Slow Ink Clock
Chinese ink clock & widgets
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Turn iPhone into a breathing ink-wash time painting. Slow Ink Clock flows with time, weather, day/night, moon phases and solar terms, across Widgets and StandBy.
Slow Ink Clock turns time into a flowing Chinese ink-wash painting.
It does more than show the hour and minute. It brings traditional time periods, the lunar calendar, the 24 solar terms, day and night, moon phases, and live weather into a quiet, atmospheric iOS clock experience.
By day, the ink opens like morning light.
At night, the screen settles into moonlight and deep ink.
When the weather changes, sunlight, clouds, mist, rain, thunderstorms, and wind move through the scene in an ink-wash style.
Slow Ink Clock uses Apple Weather data so weather becomes part of the artwork, not just a line of text. Place iPhone horizontally in StandBy and it becomes an ink-wash clock for your bedside or desk. Add it to your Home Screen as a Widget, and time and weather can stay with you in a calmer, more poetic way.
Main features:
• Ink-wash clock: xuan paper, ink tones, white space, and red seals create an Eastern time painting
• Apple Weather: live weather affects clouds, rain, mist, thunder, and wind in the scene
• StandBy experience: place iPhone horizontally to create a bedside or desk ink clock
• Widget support: view calligraphy time and weather summaries directly on the Home Screen
• 24 solar terms: the visual atmosphere changes with the traditional seasonal calendar
• Lunar calendar and stems/branches: Chinese date and time culture shown in a clear visual form
• Day, night, and moon phases: the mood shifts with time of day and lunar phase
• Calligraphy fonts: choose different Chinese type styles to change the character of the clock
The free version includes selected fonts and the basic clock experience.
The Font Pack is a one-time purchase that unlocks more calligraphy fonts.
Ink Weather is an auto-renewable subscription that unlocks weather text and ink-wash weather animations. Monthly and yearly plans include a 7-day free trial. After the trial, the subscription renews automatically at the price shown by the App Store. You can cancel in Apple ID subscription settings.
Lifetime Unlock is a one-time purchase that unlocks all fonts and Ink Weather forever.
Apple Weather legal attribution: https://weatherkit.apple.com/legal-attribution.html
Privacy Policy: https://www.cactalyst.com/slow-ink-clock/privacy
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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This version further refines Ink Weather, Widgets, and layout behavior across different device sizes:
• Text and elements now scale more naturally across iPhone sizes
• Thunderstorm effects feel more natural, with lightning appearing together with ink clouds
• Clouds, mist, rain lines, and day/night visuals are clearer
• Widgets are more stable, with cleaner light and dark mode presentation
• Settings have been simplified to focus on fonts, appearance mode, and layout essentials
The developer, Andrew Li, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Provider
- Andrew Li
- Size
- 277.1 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 2 more
- English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Ink Weather Yearly USD 14.99
- Ink Weather Monthly USD 1.99
- Slow Ink Clock Lifetime USD 29.99
- Slow Ink Clock Font Pack USD 5.99
- Copyright
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