Comparison

Strange Clocks vs Glyphwork

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

Head to head
About

Strange Clocks

Features
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Strange Clocks turns "what time is it?" into a small daily puzzle. Instead of one clock face, you get 15, each a different, real way humans (and machines) have told time throughout history: from a Cold War-era German clock made of lamps to the way a resistor's color bands encode a number. Every clock is stranger than the last, but none of them stay strange for long. Each one ships with a short animated guide that highlights exactly what to read and when, plus a live calculation line so you can watch the math happen in real time. WHAT'S INSIDE - 15 unusual clocks: Berlin Clock, Word Clock, Binary Clock, Cistercian Clock, Fibonacci Clock, Tix Clock, Hex Clock, Maya Clock, Moon Clock, Polar Clock, Resistor Clock, Decimal Time, Internet Time, Roman Hours, and the Prague Orloj. - An animated how-to-read guide for every single clock, no exceptions. - Widgets for Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy, in small and medium sizes. - Clock Wall mode: turn your iPhone, or the inner display of iPhone Duo, into a live wall of clocks, screensaver-style. - 10 languages: English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, German, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Korean, and Italian. ONE CLOCK ON US Pick any clock as your gift and keep it free, forever: live in the app, on your widgets, and in StandBy. Every how-to-read guide is free for all 15. Want them all? A single one-time purchase of $1.99 unlocks every clock. No subscription, no recurring charges, no ads, and no tracking, ever. PRIVACY Strange Clocks doesn't collect your data. The one place it asks for location, to compute local sunrise and sunset for the Roman Hours clock, is used entirely on your device and never leaves it. Fifteen clocks. One phone. Zero reasons to know what time it "normally" is.

About

Glyphwork

Features
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Give your Lock Screen and Home Screen one consistent style: pick a theme, and every widget follows it. • 11 themes: Paper, Midnight, Poster, Instrument, Cross-stitch, Pixel, Neon and more • 10 widgets: text or current month, clock, quote of the day, calendar, countdown, year progress, moon phase, zodiac sign, app launcher and Day Dial • Lock Screen widgets designed for the system's tinted look • Pick any background color for your theme • Countdowns to your own events, updated every day • Available in 9 languages Glyphwork Pro unlocks all premium themes and custom background colors. One-time purchase, no subscription.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Strange Clocks at 17.0 against Glyphwork's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Strange Clocks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Glyphwork sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Strange Clocks versus Glyphwork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrange ClocksGlyphwork
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKIP NetworksAmine Arous

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Strange Clocks

One-time1
  • Unlock all 15 clocks$1.99
1 purchases

Glyphwork

One-time1
  • Glyphwork Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Strange Clocks free?
Strange Clocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glyphwork free?
Glyphwork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Strange Clocks or Glyphwork have ads?
Neither Strange Clocks nor Glyphwork shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Strange Clocks or Glyphwork?
Strange Clocks ships an update every 3 days, and Glyphwork every 3 days. Most recently, Strange Clocks was updated on October 16, 2026 and Glyphwork on October 22, 2026.

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