Comparison

Brutal Time vs Chameleon GO

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

Head to head
About

Brutal Time

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Brutal Time turns your iPhone into a brutalist desk clock. Put it on a charger and it fills the screen, edge to edge, with nothing but type. It tells time without decoration, distraction, or gimmicks. ON THE CHARGER StandBy widgets for every clock face, and widgets for the Home Screen. A full-screen, StandBy-style display for the app itself, with the status bar hidden so the clock owns the whole screen. Add a Shortcut and it opens by itself the moment you plug in. Always-On keeps it lit while charging and dims it after a few seconds, then lets the phone sleep again as soon as you unplug. FOUR TYPOGRAPHIC FACES Four distinct designs, each built on a different typographic system: digits locked to a ruled grid, editorial Swiss with a red accent, oversized poster glyphs cropped by the frame, and mono type over a dot-indexed field. Each reads as words or numerals, in dark or light, portrait or landscape. UNLOCK AMBIENT MOTION WITH THE FULL EDITION Each face can come alive. Continuous, ambient motion runs through the type โ€” letters that breathe, sway, and resolve on their own unhurried rhythm, with several motions for every face. Calm and deliberate, never a screensaver. Ambient Motion is the only paid feature, and the Full Edition is a one-time purchase โ€” buy it once, keep it forever. Everything else is free: every clock face, every typeface, every widget, the full-screen display and Always-On. Also included: - Three typefaces per face - Custom accent colors - Home Screen and StandBy widgets - No subscription. No ads. Ever. Brutal Time is shaped by brutalist design principles: visible structure, a restrained palette, and the removal of unnecessary ornament. Time is shown as type, grid, and rhythm โ€” clear, functional, and deliberate.

About

Chameleon GO

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Control your Chameleon Ultra and Lite from your iPhone over Bluetooth. *Requires a Chameleon Ultra or Chameleon Lite device (sold separately). โ€ข Read HF (MIFARE, Ultralight, NTAG) and LF (EM410x, HID, and more) tags โ€ข Emulate cards in your device slots โ€” 3 free, all 8 with a one-time unlock โ€ข Recover MIFARE Classic keys: dictionary, MFKey32/64, Nested โ€ข Write & copy magic cards (Gen1a,Gen2,Gen3,Gen4,T5577) โ€ข Manage slots, edit dumps, and update firmware (DFU) No ads, no tracking โ€” your cards and keys never leave your device unless you export them. For research and cards you own or are authorized to test. Not affiliated with RFID Research Group. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Brutal Time4 screens
Chameleon GO3 screens

Verdict

The call

Brutal Time and Chameleon GO are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Brutal Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chameleon GO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brutal Time ships an update every 10 days, Chameleon GO fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Brutal Time versus Chameleon GO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrutal TimeChameleon GO
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperForager Lab LLCKonstantin Rafikov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Brutal Time

One-time1
  • Full Edition$4.99
1 purchases

Chameleon GO

One-time1
  • 8 Slots$4.99

Questions

Is Brutal Time free?
Brutal Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chameleon GO free?
Chameleon GO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brutal Time or Chameleon GO have ads?
Neither Brutal Time nor Chameleon GO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brutal Time or Chameleon GO?
Brutal Time ships an update every 10 days, and Chameleon GO fortnightly. Most recently, Brutal Time was updated on October 28, 2026 and Chameleon GO on October 25, 2026.

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