Comparison

Clavis vs Planet Dial

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

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About

Clavis

Features
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Planetary Clock is a precise, beautifully simple planetary-hours clock. Since antiquity, each day and night has been divided into twelve unequal hours, each governed by one of the seven classical planets in the Chaldean order. Planetary Clock computes these hours with astronomical accuracy from the true sunrise and sunset in the city you choose. • Current planetary hour — see which planet rules right now, with a live countdown to the next hour. • Apple Watch — the ruling planet and the minutes left in this hour, right on your watch face and in the Smart Stack. Hours are computed on the watch, so it works even when your iPhone is out of reach. • Widgets — the ruling planet and the minutes left in this hour on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, with the hours ahead and the whole day in the larger sizes. • Ruler of the day — the classical planet that governs today. • Upcoming hours — a clear timeline of the planetary hours ahead, from sunrise to sunset and through the night. • Moon phase — the current phase and illumination of the Moon. • Monthly calendar — lunar phases and planetary hours at a glance. • 3D chart — your birth chart rendered in three dimensions, with transits and aspects. • Clavis AI (optional subscription) — ask about the ruler of the hour, today's events or a planet in your chart; nothing is sent until you agree. • Sync across devices — sign in and your calendar and chart settings follow you. Planetary Clock is free: the hours, the calendar, the 3D chart, the widgets and the Apple Watch app need no subscription. The optional Clavis AI subscription, monthly or annual with a free trial when your Apple Account is eligible, adds an assistant that answers questions about your day, the planetary hours and your chart, in the tone of the traditions. No ads, and no tracking. If you prefer not to subscribe, you can support the app with a tip, which unlocks nothing, or with a support pass that unlocks Clavis AI for 30 or 90 days, with no automatic renewal. Signing in with Apple or Google keeps your data in step across your devices. You pick your city by searching for it — the app does not use GPS — and every planetary hour is computed from that city's coordinates and time zone, so the same place is used on every device. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Planet Dial

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Planet Dial shows the current time on each of the eight planets, at that planet's own pace. On Jupiter the second hand runs 2.4 times faster than on Earth. On Venus one second lasts two Earth minutes, so the hands barely move. On Neptune the same month lasts thousands of days. You feel how differently time flows on each world, not as numbers but as the motion of the hands. • Eight planet clocks, with the planet itself as the dial • Mean solar time at each planet's prime meridian. Mars matches NASA's Mars Coordinated Time • A calendar for each planet: years counted from AD 1, twelve months around the orbit, days of that planet • Venus and Uranus rotate backwards, so their hands run counter-clockwise • Earth shows your device's own time and date • Portrait or landscape • A desk clock: hide the text, set it down, and it dims on its own Three gestures only: swipe to change planet, tap to hide the text, press and hold to see how long the planet's second, day and year are in Earth time. No account. No data collection. Works offline.

Screenshots

Clavis4 screens
Planet Dial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Planet Dial at none against Clavis's 5. Clavis's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Clavis sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Planet Dial asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Clavis versus Planet Dial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClavisPlanet Dial
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPedro Henrique Oliveira SousaShunsuke Kishino

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Clavis

Subscriptions2
  • Clavis AI Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Clavis AI Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Tip$1.99
  • Support + 30 days of AI$5.99
  • Support + 90 days of AI$14.99
None

Planet Dial

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clavis free?
Clavis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Planet Dial free?
Planet Dial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clavis or Planet Dial have ads?
Neither Clavis nor Planet Dial shows ads.

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