Comparison

Clockinator Pro vs Ships Clock Maritime Bells

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

Head to head
About

Clockinator Pro

Transform your device into a dynamic art gallery with animated clock faces created by artists worldwide. Discover new designs regularly, set visual alarms, and enjoy a constantly expanding collection of unique timepieces.

Highlights
  • Artist-created animated clock faces
  • Regularly added new designs
  • Seasonal and holiday collections
  • Build custom clock face lists
  • Scheduled clock face changes
  • Visual alarms and countdowns
Features
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Clockinator Pro turns timekeeping into a gallery of living artwork. Instead of a single, static clock, your screen becomes a rotating exhibition of illustrated clock faces created by artists from around the world. Every design is built with care and personality, transforming the simple act of checking the time into something visually delightful. The heart of Clockinator Pro is its artwork. Each clock face is a miniature art piece, ranging from cozy woven styles inspired by traditional wool blankets, playful characters like gnomes, snowmen, masks, butterflies, and even storybook creatures. Some clocks drift through misty highland landscapes, others glow with cosmic energy, and many bring a touch of whimsy and warmth that feels right at home in a living space or creative studio. New artwork is constantly arriving from artists all over the world. Clockinator Pro introduces new clock faces at a steady pace of roughly three to four per month, so the gallery is always growing. Over time, the collection expands with fresh styles, seasonal themes, and imaginative designs, giving you new pieces to discover and enjoy throughout the year. The clocks themselves feel alive. Gentle motion, subtle animation, and carefully designed supporting effects add sparkle, movement, and personality without distracting from the time. Pendulums swing, characters move, and small animated details bring each design to life in its own unique way. Whether it is quietly keeping time in your workspace, rotating through a growing gallery of illustrated designs, or acting as a public display clock in a shared space, Clockinator Pro celebrates both time and creativity. It is a clock, a canvas, and a continually expanding collection of art all in one place. • More than 170 unique animated clock faces • New clock faces added regularly • Seasonal and holiday collections throughout the year • Build Set Lists of your favorite clocks • Schedule clock faces to change automatically • Beautiful full-screen presentation • Visual alarms and countdowns • No subscriptions—buy a clock once and keep it forever Designed specifically for macOS, iPhone, and iPad, Clockinator Pro feels right at home across Apple’s ecosystem. No Subscription Required, Purchase only the clock faces you want, and they’re yours to keep. For the price of a few clocks you can purchase the Full Time Pass and get everything the app has to offer unlocked, including over 170 current clock faces and every face released in the future. We believe collecting clocks should be simple. Time changes every second. Your clock should too.

About

Ships Clock Maritime Bells

Experience traditional maritime timekeeping with authentic ship's bell chimes and classic clock faces. Features include live weather, tide displays, and customizable widgets for your home and lock screens. Wake to the sound of the sea with a built-in nautical alarm.

