Earth Clock vs Ukiyo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Earth Clock
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A utility app that combines aerial photography and a clock. Aerial photos are displayed randomly every minute. Aerial photos can be selected from the following: million cities around the world, Japanese cities and towns, World Heritage Sites, and OS X / macOS code names. Supports customization of date and time formats and fonts.
Ukiyo
Experience traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e art with a clock function and relaxing classical music. Enjoy famous prints on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and even as iMessage stickers. New art will be added for free in future updates.
- Ukiyo-e art display
- Clock functionality
- Classical music playback
- Today Widget support
- iMessage stickers
- Apple Watch compatibility
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Museum on your palm. The traditional Japanese art, Ukiyo-e, which has been received well on Apple TV, is now enjoyable with your iPhone or iPad! It also has the clock function, so you can be aware of the time with relaxing classical music. Contains “The Fifty-three Stations of The Tokaido Road” by Utagawa Hiroshige and “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” by Katsushika Hokusai and “Beautiful Women“ by Kitagawa Utamaro and Ukiyo-e of Sharaku. Randomly played music is as follows: Erik Alfred Leslie Satie:Gymnopédies Claude Debussy:Préludes, Book1 10. La cathédrale Claude Debussy:Suite Bergamasque 3. Clair de Lune Franz Liszt:Consolations No.3 in D-flat major It also corresponds to Today Widget. Please enjoy the beauty of Ukiyo-e with the widget, too. The wonderful Japanese art, Ukiyo-e is now also available as on your iMessage Sticker, too. You can enjoy the Ukiyo-e paintings on the Apple Watch. More Ukiyo-e prints will be added for free in later updates. Our development is encouraged by stars from you and we appreciate for all your support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Earth Clock at Free against Ukiyo's $1.99. Ukiyo's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Earth Clock is free to download; Ukiyo costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Earth Clock ships an update every 3 months, Ukiyo every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Earth Clock | Ukiyo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kazuhisa Asakawa | Toshiaki Nakamura |
In-app purchases
Earth Clock
No in-app purchases
Ukiyo
No in-app purchases
