Comparison

Word Clock Pro vs VerbrauchsPilot

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

Head to head
About

Word Clock Pro

This app transforms the current time into artistic typography, offering a customizable word clock experience. It functions as a home screen widget, desk clock, and ambient display across various Apple devices, allowing for extensive design personalization.

Highlights
  • Customizable word clock widgets
  • Progress and countdown widgets
  • Extensive design customization
  • Ambient display mode
  • Support for six languages
  • Cross-Apple ecosystem compatibility
  • iCloud sync for themes
Features
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Turn time into typography with Word Clock Pro—a customizable word clock, home screen widget, desk clock, and ambient display for your Apple devices. Instead of ordinary digits, Word Clock Pro expresses the time in words. Create a minimalist clock that matches your home screen, desk, nightstand, Mac, Apple Watch, or Apple TV. WORD CLOCK WIDGETS Add elegant word clock widgets to your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Choose from small and large layouts, customize their appearance, and use your own images as widget backgrounds. PROGRESS & COUNTDOWN WIDGETS Visualize more than the current time with dedicated widgets for: • Day progress • Week progress • Month progress • Year progress • Custom countdowns Create countdowns for birthdays, holidays, events, deadlines, and other important dates. DESIGN YOUR OWN CLOCK Build unlimited themes with complete control over: • Background and letter colors • Image backgrounds • Fonts and typography • Inactive-letter opacity • Minute indicator position • Indicator color, opacity, size, and shape • One-minute or classic five-minute precision Start with 15 professionally designed presets or create a completely original look with live previews. DESK & AMBIENT CLOCK Turn your iPhone or iPad into a calm bedside, desk, or kiosk display. Ambient Mode can keep the screen awake, allowing your word clock to remain visible without automatic locking. SIX CLOCK LANGUAGES Display time in: • English • German • Dutch • French • Spanish • Italian ACROSS THE APPLE ECOSYSTEM • iPhone and iPad Home screen widgets, StandBy support, countdowns, progress widgets, and fullscreen clock modes. • Mac A native macOS app, desktop widgets, and a dedicated word clock screensaver. • Apple Watch A glanceable word clock with customizable themes. • Apple TV A large-format ambient word clock designed for viewing across the room. ICLOUD SYNC Keep your custom themes and settings synchronized across supported Apple devices. ONE-TIME PURCHASE Buy Word Clock Pro once and use it across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases.

About

VerbrauchsPilot

Features
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Keep track of your energy usage—electricity, gas, and water—all in one place. The VerbrauchsPilot app makes recording your household meter readings easier than ever: Just point your camera at the meter, and the app automatically reads the value using OCR and saves it directly as a reading—including a photo as proof. Manage Meters Add as many electricity, gas, and water meters as you like. Enter the name, meter number, location, and unit—all clearly organized and editable at any time. Automatic Recording via Camera The built-in OCR recognition reads meter readings directly from the display. Alternatively, you can upload photos from your gallery. All images are saved as proof. Rates & Costs Enter rates with the active price, base price, and validity period. For gas, the calorific value and condition factor are automatically factored in—so you always see your actual costs. Analysis & Evaluation Monthly consumption and cost charts with an average line. Year-over-year comparisons show you at a glance how your consumption is trending. Anomaly Detection If your current consumption deviates by more than 50% from the 6-month average, you’ll automatically receive a push notification—before your bill arrives. Reminders Configurable reminders per meter—weekly, biweekly, monthly, or quarterly—so you never miss a meter reading again. Data Export Export your data as a CSV (Excel-compatible) file or as an A4 PDF report.

Screenshots

Word Clock Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: VerbrauchsPilot at Free against Word Clock Pro's $3.99. Word Clock Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On in-app purchases 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

VerbrauchsPilot is free to download; Word Clock Pro costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Clock Pro ships an update every 10 days, VerbrauchsPilot every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Word Clock Pro versus VerbrauchsPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord Clock ProVerbrauchsPilot
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVasic Stefancdm-IT & Consulting Services GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Word Clock Pro

No in-app purchases

None

VerbrauchsPilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Word Clock Pro free?
Word Clock Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is VerbrauchsPilot free?
VerbrauchsPilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Word Clock Pro or VerbrauchsPilot have ads?
VerbrauchsPilot shows ads; Word Clock Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Word Clock Pro or VerbrauchsPilot?
Word Clock Pro ships an update every 10 days, and VerbrauchsPilot every 2 months. Most recently, Word Clock Pro was updated on November 13, 2026 and VerbrauchsPilot on November 13, 2026.

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