Comparison

Clockulator vs DMS Notes

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

Head to head
About

Clockulator

This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for all your time-related calculations. It allows for direct arithmetic on hours, minutes, and seconds, along with over 40 specialized tools for durations, scheduling, and everyday time puzzles. All calculations are processed locally on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Real-time arithmetic on hours, minutes, seconds
  • 40+ specialized time tools
  • Duration and date calculations
  • Pace, speed, and finish time estimators
  • Work and payroll calculators
  • World clock and time zone converter
  • Privacy-focused, on-device processing
Features
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Clockulator is a complete time calculator and a full toolkit for every time question in your day. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide hours, minutes, and seconds directly — no decimal math in your head, no scratch paper. Beyond the calculator you get 40+ focused tools covering durations, pay, scheduling, world clocks, pace, and everyday oddities like baby age, pet age, and cooking timers. Core calculator • Real time arithmetic on hours, minutes, and seconds • Four result formats: clock, decimal hours, natural, total seconds • Step-by-step breakdown of every calculation • Smart paste — drop in any duration string and Clockulator parses it • Tap any value or operator to edit • Custom themes, from Classic to Atomic Age and Cyber Punk 40+ time tools • Conversion — decimal clock, 12/24 hour format, unit converter, Unix timestamp • Date math — add or subtract days, day of year, leap year, weekday finder • Duration — age calculator, countdown, date span, time between, workday counter • Pace & speed — pace, speed/distance, finish time estimator, split tables • Percentages — life percentage, percent of day, year progress • Productivity — Pomodoro planner, time blocking, meeting cost • Sleep & wellness — sleep cycle, nap timer, water intake • Work & payroll — shift calculator, overtime, time card totaler, payroll rounder, break splitter • World clock — time zone converter, meeting planner, world clock • Specialized — baby age, pet age, billing rate, music BPM, retirement timer, cooking timer Pay rate conversions Turn any duration into money at your hourly or per-minute rate. Useful for freelancers, hourly workers, and anyone who bills time. Saved history Every calculation is saved. Revisit, reuse, or copy any result from a searchable history. Privacy first Everything runs on your device. No account, no sign-in, no servers, no tracking. Optional iCloud sync keeps your history in step across your own devices. iPhone and iPad Native on both, with a layout that adapts to every screen size. Terms (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DMS Notes

Features
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Pay once - no in app purchases or subscriptions. Data Management Systems (DMS) Notes brings the clarity of a professional document register to everyday notes and reminders. Every note, folder and section is numbered automatically — 1, 1.1, 1.2.1 — so your ideas stay ordered, searchable and easy to reference. Capture a thought in seconds, then organise it into a clean hierarchy of folders, sections and subsections. Reorder anything and the numbering updates instantly. ORGANISE LIKE A PRO • Folders → Sections → Subsections → Notes • Automatic DMS-style numbering, generated from your structure • Drag to reorder — references re-number instantly • Two ways to browse: drill-down Folders or a fully expanded Outline NINE NUMBERING STYLES Pick the style that fits your work: • Numeric (1, 1.1, 1.2.1) — ISO 2145 decimal • Leading Zero (01, 01.01) — sortable filing codes • Letter Decimal (A, A.01) and Letter Only (A, A.B) • Roman (I, I.1) — parts & front matter • Legal Outline (I, A, 1, a, i) — contracts, policies & minutes • Bullets and Dashes • Custom Prefix (SOP-001, QMS-014.02) — ISO 9001 document control NOTES THAT DO MORE • Rich text — bold, italic, underline and bullets • Built-in checklists you can tick off • Custom tags with suggestions, fully searchable • Colour labels, priorities and pinning REMINDERS & DUE DATES • Add due dates and reminders to notes, sections and folders • Today, Upcoming and Overdue at a glance • Local notifications that include the DMS reference SHARE & EXPORT • Export any project, folder or section as a clean, nested PDF checklist • Share as an image or plain text too FIND ANYTHING • Search across titles, body text, tags, references and locations • Pinned, Completed, Archived and Trash views • An audit log of every change, with date and time PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Syncs across iPhone and iPad with iCloud (CloudKit) • Your notes live in your private iCloud — we never see them • No account, no ads, no tracking • Works fully offline Beautifully designed for iPhone and iPad, with an adaptive iPad sidebar, light and dark mode, haptics and a fast, uncluttered interface. Bring order to your notes. Try DMS Notes today.

Screenshots

Clockulator4 screens
DMS Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Clockulator at Free against DMS Notes's $3.99. DMS Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Clockulator is free to download; DMS Notes costs $3.99 up front. Clockulator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. DMS Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Clockulator versus DMS Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClockulatorDMS Notes
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLife Utility Apps, LLCSteven Wilkinson

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Clockulator

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$14.99
None

DMS Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clockulator free?
Clockulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DMS Notes free?
DMS Notes costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clockulator or DMS Notes have ads?
Neither Clockulator nor DMS Notes shows ads.

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