Comparison

Clo vs Artisan

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

Head to head
About

Clo

Features
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Clo-E is much more than a clock: it’s a living design object, elegant and always in motion. Designed for the night, perfect on a bedside table and ideal on a desk, Clo-E transforms iPhone and iPad into a refined, silent and mesmerizing analog display. And if you have an old iPhone or iPad you no longer use, Clo-E can give it a new purpose by turning it into an elegant ambient clock. Why you’ll love Clo-E – Essential analog clock face with no distractions – Carefully crafted colors, virtual materials and a consistently clean look – A night mode that’s especially pleasant to watch – Smooth animations and a style that adapts to any environment A clock that lives with you Every hour, Clo-E can automatically change the color, design and materials of the clock face: a subtle aesthetic touch that keeps it dynamic and surprising without ever becoming distracting. Perfect at any time – On your bedside table as you fall asleep – On your desk or at the office – In the living room or other spaces around the home – Anywhere you want to turn iPhone or iPad into a discreet and original design element Clo-E Premium Try Clo-E Premium free for 5 days and discover exclusive colors, materials, designs, Auto-Style, Night Dimmer and 6 saved styles. No subscription. No automatic renewal. If you decide to continue, Premium is available with a single one-time purchase.

About

Artisan

Transform your devices into a personalized art gallery with living timepieces. Explore a growing collection of hand-painted watch faces, customize motion effects, and enjoy spoken time in multiple languages. Designed for privacy and aesthetic appeal, it offers a unique way to experience time.

Highlights
  • Hand-painted living watch faces
  • Customizable motion effects
  • Spoken time in 14 languages
  • Moonphase and perpetual calendar complications
  • Home Screen widgets and Live Activities
  • Cross-device compatibility (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV)
Features
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Time, painted by hand and brought to life. Artisan turns every screen into a private gallery of living time. Each dial begins as a work of art—from cloisonné botanicals and gold-leaf koi to celestial charts—then comes alive with a finely tuned mechanical sweep. This is a clock to live with: quiet on a nightstand, striking on a desk, and beautifully at home across your Apple devices. A COLLECTION THAT GROWS • Explore Odyssey, Zodiac, Celestial, and other curated collections • Discover a new hand-painted dial every day with Artisan Pro • Return to saved releases in the Calendar Gallery • Browse and search every face and collection in Explore TIME IN MOTION • Let the second hand stir the artwork with Liquid, Ripple, Smear, or Lens effects • Move between analog and digital time with a gesture • Choose mechanical sweep, quartz step, haptic tick, and refined hand styles COMPLICATIONS, PAINTED • Moonphase: a hand-painted moon behind a true aperture, tracking the real lunar phase • Perpetual Calendar: rotating month, date, and weekday rings under a cyclops lens • Tap Demo to watch a month of moon and calendar sweep by in seconds CRAFTED FOR YOUR SPACE • Choose full-screen, framed Dial, or immersive Superzoom layouts • Set Night mode, keep-awake behavior, quiet hours, and OLED care • Keep time close with a Home Screen widget and Lock Screen Live Activity • Enjoy your selected dial on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV TIME, SPOKEN BEAUTIFULLY • Tap to hear the time in one of 34 lifelike voices across 14 languages • Set hourly chimes that announce even from the background PRIVACY BY DESIGN Artisan does not collect your data. Begin with three signature dials, the Liquid effect, and gold hands. Artisan Pro unlocks the complete daily collection, all voices, new effects and features, and every limited release you keep. Artisan Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Clo4 screens
Artisan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Artisan at weekly against Clo's every 5 weeks. Artisan also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Clo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Artisan sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clo ships an update every 5 weeks, Artisan weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Clo versus Artisan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloArtisan
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMassimo RussoTrilon Apps

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Clo

One-time1
  • Clo-E Premium$2.99
1 purchases

Artisan

Subscriptions1
  • Artisan Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Clo free?
Clo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Artisan free?
Artisan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Clo or Artisan have ads?
Neither Clo nor Artisan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clo or Artisan?
Clo ships an update every 5 weeks, and Artisan weekly. Most recently, Clo was updated on October 24, 2026 and Artisan on November 1, 2026.

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