Comparison

Alt Time vs Date & Time

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

Head to head
About

Alt Time

This app provides lock screen widgets for iPhones, displaying both 12-hour and 24-hour time formats simultaneously. It offers five distinct widget styles and automatically adapts to your system's time settings for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Dual 12h/24h time display
  • Five lock screen widget styles
  • Automatic system time format detection
  • Real-time updates
  • One-tap setup
  • No data collection or tracking
Features
Currently charting
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Alt Time puts the times you actually need on your lock screen and home screen. See the opposite of your iPhone's clock format at a glance. If your phone shows 12-hour, the widget shows 24-hour — and the other way round. It follows your system setting automatically, so there is nothing to keep in sync. WHAT YOU GET Dial — a home screen clock face with two rings of numbers: 1–12 outside, 13–24 inside. The hour hand points at both at once, and the centre shows the time both ways, like 5:57 PM and 17:57. Small, medium or large, in ten finishes including parchment and black enamel. Show your own time or any city from your world clock. World clock — a home screen widget in small, medium or large, showing as many cities as you like in eight color finishes, with a sun and moon day-night glance. Looks right in StandBy. Alternate 12h/24h time — always the opposite of your system setting, updated automatically. Second time zone — search about 69,000 cities, not just capitals, and see that city's time labeled with its name. UTC / military time — 24-hour Zulu time for pilots, sailors, and anyone working across zones. Dual-time widget — two times side by side in a single lock screen slot, sized to match. Lock screen and home screen widgets, in circular and rectangular slots, tinted or clean. COMPLETELY OFFLINE The city database is built into the app. Searching it needs no network, so Alt Time works in Airplane Mode, on a plane, or with no signal at all. Nothing is uploaded, because there is nowhere for it to go. NO SUBSCRIPTION One purchase. No subscription, no ads, no account, and no data collected, stored or transmitted — ever. Requires iOS 17 or later.

About

Date & Time

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Check the current time, date, and day of the week right on your home screen with this clock widget app. CHOOSE DIGITAL OR ANALOG Choose an easy-to-read digital clock or an analog clock with hands. CHOOSE YOUR COLORS Pick from White, Ivory, Beige, Teal, Navy, Black, and more. CUSTOMIZE THE ANALOG CLOCK FACE Choose from three styles: all 12 numbers, just 12, 3, 6, and 9, or no numbers. Find the look that suits your home screen and personal style. FOLLOWS YOUR DEVICE SETTINGS The time, time zone, and 12- or 24-hour format follow your device settings. SIMPLE TO USE No account required, no ads, and no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Alt Time4 screens
Date & Time1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Date & Time at Free against Alt Time's $1.99. Alt Time's advantage is chart position (#66 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Date & Time is free to download; Alt Time costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Alt Time versus Date & Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlt TimeDate & Time
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#66 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMMH Adventures LLCSKIZ LLC

In-app purchases

None

Alt Time

No in-app purchases

None

Date & Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alt Time free?
Alt Time costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Date & Time free?
Date & Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Alt Time or Date & Time have ads?
Neither Alt Time nor Date & Time shows ads.

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