# Clocksimulator.com

28 Hacker News commenters recommended Clocksimulator.com and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free, minimalist, distraction-free analog clock in the browser, praised for its clean design, smooth second hand and lack of bloat.

## Why people recommend it

- Clean, simple, minimalist design (7 comments): "Very clean and polished! I love how smooth the seconds hand move." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47152137)) "It really is clean. And the domain name is easy to remember." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47151824)) "It's just a clock, nothing more, nothing less." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47157752))
- Smooth second-hand movement (3 comments): "Your site looks smooth, I like dark theme, a lot of information is available with howto-videos." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47192623)) "Very clean and polished! I love how smooth the seconds hand move." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47152137)) "Simple, well-designed, smooth." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47152265))
- Toggles for tick and auto-hide (3 comments): "I also like the fact that there is a toggle that you can switch if you want screen on." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47152439)) "I like that you can switch the second-hand to "tick" or continuously move." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47165980)) "Few toggles I approve on front page because of auto-hide." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47152629))
- Lightweight, no bloat, fast (2 comments): "I love open source and not fan of todays webpages filled with all kind a bloat." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47183647)) "Quick also to reload after reboot, since static local file to open." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47155062))

## What people warn about

- Second hand looks heavy (2 comments): "having the second hand miss the marks because of its "weight"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47164943)) "That weight really makes it look like our kitchen clock" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47167673))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Sun Clock](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sun-clock.md): 17 recommend
- [Triclock](https://hackerapproved.com/p/triclock.md): 9 recommend
- [The Alphabetical Clock](https://hackerapproved.com/p/alphabetical-clock.md): 8 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Clocksimulator.com", https://hackerapproved.com/p/clocksimulator-com/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).