Comparison

Bathyal vs StyleClock

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

Head to head
About

Bathyal

Features
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Bathyal is a clepsydra β€” an ancient water clock β€” rebuilt for the deep sea. In the bathyal zone there is no day or night. No sunrise, no shadow, nothing to set a clock by. The only light is made by living things. Bathyal is the instrument that keeps time down there: a face of glowing concentric channels where every drop is a second, and time is material. Watch it work: β€’ Each second forms as a drop at the heartbeat and joins the ring β€’ A full ring of seconds distills into one minute β€” and pours, visibly, down into the next channel β€’ Minutes pour into hours, hours into the day's two halves, days into months β€” at midnight the whole cascade runs at once β€’ Once a year, the last drop of December sinks past the digits into the abyss, unmeasured Make it yours: β€’ Solid bands or beaded drops, sweeping or pulsing motion β€’ 24-hour or 12-hour time β€” 12-hour splits the hours at the meridian into a morning ring and an afternoon ring β€’ Calendar rings for the month and year, or a Monday-first week ring whose weeks are spent, not kept β€’ Run the midnight cascade demo any time from the settings On your wrist: β€’ A full-screen water clock for Apple Watch β€” seconds, minutes, and hours in the same adjacent channels β€’ Add Bathyal as a complication; the live rings sit on any face and rewrite themselves as the day moves. No two times look the same β€” that is the instrument, not a hand on a circle β€’ Hold the Watch face for settings. Pulse or sweep, 12- or 24-hour time, and an optional Monday-first weekday ring. Hours, motion, and the week calendar also travel from the gear on iPhone On the Lock Screen: β€’ Add Bathyal as a Lock Screen widget β€” live rings, a different pattern for every minute, the same figure as the Watch complication β€’ Hours, motion, and the weekday ring follow from the gear Quiet by design: β€’ Completely free, no accounts, no ads, no tracking β€” it never connects to anything β€’ Works fully offline β€’ Keeps the screen awake on a desk or bedside table If the instrument keeps good time for you, you can send a drop β€” a small tip β€” and the face answers with the benefactor tinctures: other colors of bioluminescence, and a single grain of sand set on the seabed of the dial. Drops become months.

About

StyleClock

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Make time visible. StyleClock turns your iPhone or iPad into a clean, expressive full-screen clock and focus companion. Pick a look that fits your desk, room, study session, or daily routine. SIX CLOCK STYLES β€’ Digital β€” clear and precise β€’ Radio β€” a tuner dial, seconds turning under a fixed pointer β€’ Dot β€” animated dots and movement β€’ Classic β€” a traditional clock face β€’ Funny β€” oversized time at a glance β€’ Cloud β€” hours hidden in the dial, uncovered by overlapping discs CUSTOMIZE THE DETAILS β€’ 19 color themes for light, dark, and colorful setups β€’ Quartz, mechanical, and dot movement options on supported faces β€’ Simple sound on/off control β€’ Portrait and landscape layouts β€’ Optimized for iPhone and iPad, including resizable iPad windows FOCUS TIMER β€’ Quick 5, 10, and 25-minute presets β€’ Adjust any session from 1 to 60 minutes β€’ Start, pause, resume, or end a session with simple controls HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Add a minimal StyleClock face to your Home Screen in multiple widget sizes, including extra-large on iPad. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account is required. No ads. No tracking. Your preferences stay on your device. StyleClock keeps time simple, visible, and personal.

Screenshots

Bathyal4 screens
StyleClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StyleClock at none against Bathyal's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Bathyal sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. StyleClock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bathyal ships an update every 4 days, StyleClock every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Bathyal versus StyleClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBathyalStyleClock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephen Zinnε”―δΌŸ ι‘Ή

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bathyal

One-time3
  • Tip Small$1.99
  • Drop: The Benefactor's Drop$2.99
  • Large: A Current$9.99
None

StyleClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bathyal free?
Bathyal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StyleClock free?
StyleClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bathyal or StyleClock have ads?
Neither Bathyal nor StyleClock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bathyal or StyleClock?
Bathyal ships an update every 4 days, and StyleClock every 5 days. Most recently, Bathyal was updated on September 19, 2026 and StyleClock on September 18, 2026.

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