OneHandClock vs LivingWatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OneHandClock
Experience a unique approach to timekeeping with a minimalist, single-hand clock. Customize backgrounds with your photos or camera, and choose between 12 or 24-hour formats with 10-minute increments. A three-hand option with a smooth second hand is also available.
- Single-hand clock display
- 24-hour and 12-hour formats
- 10-minute scale divisions
- Optional second hand
- Customizable clock position and size
- Camera or photo backgrounds
- Character customization on dial
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This is a one needle clock. Let's feel the passage of calm time. - One-stitch clock -> 24-hour clock. The day-time is an upper half and the night-time is a lower half. -> 12-hour clock. -> The smallest scale division is 10 minutes. - Three-stitch clock - > The second hand is a clock which gains smoothly. - You can change the position and size of the clock. - You can choose a camera image or a photo as the background of the clock. - Please write a favorite character in a dial and make it your clock. - If it puts sideways, a status bar will not be displayed. - When continuing displaying in "Auto sleep"-off, we recommend you to connect with a power supply. There is a paid version "oneHandClock (Pro version)" that does not display advertisements.
LivingWatch
Experience the intricate sound and visual mechanics of a real chiming watch directly on your phone. This app simulates a quarter repeater timepiece, striking hours and quarter hours with distinct chimes. Explore both the dial and the detailed mechanism in real-time.
- Quarter repeater chime simulation
- Hour and quarter-hour strikes
- Dual-tone chimes (low for hours, high for quarters)
- Visible dial and mechanism views
- Real-time time indication
- Mechanical art simulation
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Imagine a repeater (or chiming) watch on your phone. Now imagine being able to actuate this ‘complication’ in real time. Not everyone can own a watch of this complexity but for the first time anyone can enjoy the sound and magic of this mechanical art. Make no mistake, this is not CGI. This is the real thing!! The first timepiece is a quarter repeater which, when actuated, strikes the number of hours and then the number of quarter hours since the last hour. The mechanism uses 2 chimes of different tones. The low tone signals the hours, and the high tone the quarter hours. The chimes are created by two hammers which strike gongs. Both sides of the watch are visible (by selecting ‘dial side’ or ‘mechanism’). Again, the real time is always indicated. More timepieces will be added as the app develops.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OneHandClock at 4.6 against LivingWatch's 3.1. OneHandClock also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 56%). LivingWatch's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OneHandClock holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of OneHandClock's written reviews are positive against 56% of LivingWatch's.
| Parameter | OneHandClock | LivingWatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 3.1 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keietsu Yasuhara | McGonigle Sarl |
Customer experience
OneHandClock
LivingWatch
In-app purchases
OneHandClock
No in-app purchases
LivingWatch
No in-app purchases
