Comparison

A Clock For You vs Clock

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

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About

A Clock For You

Features
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A Clock For You lets you put the clock face you like on your Home Screen. ā–  81 clock faces 42 analog and 39 digital faces are included, from antique and Japanese styles to fantasy, cute, mechanical and nature designs. ā–  Home Screen widget The face you pick is shown in the Home Screen widget (small and large). Touch and hold a widget and choose "Edit Widget" to set a different face for each widget you place. Analog second hands move once a second in the iPhone app and widget. ā–  Desk clock mode Tap the clock to fill the screen with it - the tab bar and status bar go away, leaving only the clock. The screen does not dim while the clock is full screen, so you can stand your iPhone on a desk and use it as a desk clock while it charges. Tap again to go back. Turn on "Keep Screen On" in Settings to also stop the screen dimming when the Clock tab is open but not full screen. The clock shifts by a few points every couple of minutes to avoid burn-in. ā–  Digital faces are adjustable For each digital face you can set: - 12-hour or 24-hour time - The digit typeface (35 to choose from) - The text color (hue, saturation and brightness sliders) Each face remembers its own settings, so switching faces does not reset them. ā–  Apple Watch clock app Show the clock selected on your iPhone in the Apple Watch app. Choose and purchase clocks on your iPhone. The Watch also uses your 12/24-hour format, text color and background brightness settings. When disconnected, it displays the last clock settings it received. Analog second hands move once a second while the app is active and are hidden in the dimmed Always On state. The Watch app includes clock display and connection status. ā–  Hourglass A sandglass made for watching, with no numbers at all. Choose 30 seconds, or 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 45 or 60 minutes. Repeat up to five times: when the sand runs out the glass turns itself over. An optional gentle tap tells you when the last run ends. No sound. Tap the screen while it runs and the controls disappear, leaving the glass. The screen stays on while it runs. Leave the app and time keeps going; come back to see the sand where it should be. No notifications. ā–  Hourglass designs Twenty-two hourglasses. Walnut & Brass is free from the start. Plain Walnut, Black Lacquer, Sakura, Bronze, Midnight, Frost, Azure, Royal, Gold, Navy Silver, Coral Sea, Rose, Deep Sea, Sapphire, Rose Quartz, Aquamarine, Amethyst, Ruby, Platinum, Obsidian and Emerald can each be bought on their own. Every one is a one-time purchase. Independently choose one of six sand styles: Natural Sand, Gold Dust, Silver Sand, Night Star Sand, Pink Sand or White Sand. ā–  Clock packs The free Starter Pack gives you 8 faces to begin with. More faces come as packs you can buy: - Classic (15 faces) - Wa Modern (14 faces) - Fantasy (13 faces) - Cute (11 faces) - Mech & Pop (11 faces) - Nature (9 faces) Every pack is a one-time purchase. There is no subscription. You can see how any face looks before you buy the pack it belongs to. ā–  About this app - No ads - No account needed - No personal information collected - Nothing is sent to our own servers Requires iOS 26.0 or later. The Apple Watch app requires watchOS 10.0 or later and a paired compatible iPhone. For iPhone and Apple Watch.

About

Clock

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Clock-it turns your Home Screen into a watch collection. 55+ meticulously crafted watch faces, each drawn entirely in code and rendered live, so every dial stays razor sharp on any iPhone or iPad, at any size. A LIVING MOVEMENT A seconds hand that glides, subdials that turn, moon phases that follow the real moon, and date windows that change at midnight. THE COLLECTION Chronographs, divers, pilot and field watches, dress watches and complications. Every piece comes with a short note on what makes it special. LUME, EXACTLY AS YOU SEE IT Double-tap any dial to see it glow, then tap Apply to put that look on your widget. Choose After Dark, Always or Never, and the app and your widget stay in step. YOUR WIDGET, YOUR WAY Small, medium and large Home Screen widgets, Extra Large on iPad, plus Lock Screen widgets. Apply a watch in the app, or give each widget a watch of its own. MADE FOR IPAD A full-size watch in any orientation, a gallery that fills the screen, Split View and Stage Manager, and keyboard shortcuts. ALSO ON MAC A live watch on your desktop, with the same collection. A NEW WATCH EVERY DAY Turn on daily rotation and wear a different piece from the collection every day. THE ICON, ALIVE Place the Clock-it icon on your Home Screen as a widget, telling the time with live hands. DESIGNED FOR BATTERY LIFE Clock-it never runs in the background. Your widget is prepared in advance and simply displayed by iOS. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Clock-it collects no data at all.

Screenshots

A Clock For You4 screens
Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clock at none against A Clock For You's 10. Clock also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. A Clock For You sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Clock For You ships an update fortnightly, Clock daily. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
A Clock For You versus Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Clock For YouClock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertomohide yanomeQubera

In-app purchases

10 purchases

A Clock For You

One-time10
  • Hourglass: Sapphire$1.99
  • Hourglass: Rose$1.99
  • Hourglass: Rose Quartz$1.99
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  • Hourglass: Amethyst$1.99
  • Hourglass: Platinum$1.99
  • Hourglass: Obsidian$1.99
  • Hourglass: Emerald$1.99
  • Hourglass: Deep Sea$1.99
  • Hourglass: Aquamarine$1.99
  • Hourglass: Ruby$1.99
None

Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A Clock For You free?
A Clock For You is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clock free?
Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do A Clock For You or Clock have ads?
Neither A Clock For You nor Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A Clock For You or Clock?
A Clock For You ships an update fortnightly, and Clock daily. Most recently, A Clock For You was updated on October 29, 2026 and Clock on October 29, 2026.

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