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Triclock

Ranked 3 of 4 web clocks by recommenders

People recommend Triclock as a mesmerizing, creative take on the clock, with a visual design many find cool to watch.

People recommend Triclock as a mesmerizing, creative take on the clock, with a visual design many find cool to watch.

10 people gave an opinion

recommend it
9
criticize it
1
approval share
90%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 4 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: recommended
  5. March 2026: recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • 9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Mesmerizing, cool-looking visual design

    “That clock is so cool: I was just mesmerized for multiple minutes!”

    Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “State of Show HN: 2025”

    “Love the look of that! Really cool”

    Comment from 30 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: The Alphabetical Clock”

    “Oh wow this is soooo freakin cool”

    Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Triclock – A Triangular Clock”
  • Creative, appealing look

    “Love the look of that! Really cool”

    Comment from 30 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: The Alphabetical Clock”

    “11/10 for creativity there man”

    Comment from 12 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Triclock – A Triangular Clock”

Other web clocks people recommend

The three most recommended other web clocks, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Triclock compared with 3 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Clocksimulator.com28390%2——
Sun Clock17481%4—Approved
TriclockThis page9190%4——
The Alphabetical Clock8280%2——
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What people said

7 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“is particularly nice as well and worth checking out”

RecommendsComment from 18 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: 500 clocks in one 6.3 MB HTML file by Opus 5.5”

“Love the look of that! Really cool”

RecommendsComment from 30 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: The Alphabetical Clock”

“That clock is so cool: I was just mesmerized for multiple minutes!”

RecommendsComment from 17 Feb 2026 in “State of Show HN: 2025”

“The "hours" spacing is a bit off”

CriticizesComment from 12 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Triclock – A Triangular Clock”

“11/10 for creativity there man”

RecommendsComment from 12 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Triclock – A Triangular Clock”

“Oh wow this is soooo freakin cool”

RecommendsComment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Triclock – A Triangular Clock”

“The Flux mode is really pretty!”

RecommendsComment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Triclock – A Triangular Clock”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.