Color Time! vs Screenseer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Color Time!
This utility app displays the current time through dynamic color changes. It converts hours, minutes, and seconds into hexadecimal color codes, offering two distinct display modes. The interface is interactive, allowing users to toggle a digital time readout.
- Time displayed as color
- Hexadecimal color code generation
- Two display modes
- Toggleable digital display
- Supports 12/24 hour format
- Portrait and landscape orientation
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Color Time is a clock which tells you the time by changing color! It takes the hours, minutes, and seconds of the current time and fills the screen with a hexidecimally-specified web color based on those units (red, green, and blue respectively). For instance, the time 11:40:21 corresponds to the hex value #758A59, based on the proportions of each unit to their respective maximum values. Alternatively, you can choose to have Color Time take the time units as direct input and display the color #114021. Tap on the screen to toggle the digital display. Color Time supports both portrait and landscape orientations, as well as both 12- and 24-hour time. Enjoy!
Screenseer
Transform any idle screen into a stylish, always-on clock. Customize faces, colors, fonts, and backgrounds with various clock styles, including digital, analog, and timers. Give old devices a new purpose or add flair to your workspace.
- Multiple clock faces
- Customizable colors, fonts, backgrounds
- Static image or video backgrounds
- Various clock channels (digital, analog, countdown, Pomodoro)
- Slideshow channel for photos
- Dementia clock for seniors
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Do you have a modern phone or tablet that lies idle when you're at home or work? Or perhaps you have an old device gathering dust in a drawer? Give them a new purpose with Screenseer—the endlessly-on, fully-customizable clock app you never knew you needed (but now won’t live without). What it does: Turns any screen into a stylish clock—because time waits for no one, but your screen definitely can. Runs 24/7 so your device finally has something productive to do (unlike you during meetings). Works well on modern devices and lots of "vintage" models. Why it’s awesome: Comes with multiple clock faces—analog, digital, maybe even existential (we’re working on it). Customize colors, fonts, and backgrounds like a true design diva. Use solid colors, your favorite static image, or even a moody video background. Use Screenseer to: Add flair to your desk, nightstand, kitchen counter, or shrine of obsolete gadgets. Give new life to your old hardware instead of tossing it into the eternal drawer of tech shame. So go ahead, install Screenseer. It’s free, it’s fabulous, and it makes your screen look like it actually belongs in 2025. It's meant to be run on a device that it permanently powered and it's a perfect use for an older phone or tablet! Current clock channels: Basic clock - It's anything but basic! Maximize the screen with the time and a ton of customizable options Countdown - Countdown a number of minutes or to a specific date and time in style Dementia clock - A simplified clock meant for senior citizens Flip clock - An animated clock in the style of retro flip clock (also known as a split flap). Meeting schedule - Countdown to upcoming meetings and events from your calendar Nixie clock - Show the time using glowing nixie (cold cathode display) tubes Pomodoro timer - A customizable pomodoro timer to keep you productive in a visually appealing way Radial clock - A classic and customizable round clock Slot wheel clock - An animated display that mimics the look of rotating vertical dials We also have a new slide show channel that can combine your photos and cloud photos together in an endless display of images.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Screenseer at 5.0 against Color Time!'s 4.5. Color Time!'s advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Screenseer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Time! | Screenseer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evan Bernstein | Christopher Benjamin |
Customer experience
Color Time!
Screenseer
In-app purchases
Color Time!
No in-app purchases
Screenseer
No in-app purchases









