Word Clock Pro vs TimeCalcula
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Home Screen Widgets
- Desk, Ambient, and Kiosk Modes
- Customizable Themes and Fonts
- Multi-Language Support
- Apple Watch Companion App
- iCloud Sync
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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.
TimeCalcula
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TimeCalcula is a simple and clean time calculator for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing hours and minutes. Enter time naturally, such as 130 for 1:30 or 45 for 0:45. Use it to calculate work hours, study sessions, schedules, durations, and other time-based totals. Features: • Add and subtract hours and minutes • Multiply or divide a time total • View recent calculation history • Clear input quickly • Simple and distraction-free design • No account required TimeCalcula is designed for anyone who needs a fast way to calculate time durations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TimeCalcula at Free against Word Clock Pro's $3.99. TimeCalcula also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Word Clock Pro's advantage is device support (6 vs 3). On ads and 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
TimeCalcula 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.
Word Clock Pro ships an update every 10 days, TimeCalcula every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Clock Pro | TimeCalcula |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vasic Stefan | Hin Fung Lee |
In-app purchases
Word Clock Pro
No in-app purchases
TimeCalcula
No in-app purchases
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