Comparison

Word Clock Pro vs Keyboard Theme

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 displays the current time using words instead of numbers, offering a typographic and minimalist approach to timekeeping. Customize themes, fonts, and precision modes to create a unique visual experience on your home screen, desktop, or wearable device.

Highlights
  • Home Screen Widgets
  • Desk, Ambient, and Kiosk Modes
  • Customizable Themes and Fonts
  • Multi-Language Support
  • Apple Watch Companion App
  • iCloud Sync
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

Keyboard Theme

Features
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Keyboard Themes lets you personalize your keyboard with a clean custom design, multiple languages, emoji shortcuts, and shared settings between the app and keyboard extension. Create a keyboard that fits your style: Choose your active languages, set the default language, customize key colors, adjust the background, and make typing feel more personal on iPhone and iPad. Features: Multiple keyboard languages with quick switching Custom keyboard colors and theme styling Optional keyboard background image Emoji keyboard with recent emoji history Adjustable recent emoji limit Key tap haptics toggle Key tap sound toggle Shared settings between app and keyboard extension Support for iPhone and iPad Use the app to configure your keyboard, then enable the keyboard in iOS Settings to start typing with your custom setup. Some shared features, such as synced theme settings and emoji recents, may require Full Access for the keyboard extension. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Word Clock Pro4 screens
Keyboard Theme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Keyboard Theme at Free against Word Clock Pro's $3.99. Keyboard Theme also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). Word Clock Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (6 vs 3). On ads 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

Keyboard Theme is free to download; Word Clock Pro costs $3.99 up front. Keyboard Theme sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Word Clock Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Clock Pro ships an update every 10 days, Keyboard Theme every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Word Clock Pro versus Keyboard Theme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord Clock ProKeyboard Theme
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVasic StefanSandro Janjghava

In-app purchases

None

Word Clock Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Keyboard Theme

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Subscription$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • One Time Purchase$12.99

Questions

Is Word Clock Pro free?
Word Clock Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Keyboard Theme free?
Keyboard Theme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Word Clock Pro or Keyboard Theme have ads?
Neither Word Clock Pro nor Keyboard Theme shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Word Clock Pro or Keyboard Theme?
Word Clock Pro ships an update every 10 days, and Keyboard Theme every 2 days. Most recently, Word Clock Pro was updated on October 1, 2026 and Keyboard Theme on October 1, 2026.

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