Comparison

LiveTime Viewer vs NiteTime 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

NiteTime Clock

This app transforms your device into a customizable bedside digital clock. It offers a clear view of the time with adjustable brightness, multiple color themes, and font options. Keep your screen active for constant visibility throughout the night.

Highlights
  • Portrait and landscape modes
  • 12 color themes
  • Customizable fonts
  • Optional date display
  • Adjustable brightness
  • Keep screen active
Features
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NiteTime Clock: Your Bedside Companion NiteTime Clock fills your screen with a large, glanceable time display — built for the nightstand, the desk, or anywhere you want the time visible from across the room without the glow of a full phone screen. **Customize it your way** — Choose from a curated set of system and classic fonts, in five weights — Pick any color with the full hue and brightness wheel, or use one of eleven presets — Show or hide the date — Switch between 12-hour and 24-hour time, with an optional AM/PM marker — Dim the display down to a soft glow — never fully dark, never distracting **Built for all-night use** — Reduce Burn-in mode gently drifts the clock around the screen over time, protecting OLED displays during long nightly use — Prevent Screen Sleep keeps the display on for as long as you need it — Landscape and portrait layouts, both optimized for edge-to-edge visibility **Simple, gesture-driven controls** Swipe to change color, drag to adjust brightness, tap to reveal settings — then tap away and the controls disappear, leaving just the time. No accounts. No ads. No data collected. Just a clock. Features: * Versatile Display: Use in portrait or landscape mode * 12 Elegant Color Themes: Find your perfect night-time aesthetic * Customizable Typography: Choose from multiple fonts and styles * Optional Date Display: Keep track of the day at a glance * Adjustable Brightness: Comfortable viewing from dim to bright * Keep Active: Option to keep clock displayed and not sleep Ideal for nightstands, bedrooms, and anyone who wants a clean, reliable clock display. No complicated settings—just pure, practical timekeeping. Download NiteTime Clock and bring sleek, personalized timekeeping to your nightstand.

Screenshots

LiveTime Viewer2 screens
NiteTime Clock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LiveTime Viewer at 71% against NiteTime Clock's 0%. LiveTime Viewer also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 19 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LiveTime Viewer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LiveTime Viewer has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of LiveTime Viewer's written reviews are positive against 0% of NiteTime Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiveTime Viewer ships an update every 3 months, NiteTime Clock every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LiveTime Viewer versus NiteTime Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveTime ViewerNiteTime Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWorkflow NetworkPatrick OShaughnessy

Customer experience

LiveTime Viewer

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

NiteTime Clock

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LiveTime Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

NiteTime Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LiveTime Viewer free?
LiveTime Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NiteTime Clock free?
NiteTime Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LiveTime Viewer or NiteTime Clock?
LiveTime Viewer is rated higher. LiveTime Viewer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while NiteTime Clock averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LiveTime Viewer or NiteTime Clock have ads?
Neither LiveTime Viewer nor NiteTime Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiveTime Viewer or NiteTime Clock?
LiveTime Viewer ships an update every 3 months, and NiteTime Clock every 19 months. Most recently, LiveTime Viewer was updated on June 1, 2026 and NiteTime Clock on September 20, 2026.

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