Highlights
  • Authentic ship's bell chimes
  • Classic clock face designs
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Live weather and tide display
  • Nautical alarm
  • Night Silence mode
Features
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Ship's Clock brings the 500-year-old tradition of maritime timekeeping to your iPhone — now in 20 languages. Authentic ship's bell chimes ring every 30 minutes on the traditional watch schedule — from the single strike at half past the hour to the full eight bells that mark the end of each four-hour watch. Whether you're a sailor, a history enthusiast, or simply someone who appreciates beautiful craft, Ship's Clock turns your device into a living maritime instrument. ◆ BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC CLOCK FACE - Admiralty Chronometer — a mathematically accurate recreation of a 19th-century marine chronometer with Roman numerals, subdials, and heat-blued hands. Every tick mark computed from original proportions. - Ship's Clock — the signature maritime dial with an inset sweep second hand, ship's bell HUD, and deep ocean atmosphere ◆ AUTHENTIC MARITIME BELLS Traditional 1-to-8 bell watch sequence, precisely timed to the four-hour naval schedule. Bells ring in pairs, just as they do at sea — ding-ding, pause, ding-ding — so you can count at a glance. Choose from multiple bell types including brass, iron, and classic ship's bell tones. Control volume with iPhone volume controls. ◆ HOME SCREEN & LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS The time, the current watch, the next bell, weather, tide and moon — right on your home screen and lock screen. Included with every install. ◆ LIVE ATMOSPHERE - Real-time weather at your location renders as a living canvas behind the clock — rain, fog, storms, sunshine - Moon phase display with accurate lunar imagery - Lighthouse beam sweeps the evening sky at :15 and :45 past the hour - Night Silence mode quiets the bells during sleeping hours automatically - The current watch name — Middle, Morning, Forenoon, Afternoon, Dog, or First — is always visible ◆ BUILT-IN MARITIME ALARM Wake to the sound of the sea, not a jarring ringtone. Set a one-time or daily alarm that rings with authentic ship's bell chimes. ◆ 20 LANGUAGES English, Deutsch, Français, Español, Português, Italiano, Nederlands, Svenska, Norsk, Dansk, Suomi, Polski, Ελληνικά, Türkçe, العربية, עברית, 日本語, 한국어, 简体中文 and 繁體中文 — each with its own naval words for the watches and the bells. ◆ THE HISTORY For centuries, the ship's bell was how sailors kept time across the open ocean. A single strike at 12:30. Two at 1:00. Three at 1:30. Eight bells at 4:00 — and the watch was over. Ship's Clock honors that heritage with painstaking accuracy and authentic sound. "Eight bells, and all's well." ◆ FEATURES AT A GLANCE - Customizable clock faces with custom animations - Authentic ship's bell chimes every :00 and :30 - Traditional 1-8 bell watch schedule - Home screen and lock screen widgets - Live weather, moon phase, and lighthouse animations - Live Barometer and Tide display - Night Silence mode - Built-in nautical alarm - Multiple bell tones - 20 languages - Try everything free for 48 hours - No subscription — one-time lifetime unlock, yours forever. - No ads ever. ◆ JOIN THE SHIP'S LOG Every Ship's Clock comes with access to the Ship's Log — a companion web space for mariners, sailors, and kindred spirits. Sign your name. Make your mark. Record your voyage. Visit: https://binauralbeats.fun/ships-clock/ships-log ◆ NO SUBSCRIPTION. NO ADS. YOURS FOR LIFE. One-time purchase unlocks every feature. No recurring charges. No advertising. Just a beautiful maritime clock that lives on your phone the way a real ship's clock would live in a captain's quarters. Fair winds and following seas. --- Support: support@binauralbeats.fun Website: https://binauralbeats.fun/ships-clock/ Community & Support Website: https://binauralbeats.fun/ships-clock/ships-log/

Screenshots

Clockinator Pro4 screens
Ships Clock Maritime Bells4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ships Clock Maritime Bells at every 2 days against Clockinator Pro's every 2 weeks. Ships Clock Maritime Bells also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). Clockinator Pro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Clockinator Pro sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Ships Clock Maritime Bells sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clockinator Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 17 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clockinator Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, Ships Clock Maritime Bells every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Clockinator Pro versus Ships Clock Maritime Bells: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClockinator ProShips Clock Maritime Bells
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.6 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings417 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlaid, Inc. (OR)Adam Dell

Customer experience

Clockinator Pro

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ships Clock Maritime Bells

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Clockinator Pro

One-time10
  • Clock Face: Panels$0.99
  • Clock Face: Gnome, White and Blue$0.99
  • Clock Face: Bauhaus$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Clock Face: Cadence$0.99
  • Clock Face: Counting Sheep$0.99
  • Clock Face: Waffle Cone$0.99
  • Clock Face: Boo Doodles$0.99
  • Clock Face: Lariat$0.99
  • Clock Face: Jimothy$0.99
  • Full Time Pass$19.99
1 purchases

Ships Clock Maritime Bells

One-time1
  • Unlock Ship's Clock$9.99

Questions

Is Clockinator Pro free?
Clockinator Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ships Clock Maritime Bells free?
Ships Clock Maritime Bells is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clockinator Pro or Ships Clock Maritime Bells?
Clockinator Pro is rated higher. Clockinator Pro averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Ships Clock Maritime Bells averages 4.6 from 17 ratings.
Do Clockinator Pro or Ships Clock Maritime Bells have ads?
Neither Clockinator Pro nor Ships Clock Maritime Bells shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clockinator Pro or Ships Clock Maritime Bells?
Clockinator Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ships Clock Maritime Bells every 2 days. Most recently, Clockinator Pro was updated on October 31, 2026 and Ships Clock Maritime Bells on November 5, 2026.

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