Comparison

TesseraClock vs Hoardware

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

Head to head
About

TesseraClock

Features
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TesseraClock is a clock widget app that perfectly combines simplicity with total customization freedom. With fully customizable background and text colors, you can design the perfect widget to match your home screen's aesthetic. 【A Wide Variety of Widget Sizes】 Supports Small, Medium, and Large widgets for your Home Screen, as well as Circular, Rectangular, and Inline widgets for your Lock Screen. It is also fully compatible with iOS StandBy mode, allowing you to check the time across all your displays. 【Complete Customization Freedom】 ・Choose any background and text color using the color picker. ・Search and set time zones from all around the world. ・Toggle between 24-hour and AM/PM formats. ・Show or hide seconds to fit your style. 【Battery-Friendly Design】 By utilizing native system mechanisms for updating seconds, this app reduces power consumption compared to traditional timer-driven methods, making it friendly to your battery life. 【Instant Theme Changes】 ・Choose from a variety of pre-set themes to quickly find your favorite design. ・Switch between minimalist, vibrant, or dark-mode optimized themes with a single tap. ・Save your own custom color combinations to build a personal theme library.

About

Hoardware

Features
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Hoardware is a collection manager for people who keep Apple hardware. Catalog the devices you own, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod, Apple Watch, Apple TV, HomePod, AirPods, AirTag, and Beats. Look up model details and firmware using AppleDB, an independent community database. KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE - Look up model identifiers, names, and release details - Record installed firmware versions and builds - Check available stable and beta updates - Receive optional alerts for new software releases OS COVERAGE - See which software generations your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch collection covers - Filter covered and missing versions to find the gaps ORGANIZE - Organize devices into collections and groups - Save notes, serial numbers, colors, and custom fields - Keep a wishlist for your next find - Search by name, model, serial number, or software version TAKE YOUR LIBRARY WITH YOU - Sync your library and custom fields across Mac, iPhone, and iPad using iCloud - Export your collection as text, JSON, PDF, or an image - Create library backups and restore them later - Share selected collection details through an optional read-only web link No separate Hoardware account is required. iCloud sync uses your Apple Account. Device and firmware information is provided by AppleDB (appledb.dev). Hoardware is an independent app and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Apple Inc. Apple and the Apple product and service names referenced here are trademarks of Apple Inc.

Screenshots

TesseraClock4 screens
Hoardware3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hoardware at none against TesseraClock's 1. Hoardware also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 days) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). On price, 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

Both are free to download. TesseraClock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hoardware asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TesseraClock ships an update every 6 days, Hoardware daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
TesseraClock versus Hoardware: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTesseraClockHoardware
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakashi NomuraAaron Perris

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TesseraClock

One-time1
  • TesseraClock$4.99
None

Hoardware

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TesseraClock free?
TesseraClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hoardware free?
Hoardware is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TesseraClock or Hoardware have ads?
Neither TesseraClock nor Hoardware shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TesseraClock or Hoardware?
TesseraClock ships an update every 6 days, and Hoardware daily. Most recently, TesseraClock was updated on October 14, 2026 and Hoardware on October 7, 2026.

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