Comparison

LumaClock vs ClockWork

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

Head to head
About

LumaClock

Features
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LumaClock turns your iPhone or iPad into an immersive full-screen digital clock. Explore 30 carefully crafted visual styles, from clean graphic faces and animated particles to aurora-inspired scenes and star fields. Create a clock that fits your space: • Choose 12-hour or 24-hour time • Show hours and minutes, or include seconds • Show or hide the date and battery level • Switch color palettes on supported styles • Use portrait or landscape orientation on iPhone and iPad • Keep the display awake for desk, bedside, studio, or ambient use • Turn the optional ticking sound on or off • Use the app in English or Simplified Chinese Tap the clock face to hide the controls and enjoy an unobstructed display. Your selected style, color choices, and display preferences are saved on your device. Privacy by design: • No account or sign-in • No advertising or third-party analytics • Clock rendering and preferences stay on your device • An internet connection is not required for normal clock display A selection of clock styles is available without purchasing Pro. Lifetime Pro is available as a one-time, non-consumable in-app purchase that unlocks all Pro styles, additional color choices, and future Pro style releases. There is no subscription or recurring charge.

About

ClockWork

Features
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Alarms that ring only on days you actually work. ClockWork follows the official public holidays and makeup workdays of the country you choose, so your alarm stays silent on days off — no more switching it off by hand. ■ SMART ALARMS · Workday alarm: follows holidays and makeup days automatically · Shift alarm: work X days, rest Y days cycles · Interval alarms: repeat reminders inside a time window (stand up, drink water, eye breaks) · Specific date / rotating weeks / yearly (birthdays) / monthly (rent, bills) · Custom shuffle ringtone pool: import songs you love and play one at random each ring · Ringtone trimming: set exact begin/end times, view an energy strip and use a suggested clip · Snooze length and skip-on-leave days ■ CALENDAR · Gregorian + lunar calendar + 24 solar terms; holidays and makeup days at a glance · This month's workdays / rest days, month and year progress · Check-in projects and records (Pro) ■ WORLD CLOCK · Live time differences and day/night for the cities you follow · Time conversion (free): pick any city as the reference and see the rest ■ COUNTDOWNS · Target date, repeat periods and periodic reminders · Assign to small / medium / large widget groups ■ WIDGETS · Monthly/weekly calendar, world clock, countdown and check-in widgets ■ VERSION BACKUP · Automatic daily snapshots, keep 7 / 15 days · Optional sync to your own iCloud — sign in with the same Apple ID on a new device to restore ■ ABOUT PRO The free version includes alarms, calendar and world clock basics, plus a 30-day Pro trial. Pro unlocks countdowns, check-in, interval alarms, leave-day schedules for the ringing calendar and unlimited random alarm sounds. · Lifetime purchase ¥20 (one-time) Privacy first: your data stays on your device by default; backups are optional and go to your own iCloud. No location or contacts collection, no ads, no third-party analytics SDKs.

Screenshots

LumaClock4 screens
ClockWork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LumaClock at 18.0 against ClockWork's 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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. LumaClock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ClockWork sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LumaClock ships an update every 3 days, ClockWork every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
LumaClock versus ClockWork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumaClockClockWork
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer修武 许德华 周

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LumaClock

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro Access$1.99
1 purchases

ClockWork

One-time1
  • ClockWork Pro (Lifetime)$2.99

Questions

Is LumaClock free?
LumaClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClockWork free?
ClockWork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LumaClock or ClockWork have ads?
Neither LumaClock nor ClockWork shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LumaClock or ClockWork?
LumaClock ships an update every 3 days, and ClockWork every 2 days. Most recently, LumaClock was updated on October 24, 2026 and ClockWork on October 25, 2026.

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