Comparison

Word Clock · Text Time Widget vs Brutal Time

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

Head to head
About

Word Clock · Text Time Widget

This app transforms your Home Screen into a stylish display of time using words instead of numbers. Choose from minimalist, retro, or city-inspired themes to personalize your device's aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Time displayed as written words
  • Customizable themes (Minimalist, Retro, City)
  • WidgetKit design for iOS
  • StandBy mode compatibility
  • Privacy-focused, no accounts or tracking
  • Unlock premium themes with Pro upgrade
Features
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Turn your Home Screen into a statement piece. Word Clock reimagines how you see time. Instead of standard numbers, it displays the time in beautifully written words – clean, readable, and designed with purpose. Whether you’re into minimalism, retro tech, or bold city visuals, Word Clock offers a widget that fits your exact aesthetic. Crafted for people who care about design, it blends precise typography with thoughtfully built themes to create a time display that feels personal, modern, and visually stunning. Handcrafted Themes: - Minimalist: Clean, distraction-free typography in Light and Dark variants. - Retro: Relive the classics with Matrix, Retro Digital, Vestaboard, and Keyboard styles. - City Vibes: Capture the energy of the city with NYC inspired themes, Route Board, and Tokyo Neon. Built for iOS: - Fast and battery-friendly WidgetKit design - Works beautifully in StandBy - Privacy-focused - Zero accounts - Zero tracking Unlock Word Clock Pro: The app is free to use with the beautifully designed Default themes. Upgrade to Pro to unlock the full library of premium themes — including all future additions. - Unlimited access to all Premium Themes (Matrix, Neon, NYC, Retro, and more) - Support independent development - 3-Day Free Trial available on the annual plan Bring a more expressive, beautifully designed time display to your iPhone. Simple. Personal. Aesthetic. Learn More: - Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy Policy: https://www.sohofoundry.com/wordclock/privacy

About

Brutal Time

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Brutal Time turns your iPhone into a brutalist desk clock. Put it on a charger and it fills the screen, edge to edge, with nothing but type. It tells time without decoration, distraction, or gimmicks. ON THE CHARGER StandBy widgets for every clock face, and widgets for the Home Screen. A full-screen, StandBy-style display for the app itself, with the status bar hidden so the clock owns the whole screen. Add a Shortcut and it opens by itself the moment you plug in. Always-On keeps it lit while charging and dims it after a few seconds, then lets the phone sleep again as soon as you unplug. FOUR TYPOGRAPHIC FACES Four distinct designs, each built on a different typographic system: digits locked to a ruled grid, editorial Swiss with a red accent, oversized poster glyphs cropped by the frame, and mono type over a dot-indexed field. Each reads as words or numerals, in dark or light, portrait or landscape. UNLOCK AMBIENT MOTION WITH THE FULL EDITION Each face can come alive. Continuous, ambient motion runs through the type — letters that breathe, sway, and resolve on their own unhurried rhythm, with several motions for every face. Calm and deliberate, never a screensaver. Ambient Motion is the only paid feature, and the Full Edition is a one-time purchase — buy it once, keep it forever. Everything else is free: every clock face, every typeface, every widget, the full-screen display and Always-On. Also included: - Three typefaces per face - Custom accent colors - Home Screen and StandBy widgets - No subscription. No ads. Ever. Brutal Time is shaped by brutalist design principles: visible structure, a restrained palette, and the removal of unnecessary ornament. Time is shown as type, grid, and rhythm — clear, functional, and deliberate.

Screenshots

Word Clock · Text Time Widget4 screens
Brutal Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

Word Clock · Text Time Widget and Brutal Time are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Word Clock · Text Time Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Brutal Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Word Clock · Text Time Widget versus Brutal Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord Clock · Text Time WidgetBrutal Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAarnav RamForager Lab LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Word Clock · Text Time Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Pro - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro - Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year
1 purchases

Brutal Time

One-time1
  • Full Edition$4.99

Questions

Is Word Clock · Text Time Widget free?
Word Clock · Text Time Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brutal Time free?
Brutal Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Word Clock · Text Time Widget or Brutal Time have ads?
Neither Word Clock · Text Time Widget nor Brutal Time shows ads.

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