Comparison

ClockmakersBench vs Hearthguard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ClockmakersBench

Features
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Pull up a stool at the Clockmaker's Bench. This is a calm, hands-on idle game about the slow craft of horology โ€” winding escapements, seating gears into half-built pocket watches, and listening to a whole shelf of finished mechanisms tick away. Start with a bare bench. Tap to wind the mainspring; each turn seats another gear into the movement on your workbench. Finish a watch and place it on the ticking shelf, where it runs on its own and earns coin tick after tick โ€” even while the app is closed. As coin flows in, master finer movements. Unlock the moonphase, then the chronograph, the gravity-defying tourbillon, and finally the perpetual calendar โ€” each grade more intricate, more valuable, and more beautiful on the shelf than the last. Patrons come calling, too. Accept a commission and one of your finished watches auto-ships to its owner overnight, paying coin plus patina โ€” a prestige currency you spend on permanent polish that lifts your whole workshop. What you'll do: - Tap to wind and watch gears click into place - Fill a ticking shelf that earns coin passively, even offline - Unlock five complication grades, from time-only to perpetual calendar - Fulfil patron commissions for coin and patina - Upgrade your winding power, automatic winder, shelf, and commission slots - Polish your workshop with patina for a permanent yield bonus Clockmaker's Bench is free to play and supported by occasional ads. You can watch an optional short video for a 30-minute taste of doubled yield, or unlock Master Horologist once to remove ads, double all coin and patina forever, and add two extra commission slots. No subscription โ€” a single purchase, restorable on any device. No timers nagging you, no fail states, no rush. Just the quiet satisfaction of a well-built mechanism and a shelf that keeps on ticking. Pull up a stool and start winding.

About

Hearthguard

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Build a village worth defending. Hearthguard is a vertical fantasy strategy game where you command a compact deck of warriors against creatures advancing from the forest. Choose where to rally your defenders, hold the village gate, and earn gold from each victory. Grow your village โ€ข Unlock and improve buildings such as the Barracks and Blacksmith. โ€ข Strengthen your guard with new units, equipment, and upgrades. โ€ข Build defenses and prepare for tougher waves. Fight tactical battles โ€ข Deploy warriors to the right defense points. โ€ข Combine melee fighters, archers, and sturdy defenders. โ€ข Face handcrafted encounters, dangerous bosses, and escalating threats. Make every upgrade count, protect the gate, and become the Hearthguard.

Screenshots

ClockmakersBench4 screens
Hearthguard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hearthguard at none against ClockmakersBench's 1. Hearthguard also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
ClockmakersBench versus Hearthguard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClockmakersBenchHearthguard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysโ€”
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB39 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChristian PedersenRamazan Deniz Traka

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ClockmakersBench

One-time1
  • Clockmaker's Bench Lifetime$4.99
None

Hearthguard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ClockmakersBench free?
ClockmakersBench is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hearthguard free?
Hearthguard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ClockmakersBench or Hearthguard have ads?
Both ClockmakersBench and Hearthguard show ads.

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