Comparison

Art Clock Collection vs Artisan

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

Head to head
About

Art Clock Collection

Features
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Art Clock Collection is a quiet clock made from 24 hand-drawn scenes: cats, night moods, and quiet reading. Browse three collections, preview the first scenes for free, and unlock the full set with a one-time purchase. No subscription. No endless content promise. Just a finished collection of quiet clock moments.

About

Artisan

Transform your devices into a living art gallery with hand-painted clock faces. Enjoy a variety of artistic styles, customizable time displays, and spoken time features. This app offers a beautiful and functional way to keep track of time across your Apple ecosystem.

Highlights
  • Hand-painted living clock dials
  • Customizable time display effects
  • Full-screen and framed layouts
  • Night mode and keep-awake settings
  • Home Screen widget and Live Activity
  • Spoken time in 14 languages
  • Cross-device support (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, TV)
Features
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Time, painted by hand and brought to life. Artisan turns every screen into a private gallery of living time. Each dial begins as a work of art—from cloisonné botanicals and gold-leaf koi to celestial charts—then comes alive with a finely tuned mechanical sweep. This is a clock to live with: quiet on a nightstand, striking on a desk, and beautifully at home across your Apple devices. A COLLECTION THAT GROWS • Explore Odyssey, Zodiac, Celestial, and other curated collections • Discover a new hand-painted dial every day with Artisan Pro • Return to saved releases in the Calendar Gallery • Browse and search every face and collection in Explore TIME IN MOTION • Let the second hand stir the artwork with Liquid, Ripple, Smear, or Lens effects • Move between analog and digital time with a gesture • Choose mechanical sweep, quartz step, haptic tick, and refined hand styles CRAFTED FOR YOUR SPACE • Choose full-screen, framed Dial, or immersive Superzoom layouts • Set Night mode, keep-awake behavior, quiet hours, and OLED care • Keep time close with a Home Screen widget and Lock Screen Live Activity • Enjoy your selected dial on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV TIME, SPOKEN BEAUTIFULLY • Tap to hear the time in one of 34 lifelike voices across 14 languages • Set hourly chimes or spoken countdowns that can announce from the background PRIVACY BY DESIGN Artisan does not collect your data. Begin with three signature dials, the Liquid effect, and gold hands. Artisan Pro unlocks the complete daily collection, all voices, new effects and features, and every limited release you keep. Artisan Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Art Clock Collection4 screens
Artisan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Art Clock Collection at 13.0 against Artisan's 17.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Art Clock Collection sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Artisan sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Art Clock Collection versus Artisan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt Clock CollectionArtisan
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKIM SEONGYEONTrilon Apps

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Art Clock Collection

One-time1
  • Full Collection Unlock$1.99
1 purchases

Artisan

Subscriptions1
  • Artisan Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Art Clock Collection free?
Art Clock Collection is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Artisan free?
Artisan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Art Clock Collection or Artisan have ads?
Neither Art Clock Collection nor Artisan shows ads.

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