Comparison

the hubbub vs Clock Tower

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

Head to head
About

the hubbub

Transform your device into a beautiful, always-on display for essential information. Get real-time weather, transit times, and a clear clock without needing to interact with your phone. Designed for calm, focused daily awareness.

Highlights
  • Always-on display
  • Customizable clock
  • Real-time weather updates
  • Live transit arrival times
  • Landscape-first design
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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creating daily calm in the hubbub. the hubbub turns your phone or tablet into a beautiful always-on display console. Set it on your counter, nightstand, or shelf, and without ever picking it up, you'll know everything you need to move through your day. No scrolling. No rabbit holes. Just your information, always in view. Getting started takes two minutes. Tell us the lines you take and the direction you go and we find your nearby stations automatically. Enter your city or use your location for weather. That's it. What's on your display Clock A large, beautiful time display that auto-scales to fill your screen. Always on, always readable from across the room. Weather Current temperature, feels-like, and today's high and low. Enter your city or use your location. Updates every 30 minutes. Transit Times Live MTA subway and bus arrival times for your lines. Tell us your commute and we find the right stations automatically. Know when to leave without looking it up. Designed to live on your counter, not in your pocket. - Landscape-first: Optimized for horizontal viewing. Dock your phone on a stand and it becomes a beautiful home display. - Always on: The screen stays awake so your dashboard is ready every time you glance up. No tapping, no unlocking. - Your data, only: No ads, no tracking, no social feed. the hubbub shows your information and nothing else. Built for New York City. Live MTA data for subway lines across the five boroughs. More cities coming soon.

About

Clock Tower

Features
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Clock Tower is a decorative clock and Home Screen / Lock Screen / Desktop widget with a ring-and-dial mechanic inspired by fantasy-adventure game interfaces. - An outer ring ticks forward every 5 minutes. - An inner dial advances every hour, in sync with the ring. - A sun-and-moon medallion flips between day and night as the clock crosses 6 AM and 6 PM. No accounts, no ads, no tracking, and no network access of any kind - everything runs entirely on your device. Add Clock Tower as a widget to your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or Mac desktop to keep an eye on the time while it quietly ticks along in the background.

Screenshots

the hubbub3 screens
Clock Tower2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: the hubbub at 15.1 against Clock Tower's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
the hubbub versus Clock Tower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterthe hubbubClock Tower
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTime For Ventures LLCMorgan Hunt

In-app purchases

None

the hubbub

No in-app purchases

None

Clock Tower

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is the hubbub free?
the hubbub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clock Tower free?
Clock Tower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do the hubbub or Clock Tower have ads?
Neither the hubbub nor Clock Tower shows ads.

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