Swatch Time vs Exact Seconds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swatch Time
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Swatch Time displays time in '.beats' and in local time. Users are available worldwide. You are able to swipe from one to the other and share the Internet time to your friends.
Exact Seconds
This utility displays the current time with second-level precision, offering a large, readable clock and customizable widgets for your home and lock screens. It's designed for situations where exact timing is crucial, providing a clean and focused experience without ads or tracking.
- Large in-app clock with live seconds
- Home Screen widget with live seconds
- Lock Screen widget with live seconds
- Customizable widget appearance
- Multiple in-app clock colors
- Optional in-app date display
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Exact Seconds is a clean, focused clock that shows the current time down to the second. Use it when timing matters — coordinating a precise moment, checking the current second at a glance, or keeping an easy-to-read seconds clock on your iPhone. Features: • Large in-app clock with live seconds • Home Screen widgets with live seconds • Lock Screen widget with live seconds • CarPlay widget support • Multiple widget sizes • Widget appearance themes and color options • Stable HH:mm:ss time format • 12-hour, 24-hour, or system time format in the app • Multiple in-app clock colors • Black or white in-app background • Optional in-app date display • No account required • No ads • No advertising or cross-app tracking The main app gives you a customizable full-screen seconds clock. Widgets provide quick access to exact time on the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and supported CarPlay displays. Exact Seconds uses your iPhone system time. For best accuracy, keep Set Automatically enabled in iOS Date & Time settings. Seconds uses limited anonymous product analytics to understand whether widgets remain active over time. This analytics does not use IDFA and is not used for advertising or cross-app tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Exact Seconds at every 9 days against Swatch Time's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Swatch Time ships an update every 5 weeks, Exact Seconds every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swatch Time | Exact Seconds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicolas Fillion | Vagram Malkhasian |
In-app purchases
Swatch Time
No in-app purchases
Exact Seconds
No in-app purchases
Questions
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