Paper. vs Dessau Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paper.
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Paper is a quiet place to write. There is no feed, no audience, and no one to perform for. It is only ever for you. Everything you write stays on your device. Paper has no servers, no accounts, no email sign-up, and no tracking. Nothing you write ever leaves your phone unless you choose to export it yourself. That is why the app asks for nothing and remembers nothing about who you are. Instead of a password, you have a private recovery code — the only way to return to your writing if you switch phones or reinstall. You hold it; we never do. Paper is a quiet companion, not a substitute for professional mental health care. If you are struggling, please reach out to someone trained to help. Write freely. Write privately. It's only ever for you.
Dessau Clock
This app offers a highly customizable modernist clock experience. Users can personalize dial plates, materials, hands, and sounds, with a special night mode and widgets for home and lock screens. It provides a permanent unlock for all features without subscriptions.
- Customizable dial plates and materials
- Variety of hands and finishes
- Recorded movement sounds with haptic feedback
- Night mode with lume colors
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Dual time display
- Permanent unlock with one-time purchase
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A clock, reduced to what it needs. Dessau Clock draws every dial in code at the moment you look at it. There is not one photograph of a clock inside it — the plate, the printing, the hands and the ring are geometry, so they stay sharp at any size on any screen. WHAT IS FREE, FOR GOOD One complete clock. Chrome Yellow under Bayer printing, baton hands, a hairline bezel and a jewelled Swiss escapement you can hear and feel. No advertising, no interruptions, nothing that expires. It is not a trial. THE WORKSHOP • 59 dial plates, ten of them complete objects — plate, material, printing, hands, ring and sound applied in one tap • Real materials: quartersawn oak, Carrara marble, terrazzo, pigskin leather, canvas, cork and brushed aluminium. Each one a scan, not a pattern • Five printing programmes, eight sets of hands, five second hands, five finishes, four bezels • Fourteen recorded movements — a jewelled Swiss escapement, an oak pendulum, a typebar, a glass rim — each with its own tuned haptic • Two clocks, two cities, side by side, built and coloured completely separately AFTER DARK A night face that glows, with twelve lume colours and a sharp mode that turns the bloom off entirely. Follow the system appearance, or pin it to day or night. Left running on a charger, the whole face drifts a couple of points across the screen — far too slowly to see. A display ages where it is lit, and a clock left on overnight is the one image most likely to leave a mark. WIDGETS Every size, on the Home Screen and the Lock Screen, and in StandBy. Each widget picks its own plate, material, hands, glow, city and background. The second hand really ticks, once a second, without the app running. PRIVACY No account, no sign-in, nothing measured. The dials, cities and sounds you choose never leave your device. The only thing that does is your purchase. Universal — one buy covers iPhone and iPad. DESSAU CLOCK PRO Pro unlocks every dial, material, printing programme, hand set, bezel, finish, escapement and tick sound, plus dual time and the twelve night glows. One purchase: $9.99, once. It includes every dial the app ever adds. No subscription, no free trial, nothing that renews. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. There is nothing to cancel and nothing to manage afterwards — the unlock is permanent, and it restores on any device signed in to the same Apple Account. Terms of Use: https://dessauclock.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://dessauclock.vercel.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paper. at none against Dessau Clock's 1. Paper. also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Dessau Clock's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Dessau Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Paper. asks for nothing beyond the download.
Paper. ships an update every 2 weeks, Dessau Clock daily. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paper. | Dessau Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adrian Todorov | Trevor Ringle |
In-app purchases
Paper.
No in-app purchases
Dessau Clock
- Dessau Clock Pro — Lifetime$9.99









