Comparison

Horalume vs Punctum

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

Head to head
About

Horalume

Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a beautiful animated clock with Horalume. Horalume combines an elegant night clock, alarm, timer and stopwatch in one visually immersive app. Choose from detailed animated clock styles designed to look stunning on your nightstand, desk or display. EXPLORE BEAUTIFUL ANIMATED CLOCKS Discover distinctive clock designs, including: โ€ข Glowing animated Nixie tubes โ€ข Retro green LCD displays โ€ข Classic mechanical flip clocks โ€ข An intricate animated steampunk clock scene Each theme has its own atmosphere, lighting and personality, transforming the ordinary display of time into something worth looking at. A RELAXING NIGHT CLOCK Use Horalume as a stylish bedside clock during the evening or throughout the night. The carefully designed visuals create a warm, calm ambience. ALARMS FOR YOUR DAILY ROUTINE Create and manage alarms through a clear, intuitive interface. Choose the clock design that suits your room, mood or routine and wake up with a more personal alarm-clock experience. BEAUTIFUL TIMER Set timers using an interface designed to remain clear, elegant and easy to read. Ideal for cooking, exercise, focused work, relaxation and everyday tasks. PRECISE STOPWATCH Measure elapsed time with a polished stopwatch that matches the visual quality of the rest of Horalume. PERSONALISE YOUR CLOCK Change themes and discover new ways to display time. FEATURES โ€ข Animated night-clock themes โ€ข Alarm clock โ€ข Countdown timer โ€ข Stopwatch โ€ข Nixie tube, LCD, flip-clock and steampunk designs โ€ข Designed for iPhone and iPad โ€ข Clear, intuitive controls โ€ข Premium ad-free experience available Horalume is not just a clock. It is a collection of animated timepieces designed to make your nightstand, desk and daily routine more beautiful. Make time beautiful with Horalume. Privacy Policy & Terms: https://www.sygel.com/horalume_privacy_en Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Punctum

Features
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Punctum is a dot-matrix clock for your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Every character is drawn dot by dot, in a typeface made for the grid, with the weight and roundness of the dots in your hands. A CLOCK THAT STAYS OUT OF THE WAY Time and date, a timer, your next calendar event, the song that is playing, and the battery. Pick what the display shows and how it moves. Dot size and shape are yours to set, and the display rolls from one value to the next. FULL DISPLAY Dock your iPhone and Punctum fills the whole screen, dimmed and quiet, as a bedside clock. Nothing but the dots, with a slow drift that protects the screen. WIDGETS AND WATCH Small Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, an Apple Watch app, and an Apple TV app, all in the same dots. PUNCTUM PRO, ONE PURCHASE Unlock everything once and keep it, shared with your family: - Live weather with 17 dot-drawn icons - Phosphor green and Night red inks, and a night schedule - Up to four timers, five rotating messages, and a live timer on the Lock Screen - Medium and Large widgets, and Apple Watch complications - Alternate app icons No account, no ads, no tracking. Punctum collects no data. Try everything free for 7 days. Then unlock the full app with a single one-time purchase. No subscription.

Screenshots

Horalume4 screens
Punctum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Punctum at none against Horalume's shown. Punctum also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Horalume sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and Punctum sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Horalume ships an update every 5 days, Punctum every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Horalume versus Punctum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHoralumePunctum
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size45 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSygelJiajia Zhang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Horalume

Subscriptions1
  • Horalume PRO yearly subscription$9.991 Year
1 purchases

Punctum

One-time1
  • Punctum Pro Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is Horalume free?
Horalume is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Punctum free?
Punctum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Horalume or Punctum have ads?
Horalume shows ads; Punctum does not.
Which is updated more often, Horalume or Punctum?
Horalume ships an update every 5 days, and Punctum every 4 days. Most recently, Horalume was updated on November 5, 2026 and Punctum on October 29, 2026.

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