Comparison

Slow Ink Clock vs 观序

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

Head to head
About

Slow Ink Clock

Features
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Slow Ink Clock turns time into a flowing Chinese ink-wash painting. It does more than show the hour and minute. It brings traditional time periods, the lunar calendar, the 24 solar terms, day and night, moon phases, and live weather into a quiet, atmospheric iOS clock experience. By day, the ink opens like morning light. At night, the screen settles into moonlight and deep ink. When the weather changes, sunlight, clouds, mist, rain, thunderstorms, and wind move through the scene in an ink-wash style. Slow Ink Clock uses Apple Weather data so weather becomes part of the artwork, not just a line of text. Place iPhone horizontally in StandBy and it becomes an ink-wash clock for your bedside or desk. Add it to your Home Screen as a Widget, and time and weather can stay with you in a calmer, more poetic way. Main features: • Ink-wash clock: xuan paper, ink tones, white space, and red seals create an Eastern time painting • Apple Weather: live weather affects clouds, rain, mist, thunder, and wind in the scene • StandBy experience: place iPhone horizontally to create a bedside or desk ink clock • Widget support: view calligraphy time and weather summaries directly on the Home Screen • 24 solar terms: the visual atmosphere changes with the traditional seasonal calendar • Lunar calendar and stems/branches: Chinese date and time culture shown in a clear visual form • Day, night, and moon phases: the mood shifts with time of day and lunar phase • Calligraphy fonts: choose different Chinese type styles to change the character of the clock The free version includes every calligraphy font and the basic clock experience. All calligraphy fonts are free for the main time and details. Ink Weather is an auto-renewable subscription that unlocks weather text and ink-wash weather animations. Monthly and yearly plans include a 7-day free trial. After the trial, the subscription renews automatically at the price shown by the App Store. You can cancel in Apple ID subscription settings. Lifetime Unlock is a one-time purchase that unlocks Ink Weather forever. All fonts are free. Apple Weather legal attribution: https://weatherkit.apple.com/legal-attribution.html Privacy Policy: https://www.cactalyst.com/slow-ink-clock/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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观序

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观天地之序,见内心之真。 观序是一款以东方智慧为镜的自我观照应用。从每日运势到专业排盘,从起卦问事到古籍研习,帮助你在传统文化中认识自己,让每一步都走得更从容。 【每日观照】 • 今日运势、今日建议与宜忌 • 当日干支与命盘五行互动 • 吉方、神煞与择日参考 【专业四柱排盘】 • 支持公历、农历与真太阳时校正 • 展示十神、藏干、副星、纳音与神煞 • 大运、流年、流月一览 • 单人排盘与双人合盘 【七政四余】 • 十一曜星盘与二十八宿 • 命宫、身宫、命度与十二宫 • 大限、小限与月限运程 • 吉凶神煞落宫 【术数】 • 六爻:掷钱成爻、六十四卦转盘 • 奇门遁甲九宫盘 • 大六壬课传 【AI 深度解读】 • 结合命盘依据给出白话解释 • 性格、事业、财运、感情等专题 • 多种术数综合印证 【研习】 • 道德经、易经、庄子等古籍书库 • 五行、天干地支、十神知识图解 • 系统课程与每日功课 传统命理内容仅供文化学习与娱乐参考,不构成医疗、法律、投资或其他专业建议。重要决定请结合现实信息独立判断。 【会员自动续期订阅】 订阅周期、价格、可用权益与积分额度以购买页及 Apple 付款确认页实时展示为准。确认购买后,费用将计入 Apple ID;自动续期订阅会在当前周期结束前 24 小时内续订。你可以前往 iPhone“设置”> Apple ID >“订阅”管理或取消订阅。 隐私政策:https://guanxu.yuansign.cn/privacy 用户协议:https://guanxu.yuansign.cn/terms

Screenshots

Slow Ink Clock4 screens
观序4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: 观序 at 4 against Slow Ink Clock's 2. 观序 also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Slow Ink Clock sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and 观序 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slow Ink Clock ships an update every 9 days, 观序 every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Slow Ink Clock versus 观序: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlow Ink Clock观序
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size376 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew Li东斌 周

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Slow Ink Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Ink Weather Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Ink Weather Yearly$5.991 Year
One-time2
  • Slow Ink Clock Font Pack$0.99
  • Slow Ink Clock Lifetime$14.99
3 purchases

观序

Subscriptions3
  • 观序会员-月$3.991 Month
  • 观序会员 Pro-月$7.991 Month
  • 观序会员-年$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Slow Ink Clock free?
Slow Ink Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 观序 free?
观序 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Slow Ink Clock or 观序 have ads?
Neither Slow Ink Clock nor 观序 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slow Ink Clock or 观序?
Slow Ink Clock ships an update every 9 days, and 观序 every 8 days. Most recently, Slow Ink Clock was updated on November 10, 2026 and 观序 on November 10, 2026.

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