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Alt Time

12-hour and 24-hour time, always visible on your lock screen

Lock screen widgets for iOS · $1.99

Download on the App Store

What is Alt Time?

Alt Time shows the alternate time format your system isn't using. If your iPhone is set to 12-hour format, Alt Time displays 24-hour. If you use 24-hour format, it shows 12-hour time.

Perfect for anyone who needs to quickly reference both time formats without changing system settings.

Simple & Clean

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One Tap Setup

Just toggle on and add your preferred widget style to your lock screen. That's it.

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Auto-Detect

Automatically detects your system time format and shows the opposite.

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Real-Time Updates

Updates every minute with accurate time display.

Choose Your Style

Five widget variants designed for your lock screen

Circular widget

Circular

Clean, minimal time display in a circular format

Circular Label widget

Circular Label

Shows time with "12h" or "24h" label

Rectangular widget

Rectangular

Time with format label and background

Rectangular Minimal widget

Rectangular Minimal

Time only, no labels or background

Rectangular Clean widget

Rectangular Clean

Clean rectangular design with optimized spacing

Why Multiple Widget Styles?

iOS lock screen widgets have strict design limitations set by Apple. Text alignment, sizing, and positioning are controlled at the system level.

The Widget Challenge

Apple forces left alignment for rectangular lock screen widgets - there's no way to center text. Even Apple's own apps like Weather and Calendar can't center text in lock screen widgets.

We've extensively tested every known workaround, and the system restrictions cannot be bypassed reliably.

Our Solution

Instead of fighting impossible battles, we provide five thoughtfully designed variants so you can choose what works best for your lock screen layout:

  • Circular widgets work well in the circular lock screen slots
  • Rectangular widgets offer multiple styles from minimal to labeled designs
  • Clean typography that's easy to read at a glance

Committed to Updates

If Apple releases new widget capabilities or design options in future iOS versions, we'll update Alt Time to take advantage of them.

The app is designed to work within iOS's current limitations while being ready to evolve as the platform does.

Lock Screen Layouts

Swipe to see different arrangements

Circular widget layout

Circular

Circular label widget layout

Circular Label

Rectangular widget layout

Rectangular

Rectangular minimal widget layout

Rectangular Minimal

Rectangular clean widget layout

Rectangular Clean

Lock screen layout example 1

Layout Example 1

Lock screen layout example 2

Layout Example 2

Lock screen layout example 3

Layout Example 3

Alt Time requires iOS 16 or later. We respect your privacy—no data is collected, stored, or transmitted. Your information is never used for advertising or marketing.