I make wordclocks as a side project[0]. Mine connect to the internet via wifi to update the time. The user only needs to set the time zone offset since there is

I make wordclocks as a side project[0]. Mine connect to the internet via wifi to update the time. The user only needs to set the time zone offset since there is no location lookup. The clock has no app and doesn’t require an account. At start up, is has a softAP that you connect to with your phone so that you can give it your wifi credentials via a simple self hosted web server/form. Why use internet for time? Simple, I couldn’t find a stable RTC on a small, inexpensive, off the self microcontroller board. But I could find one with wifi. My early prototypes used an Arduino UNO. That has awful RTC stability since is doesn’t use a crystal but rather an R/C oscillator for timing. I don’t think my customers want an extra app if there really is no reason. Why not use a built in web server? [0] http://www.finewordclocks.com http://www.finewordclocks.com