Comparison

PivotClock vs Nova Widgets

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

Head to head
About

PivotClock

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PivotClock is a clock app that lets you freely rotate the display to any angle - and lock it there. Unlike your phone's auto-rotation, PivotClock works independently. Set it to 0, 90, 180, 270 degrees, or any custom angle. Once locked, the clock stays exactly where you need it. FEATURES - Free Rotation Rotate the clock to any angle using the intuitive dial editor. Drag to rotate, release to snap - just like editing a photo. - Quick Presets One tap to snap to 0 / 90 / 180 / 270 degrees. Perfect for landscape bedside or upside-down mounting. - Digital and Analog Switch between a clean digital display and a classic analog face. Seconds, date, and 12/24-hour format all configurable. - 4 Themes Minimal, Bold, Retro (green glow), and Soft - each with 5 accent color options. - OLED-Optimized Pure black background saves battery on OLED screens. Burn-in protection slowly drifts the display so no pixel stays static. - Ultra Dim Mode Swipe up/down to darken the screen beyond the system minimum - ideal for bedrooms at night. - HUD Mirror Mode Horizontal flip for windshield projection or reverse-mounted displays. - Screen Always On The screen stays on as long as PivotClock is open. PERFECT FOR - Bedside clock - lay your phone flat or prop it at any angle - Desk clock - portrait, landscape, or anything between - Car mount - rotate to match your dashboard angle - Overhead mount - 180 degree flip when phone is upside down - HUD mode - mirror the display onto your windshield

About

Nova Widgets

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Nova Widgets brings a curated gallery of premium dark widgets to your iPhone home screen and lock screen โ€” beautiful by default, meaningful by design. Built with beautiful custom fonts, Nova is not a widget builder. It is a finished collection of meticulously designed widgets that look stunning the moment you add them. CLOCK WIDGETS - Block Clock โ€” big, bold hour and minute blocks - Vertical Time โ€” stacked time layout in Space Mono - Dot Hour โ€” 24 dots, one per hour, progress at a glance - Word Clock โ€” time spelled out in Bricolage Grotesque - Dot Grid Clock โ€” day, time, and date in a pixel dot grid - Percent โ€” the day as a clean percentage - Pulse, Sonnet, Terminal, Frame, and more PROGRESS WIDGETS - Year Progress โ€” bars, squares, or dots for the year - Month Progress โ€” the current month at a glance - Week & Day Progress โ€” every unit of time, visualized - Dots variants โ€” dot-grid versions of every progress widget CALENDAR WIDGETS - Month Spread โ€” full month calendar with today highlighted - Day & Date โ€” bold, clean date card - Today Card โ€” clean date with contextual detail - Digit Date โ€” LED-style month, day, year in Micro 5 HEALTH WIDGETS - Steps Dots & Steps Grid โ€” daily step progress as a dot grid - Steps Compass โ€” circular step progress display - Heart Rate โ€” current and resting BPM from Apple Health - Calories & Distance โ€” key health metrics at a glance LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS - Year and month progress bars for the lock screen - Calendar strip and two-week views - Health accessories showing steps and heart rate WHAT MAKES NOVA DIFFERENT - Not a builder โ€” every widget is finished, curated, and ready to place - 14 premium custom fonts built directly into the widgets - Stunning dark themes โ€” black, gradient, and grey styles out of the box - iOS 26 tinted glass support โ€” looks great in every wallpaper mode - Live accent color preview before you add the widget - Health data is read-only from Apple Health and never leaves your device - No ads, no tracking, no bloat NOVA PRO Access to Nova Widgets requires Nova Pro. Choose lifetime access or a subscription. Eligible yearly subscribers can start with a 3-day free trial. SIMPLE SETUP Long-press home screen โ†’ Tap + โ†’ Find Nova Widgets โ†’ Choose a design โ†’ Done. Privacy Policy: https://heyvish.com/privacy/nova-widgets Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PivotClock at none against Nova Widgets's 3. On price and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Nova Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. PivotClock asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
PivotClock versus Nova Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPivotClockNova Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 months
Adsโ€”No
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
Devicesโ€”iPhone โ€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTAKAYOSHI YOSHIKAWASrivishnu Ramakrishnan

In-app purchases

None

PivotClock

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Nova Widgets

Subscriptions2
  • Nova Widgets Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Nova Widgets Pro Yearly3 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nova Widgets Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is PivotClock free?
PivotClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nova Widgets free?
Nova Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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