Clock Widget Creator vs Hands
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clock Widget Creator
Design and personalize modern clock widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Choose from various styles like analog, digital, LCD, and flip clocks, and customize colors, time formats, and time zones. Enjoy a clutter-free experience with no ads.
- Design custom clock widgets
- Modern clock face collection
- Customize colors and time format
- Set preferred time zone
- Home Screen and Lock Screen support
- Pro features unlock full library and sync
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Clock Widget Creator lets you design and customize modern clock widgets that look great on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Create clock widgets that truly match your style — from clean analog designs to modern digital, LCD, and flip clocks. Every widget reflects exactly what you design in the app. What you can do: • Choose from a growing collection of modern clock faces • Customize colors, numerals, and time format • Set your preferred time zone • Create widgets that update beautifully throughout the day • See the same clock in the app preview, on your Home Screen, and on your Lock Screen Pro features: • Unlock the full clock face library • Create unlimited clocks • Enable iCloud sync across devices • Save and manage favorite clock designs • Access advanced customization options Designed for clarity, precision, and a delightful Home Screen and Lock Screen experience. No ads. No clutter. Just beautifully crafted clock widgets. Terms of Use: https://customeclockwidget.netlify.app/#terms
Hands
Design and customize your own analog clock widgets for your Home Screen. Choose from various hand and numeral styles, colors, and sizes. Share your creations with the community and explore designs made by others.
- Design custom analog clock widgets
- Configure hand and numeral styles
- Adjust size, weight, and colors
- Use catalog clocks as starting points
- Browse and share community designs
- Send clocks to friends
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The analog clock workshop. Design your own clock widget, then put it on your Home Screen. Configure the hand style, numeral style, numeral position, size, and weight, colors, second hand, and more. Start from scratch, or use one of the clocks in the Catalog as a starting point. Browse Community Clocks to see designs other people have made and shared, and share your own back: send a clock to a friend and they can add it straight to their own library. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Clock Widget Creator at 5.0 against Hands's 2.7. Clock Widget Creator also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). Hands's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Clock Widget Creator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Hands sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Clock Widget Creator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Clock Widget Creator ships an update monthly, Hands every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clock Widget Creator | Hands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Remi Herbiet | Christian James Sheehan Lowry |
Customer experience
Clock Widget Creator
Hands
In-app purchases
Clock Widget Creator
- Monthly Pro$1.991 Month
- Clock Widget Pro$9.991 Year
- Clock Widget Pro Lifetime$19.99
Hands
- Hands Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Hands Pro Yearly7 Days trial$11.991 Year
- Hands Pro Lifetime$24.99









