O'Clock vs Escapement
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
O'Clock
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Elevate your device experience with "Aqareb" — the ultimate collection of analog clock widgets with a modern minimal design. Crafted for lovers of simplicity and geometric beauty, Aqareb offers unique styles — from the classic circular look to the elegant "Dark Luxury" style — all designed to perfectly complement your wallpaper. Key Features: - Multiple carefully designed styles: Classic, Modern, Minimal, and more. - Full color customization: Choose background and text colors from a wide range of options. - Multiple widget sizes to fit all your screens. - Easy style switching via the "Edit Widget" menu. - Battery efficient: A lightweight, optimized widget that runs smoothly without draining your battery. - Privacy first: No data collection, no activity tracking. - Supports Dark Mode, Light Mode, and Tinted appearance. Add a touch of elegance and beauty to your screen today with Aqareb.
Escapement
This utility app provides an accurate reference clock for precisely setting mechanical watches. It offers a minute signal with haptic or audio cues, keeps the screen awake during use, and includes a photorealistic moonphase display with local computation. Step-by-step guidance is provided for syncing watches and moonphase complications.
- Precise mechanical watch setting
- Minute signal with haptic/audio cues
- Screen stays awake
- Photorealistic moonphase display
- Lock Screen and StandBy widgets
- Step-by-step sync guidance
- No account or analytics
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Escapement is a reference clock for setting a mechanical watch precisely. A full seconds hand sweeps a clean dial. Hack your watch, wait for the minute, push the crown back in. A SIGNAL ON THE MINUTE Watching the screen while you hold a crown is awkward. Turn on the minute signal and Escapement ticks through the last five seconds, then marks the exact minute with a distinct cue, as a haptic pulse or a soft tone. You can look at the watch instead of the phone. THE SCREEN STAYS AWAKE No dimming halfway through a sync. While the clock is open the display stays on. MOONPHASE A photoreal moon rendered from NASA elevation and albedo maps, showing tonight's phase with real terminator shadows. It gives you an accurate disc to set a moonphase complication against, and tells you when not to touch the corrector. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN AND IN STANDBY A widget for the Lock Screen and StandBy with the time, the date and the current phase. HOW TO SYNC Step-by-step guidance for setting the moonphase disc, hacking the seconds, choosing the moment and verifying the result afterwards. PRIVACY There is no account and no analytics, and the app makes no network requests. Escapement reads your device clock, which iOS already keeps synchronised, and computes the moonphase locally. Free, with no ads and nothing to unlock. FROM THE MAKERS OF MAINPLATE If you keep more than one watch, Mainplate catalogues your collection, tracks flips from purchase to sale with timegrapher readings, and measures how well each piece keeps time. Available separately. DISCLAIMER Escapement is an independent app not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with any watch brand, manufacturer, or marketplace. By downloading Escapement, you agree to Apple's Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mainplate.jacopocaggiano.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Escapement at Free against O'Clock's $9.99. Escapement also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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
Escapement is free to download; O'Clock costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
O'Clock ships an update every 2 months, Escapement fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | O'Clock | Escapement |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MOHAMMAD ALQARNI | Jacopo Caggiano |
In-app purchases
O'Clock
No in-app purchases
Escapement
No in-app purchases









