Comparison

Unformatter vs Exact Seconds

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

Head to head
About

Unformatter

Features
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Unformatter removes all rich text formatting from copied content, converting it into clean, plain text—ideal for pasting into emails, notes, documents, and productivity apps. When copying from websites, PDFs, Word documents, or emails, unwanted styles such as fonts, bold, italics, and colors are often included. Unformatter automatically strips these formatting artifacts while preserving the original structure and line breaks. Whether you're composing professional emails, drafting notes, or preparing text for clean integration into writing or code, Unformatter ensures consistent and unstyled output. Key Use Cases - Paste unformatted text into Mail, Notes, or Word - Clean content copied from web pages, documents, or chat apps -Maintain clean, distraction-free text for writing, editing, or coding Features - Removes fonts, bold, italics, colors, and invisible styles - Preserves line breaks and text layout - Clipboard-based workflow: copy → clean → paste - One-tap operation, no configuration needed - 100% offline – no data collection or tracking - Works seamlessly on iPhone and iPad

About

Exact Seconds

This utility displays the current time with second-level precision, offering a large, readable clock and customizable widgets for your home and lock screens. It's designed for situations where exact timing is crucial, providing a clean and focused experience without ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Large in-app clock with live seconds
  • Home Screen widget with live seconds
  • Lock Screen widget with live seconds
  • Customizable widget appearance
  • Multiple in-app clock colors
  • Optional in-app date display
Features
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Exact Seconds is a clean, focused clock that shows the current time down to the second. Use it whenever precise timing matters: coordinate an exact moment, check the current second at a glance, or keep a large, easy-to-read clock open on your iPhone. CUSTOMIZABLE LIVE CLOCK Choose the appearance that works best for you. Set the time format, clock color, background, and optional date display directly in the app. LIVE SECONDS WIDGETS Keep the exact time visible without opening the app. Exact Seconds supports Home Screen widgets, a Lock Screen widget, and supported CarPlay displays. Choose from multiple widget sizes and customize their appearance with built-in themes or independent background, time, and date colors. Appearance changes apply to existing widgets without requiring you to remove and add them again. Features: • Large in-app clock with live seconds • Home Screen widgets with live seconds • Lock Screen widget with live seconds • CarPlay widget support • Multiple widget sizes • 12 built-in widget themes • Independent background, time, and date colors • System, 12-hour, and 24-hour time formats • Live seconds preserved in every time format • Multiple in-app clock colors • Black or white in-app background • Optional in-app date display • No account required • No ads • No advertising or cross-app tracking Exact Seconds uses your iPhone system time. For the best accuracy, keep Set Automatically enabled in iOS Date & Time settings. Exact Seconds uses limited anonymous analytics to understand whether widgets remain active over time and to improve widget reliability. This analytics does not use IDFA and is not used for advertising or cross-app tracking.

Screenshots

Unformatter2 screens
Exact Seconds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Exact Seconds at Free against Unformatter's $0.99. Unformatter's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On 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

Exact Seconds is free to download; Unformatter costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Unformatter versus Exact Seconds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnformatterExact Seconds
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristoph RothermelVagram Malkhasian

In-app purchases

None

Unformatter

No in-app purchases

None

Exact Seconds

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unformatter free?
Unformatter costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Exact Seconds free?
Exact Seconds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Unformatter or Exact Seconds have ads?
Neither Unformatter nor Exact Seconds shows ads.

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