Comparison

LEXIS vs FormHour

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

Head to head
About

LEXIS

Features
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LEXIS turns your iPhone and iPad into a living word clock. Instead of digits, it spells the time in elegant typography - IT IS HALF PAST NINE - so every glance feels calm and considered. Set it on your desk, your nightstand, or in StandBy and let LEXIS become a beautiful, ever-changing display. WHY YOU WILL LOVE LEXIS - Time in words on a clean 11 by 11 letter grid - 18 designer themes, from pure Noir to Blueprint, Ocean, and Ruby - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - StandBy and night dimming for the perfect bedside clock - Beautiful typography with monospaced, rounded, and serif fonts LIVING INFORMATION MODULES - Weather: local conditions and temperature in words - Calendar: your next event, gently surfaced - Moon and Sun: moon phase, sunrise, and sunset - World Time: follow family and friends across time zones - Battery and Countdowns to keep what matters in view AI THAT FEELS HUMAN - Daily Greeting: a warm, personal good morning - Ask the Clock: ask anything and receive a short, poetic answer - Evening Reflection: a thoughtful prompt to close your day - Word of the Hour: a single evocative word to sit with DESIGNED FOR CALM - Minimal, distraction free, and quietly beautiful - Tap to hear the time, swipe to change themes and modules - Works on iPhone and iPad, portrait and landscape LEXIS PREMIUM Unlock everything with a single one time purchase: - All 18 themes - Unlimited Ask the Clock - World Time zones - Evening Reflections Your privacy matters. Location is used only to show local weather and sun times, and you are always in control of which AI features are on. Download LEXIS and see time differently. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FormHour

Features
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FormHour turns your iPhone into a calm, beautifully crafted analog clock for your desk, studio, nightstand, or focused work sessions. Choose from six distinctive clock faces, each with its own geometry, hands, markers, colors, and visual rhythm. Switch between quartz ticking and smooth sweeping motion, use a minimal display, and adjust the clock for daytime or OLED-friendly nighttime viewing. Features: - Six distinctive analog clock faces - Quartz Tick and Smooth Sweep movements - Day and Night themes - Ambient color shifts throughout the day - Optional seconds, date, and weekday - 12-hour and 24-hour display - Time Arc and Focus Markers - Minimal Mode - Optional hourly or half-hour Quiet Chime - In-app brightness control - Screen sleep prevention - Burn-in reduction for extended display - Portrait and landscape support All features are available for free in version 1.0.0. FormHour includes no subscriptions, in-app purchases, advertisements, accounts, analytics, or tracking. Settings remain locally on the device.

Screenshots

LEXIS4 screens
FormHour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FormHour at Free against LEXIS's $1.99. FormHour also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

FormHour is free to download; LEXIS costs $1.99 up front. LEXIS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FormHour asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
LEXIS versus FormHour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEXISFormHour
Price$1.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAneesh PradeepKANDK

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LEXIS

One-time1
  • LEXIS Premium$2.99
None

FormHour

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LEXIS free?
LEXIS costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is FormHour free?
FormHour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LEXIS or FormHour have ads?
Neither LEXIS nor FormHour shows ads.

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