Comparison

LiveTime Viewer vs S3 Clock

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

Head to head
About

LiveTime Viewer

View your Live Time Clock Display on any iOS device. This companion app allows you to monitor live event times remotely, supporting both portrait and landscape orientations. It automatically discovers nearby clocks or connects via URL.

Highlights
  • Remote clock display viewing
  • Portrait and landscape support
  • Disable device sleep
  • Automatic clock discovery
  • Connect via URL
  • Maintains connection across networks
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**NOTE: Live Time Viewer is used in conjunction with Live Time for macOS. If you do not own or have viewing access to Live Time for macOS with an enabled Clock Display, you won’t have anything to view with this iOS app. Live Time Viewer is the easiest way to see your Live Time Clock Display on any iOS device! Need to keep track of your live event’s time but aren’t at a laptop or desktop computer? No problem, now you can keep track of your event anywhere you have an iOS device and an internet connection (cellular or wifi). Supports portrait and landscape viewing. • Ability to disable your device from sleeping while viewing a Clock. • Automatic discovery of nearby Live Time Clocks Displays for quick connecting. • Quickly load Live Time clocks to watch by simply entering a URL. • Automatically keeps you connected even when switching between cellular and wifi connections when the Clock Display is externally available through a global hostname.

About

S3 Clock

This app offers a customizable and ad-free idle clock experience. It features a smart, lightweight display with options for color, date/time formatting, orientation, and animation. Designed for accessibility, it promises a stable and private user environment.

Highlights
  • Ad-free experience
  • Customizable color and formatting
  • Selectable orientation
  • Toggleable animation
  • Lightweight and stable performance
  • Accessibility friendly
Features
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The concept of the app is to provide an idle clock with a smart and configurable display. More important with guarantee free, no Ads, no data collection, and running in stable, lightweight environment. Additional Support: - Customized color, date & time formatting and styling - Auto and 4 selectable orientation - Toggleable animation - Accessibility friendly - Upcoming artworks, stay tuned! End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LiveTime Viewer2 screens
S3 Clock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LiveTime Viewer at none against S3 Clock's 2. LiveTime Viewer also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 14 months) and device support (5 vs 2). S3 Clock's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. S3 Clock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. LiveTime Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

S3 Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of LiveTime Viewer's written reviews are positive against 100% of S3 Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiveTime Viewer ships an update every 3 months, S3 Clock every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
LiveTime Viewer versus S3 Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveTime ViewerS3 Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWorkflow NetworkNosneb Tech

Customer experience

LiveTime Viewer

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

S3 Clock

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LiveTime Viewer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

S3 Clock

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Donation$0.991 Year
One-time1
  • One Time Donation$0.99

Questions

Is LiveTime Viewer free?
LiveTime Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is S3 Clock free?
S3 Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LiveTime Viewer or S3 Clock?
S3 Clock is rated higher. LiveTime Viewer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while S3 Clock averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do LiveTime Viewer or S3 Clock have ads?
Neither LiveTime Viewer nor S3 Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiveTime Viewer or S3 Clock?
LiveTime Viewer ships an update every 3 months, and S3 Clock every 14 months. Most recently, LiveTime Viewer was updated on June 1, 2026 and S3 Clock on September 9, 2026.

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