles ■ INTERVAL ALARMS · Repeat reminders inside a time window (stand up, drink water, eye breaks) · Specific date / rotating weeks / yearly (birthdays) / monthly (rent, bills) · Label colours, custom ringtones (import your own audio), snooze length, skip on leave days ■ CALENDAR · Gregorian + lunar calendar + 24 solar terms; holidays and makeup days at a glance · This month's workdays / rest days, month and year progress · Check-in projects and records (Pro) ■ WORLD CLOCK · Live time differences and day/night for the cities you follow · Time conversion: pick any city as the reference and see the rest (Pro) ■ COUNTDOWN / TIMER / STOPWATCH / DATE CALCULATOR · Countdown progress at a glance (Pro) · Multiple timers, stopwatch with laps, date and interval maths ■ WIDGETS & DYNAMIC ISLAND · Monthly/weekly calendar, world clock, countdown, check-in, stopwatch and timer widgets · Dynamic Island shows your running timer and countdown ■ VERSION BACKUP · Automatic daily snapshots, keep 7 / 30 / 60 / 90 days · Optional sync to your own iCloud — sign in with the same Apple ID on a new device to restore ■ ABOUT PRO The free version includes alarms, calendar, world clock, timer/stopwatch and the date calculator, plus a 30-day Pro trial. Pro unlocks countdowns, check-in, interval alarms, leave-day schedules for the ringing calendar, world-clock time conversion and unlimited random alarm sounds. Local pricing is shown on the purchase page. Privacy first: your data stays on your device by default; backups are optional and go to your own iCloud. No location or contacts collection, no ads, no third-party analytics SDKs.

Screenshots

Time Kept3 screens
ClockWork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ClockWork at every 2 days against Time Kept's every 5 months. Time Kept's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Time Kept sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and ClockWork sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Kept ships an update every 5 months, ClockWork every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Time Kept versus ClockWork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime KeptClockWork
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer浩 刘德华 周

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Time Kept

Subscriptions2
  • 基础月度订阅$0.991 Month
  • 年度订阅 (送试用)3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • 拾光机 PRO 终身买断$9.99
1 purchases

ClockWork

One-time1
  • ClockWork Pro (Lifetime)$2.99

Questions

Is Time Kept free?
Time Kept is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClockWork free?
ClockWork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Kept or ClockWork have ads?
Neither Time Kept nor ClockWork shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Kept or ClockWork?
Time Kept ships an update every 5 months, and ClockWork every 2 days. Most recently, Time Kept was updated on October 21, 2026 and ClockWork on October 14, 2026.

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