Comparison

Clock Widget vs Datum

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

Head to head
About

Clock Widget

Add customizable clock widgets to your device's home screen and today view. Display multiple clocks, timezones, and customize their appearance with various fonts and colors. Supports analog or digital formats and dark mode.

Highlights
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Multiple timezone support
  • Analog and digital clock display
  • Customizable fonts and colors
  • Today view widget integration
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Thanks to this application (and the other Widget apps from PacoLabs), you can now customize the Home screen and the Today view of your device, by adding custom widgets for some specific purposes. From anywhere in your device, you'll have access to your own information and actions. Each Clock widget allows to view 1 to 6 different clocks on the same row. Each clock can display the current time or the one of a specific timezone. The time can be displayed as an analog or a digital clock, with or without the seconds. A text can be associated (to display the town name and time offset). Various parameters can be changed (like the font name and the day or night colors). Those Widgets are compatible with the new iOS 14 Home Screen Widgets. The application is really easy to use and is adapted to the fresh look of your device. Dark mode of iOS13 is supported. In Today view: You can add as many widgets as you want and they will be displayed in up to 3 different lists. Those same lists will be available in the Today view and in the application (although it is possible, if you want, to hide some widgets in the Today view). To avoid overloading the Today view, when too many widgets are displayed, an intuitive control will allow you to navigate from one widget to another. Even if the main purpose of the app is to view the widgets in the Today view, it can also be very handy to view them directly in the application (a long press on a widget in the Today view will open it directly in the main application).

About

Datum

A minimalist calendar application designed for Apple devices, offering a clean interface and customizable widgets for iOS, macOS, and watchOS. View upcoming events, daily schedules, and monthly overviews directly from your home screen or watch face.

Highlights
  • Minimalist calendar interface
  • Lockscreen widgets for iOS
  • Event display widgets
  • Calendar widgets with event marks
  • watchOS calendar and complications
  • Support for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch
Features
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Datum is a minimalistic iOS, watchOS, macOS and visionOS calendar app. For iOS there are Lockscreen Widgets that show you the current date and there are Lockscreen Widgets that show up to 3 events for today. The iOS and macOS apps include the following widgets: - a small widget that shows the current date and at the bottom the events for this day - a small widget that shows a calendar with up to 3 event marks for each day - a medium widget that shows the same as the first small widget and on the right side a calendar with up to 3 event marks for each day - a large widget that shows the same as the medium widget and a list of the upcoming events - a extra large widget that shows a calendar and a list of the upcoming events (only for iPadOS 15+) The watchOS app shows a calendar with up to 3 event marks for each day. You can switch to the next/previous month by tapping on the arrows at the bottom of the calendar. You can view all events for each day by tapping on a day. There are also complications for all watchfaces included that show you the current date.

Screenshots

Clock Widget4 screens
Datum3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Datum at 100% against Clock Widget's 40%. Datum also leads on device support (5 vs 3). Clock Widget's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Clock Widget costs $0.99 and Datum $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clock Widget ships an update every 2 months, Datum every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Clock Widget versus Datum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClock WidgetDatum
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating3.9 (37 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancis BonninMichael Lindinger

Customer experience

Clock Widget

All ratings36 ratings
Positive72.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive40.4%
Neutral10.6%
Negative48.9%

Datum

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Clock Widget

No in-app purchases

None

Datum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clock Widget free?
Clock Widget costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Datum free?
Datum costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clock Widget or Datum have ads?
Neither Clock Widget nor Datum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clock Widget or Datum?
Clock Widget ships an update every 2 months, and Datum every 3 months. Most recently, Clock Widget was updated on October 29, 2026 and Datum on November 1, 2026.

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