Comparison

Alt Time vs WidgetBlocks

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. Travel Mode — your home time and the time where you are, side by side on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island while you travel, with how far ahead or behind home you are. In 12-hour, 24-hour, or both. Start and stop it from Shortcuts or Siri. Requires iOS 18. AM / PM — the lock screen clock never shows AM or PM. Three widgets do: just AM or PM, the time of day (Morning, Afternoon, Evening or Night), or both together, with no numbers to read. Put one beside the date or below the 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, on iPhone and iPad. Every setting sits in one short menu that leads with your times, live. 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 iPadOS 17 or later. Travel Mode requires iOS 18 or later. See every widget and how it works at mmhadventures.com/alttime

About

WidgetBlocks

Create custom widgets for your device with extensive customization options. Add elements like time, date, photos, and calendar events. Everything is free to use.

Highlights
  • Create custom widgets
  • Move, recolor, and resize elements
  • Add time and date components
  • Include photos and calendar events
  • Support for notes and countdowns
  • Free to use
Features
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With WidgetBlocks, you can make your own widgets! And not just in a preset matter, ACTUALLY make your own widgets with the ability to move, recolor, resize, and make your widgets, YOUR widgets! (btw, EVERYTHING is free) Supported components: Time Date Photo Calendar events Reminders Shape Drawing Note Countdown/up Links ...and more coming soon! Try WidgetBlocks today! - Noah :) Follow @nonosthings on Instagram for updates!

Screenshots

Alt Time4 screens
WidgetBlocks3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WidgetBlocks at Free against Alt Time's $1.99. WidgetBlocks also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Alt Time's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and chart position (#66 vs unranked). On rating, ads, 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

WidgetBlocks is free to download; Alt Time costs $1.99 up front. WidgetBlocks sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Alt Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Alt Time against 5.0 for WidgetBlocks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alt Time ships an update every 3 weeks, WidgetBlocks every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Alt Time versus WidgetBlocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlt TimeWidgetBlocks
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#66 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMMH Adventures LLCNoah Novak

Customer experience

Alt Time

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WidgetBlocks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Alt Time

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

WidgetBlocks

One-time5
  • Extra Small Tip$0.49
  • Small Tip$1.00
  • Medium Tip$5.00
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  • Large Tip$10.00
  • Extra Large Tip$25.00

Questions

Is Alt Time free?
Alt Time costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WidgetBlocks free?
WidgetBlocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Alt Time or WidgetBlocks?
Alt Time and WidgetBlocks are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Alt Time or WidgetBlocks have ads?
Neither Alt Time nor WidgetBlocks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alt Time or WidgetBlocks?
Alt Time ships an update every 3 weeks, and WidgetBlocks every 2 days. Most recently, Alt Time was updated on November 5, 2026 and WidgetBlocks on October 31, 2026.

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