# Bed Time \| Large Clock — user reviews > 23 indexed App Store user reviews of Bed Time | Large Clock by John Mackay, rated 4.70/5 from 369 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bed-time-large-clock/id1254058826/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bed-time-large-clock/id1254058826.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 304 · 4★ 38 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 15 ## What do users think of Bed Time | Large Clock? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Large, easy-to-read numbers - 🎨 Great color options - 🔋 Doesn't kill battery - 💡 Simple and works well - 💰 One-time purchase, not subscription - 🚀 Works great, bug-free - 👍 Can select different colors - 👍 Easily worth supporting developer - 👍 No ads, nags, or banners - 👍 Good for vision problems - 👍 Large clock, easy to see - 👍 Responsive developer - 👍 No BS, just big numbers - 👍 Simple, sleek digital clock - 👍 Removed bright home bar - 👍 Huge clock icons, no glasses needed - 👍 Can see time across the room **Cons** - 💡 Wish it could set bedtimes - 💡 Too bright even at minimum - 🐛 Shuts off during the night - 💡 Would like date/day larger - 💡 Not enough contrast - 💡 Lagging system clock slightly - 💡 Want notification for alarm activation **Commonly reported bugs** - Brightness too high after update - App shuts off during the night - Clock lags slightly behind system clock - Unable to use after payment (Scam) **Most requested features** - Ability to set bedtimes - Display date/day larger - Better contrast options (white on black, yellow on black) - Notification on screen for alarm activation - Ability to lock phone with clock face displayed - Option to hide date display - Adjust brightness/luminosity more effectively ## Newest reviews (5 of 23) ### 5/5 — No BS. Just big numbers *2018-03-13, version 1.2* 2nd Update: still my favorite clock app. I didn't realize there had been an automatic update which added the date to the screen. I panicked! My big beautiful numbers real estate had shrunk to add info I don’t care about. Then I read the update notes and saw you can change this by pinching the screen. Now I have my giant numbers back that I can read with fuzzy eyes and no glasses in the middle of the night. Glad the developer is still maintains this great app Update: after using this app a few days I wanted to make one observation and one improvement suggestion. The clock seems to be a minute or so slower than the system clock. I noticed this when my wife’s alarm went off at 5 AM the other day and when I looked at my clock it was 4:58. It seems to lag just slightly. OCD sufferers be aware! If this were a 1-10 rating scale I’d knock it down to a 9, but since it isn’t, I’m leaving my 5-Star rating. One improvement would be to be able to lock the phone with the clock face displayed. I frequently leave my phone at my desk. I’m not afraid of anyone swiping it, but I don’t want to leave it unlocked. This makes a great office clock sitting beneath my monitor. I just wanted a large, easy to read clock for my iPhone. Something I can see without my glasses at night. This is it. Simple, big easy to read numbers. Minimal adjustments. The display works in portrait and landscape. You set the brightness by swiping up for brighter, down for dimmer. Change colors by swiping left or right. Whenever you open the app it remembers the last setting. That’s it. $0.99. No ads. Sure, it would be nice to pick different fonts, maybe an infinite color palette. But really, that’s not what this app is about. If you need an alarm, the alarm on your native iPhone app is as powerful as any. Other apps had all sorts of stuff like sleep sounds, music alarms, gongs, weather feeds, RSS feeds. But the numbers did not fill the screen. This one hits the spot ### 5/5 — Speechless! This is everything I ever wanted! *2018-03-11, version 1.2* This is everything I ever wanted!!!!!!! I would put more exclamation marks but I’m trying to be mindful of you readers. I searched online stores for a simple, sleek digital clock with the date to keep me on time. After giving up my online search I found this app! It’s PERFECT! You see the clock and still get the notifications you set up your phone to display. I LOVE IT!!!! ❤️❤️❤️🕕♥️♥️♥️ ### 5/5 — Great app *2017-12-06, version 1.1.1* Basic time app that works great. A huge bonus to this app is that they removed the bright white home bar that ruins other clock apps while using the iPhone X in dark a room. Well done! I worry that the constant time appearing on the screen may cause burnout, but haven’t noticed any thus far. Perhaps the clock is changing positions ever so slightly? Some times it seems to, but that could just be my imagination? I’m rambling now, anyway, great app! ### 5/5 — Awesome !! *2017-11-01, version 1.0.1* I’m so glad the clock icon are HUGE!!! I don’t need glasses!!! ### 5/5 — Love this app *2017-08-15, version 1.0* This is exactly what I wanted for my iPad. As simple and easy as can be. My eyes are getting bad and first thing in the morning is the worst. But with this I can see the time with out my glasses. With my glasses I can see it across the room. This app made my life better. Funny how a simple thing can make such a difference.Thank you app creator. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — I love you, beds *2024-04-28* Bed bed you are amazing you help me sleep and love you love you. Love you,bed ### 1/5 — Scam *2021-10-03, version 1.3* Unable to use it after I paid ### 1/5 — Handy AP but not enough contrast *2019-01-08, version 1.2* Really handy to have this large clock view. I especially like to use this when I am giving a speech or moderating a panel. I wish one of the options was white on black (or vice versa) or even bright yellow in black. It would be easier to see ### 3/5 — Trop lumineux *2023-12-26* Jusqu’à la dernière mise à jour l’application était très bonne. Depuis cette mise à jour la luminosité, même réglée au minimum, est trop importante. ### 3/5 — Disappointed and disputing the discontinuing of the display of the date *2020-11-03, version 1.3* Disastrous move has me distressed. And why? Were people complaining? Did the lawyers representing Today’s Date threatening to sue? ### 4/5 — 4 *2025-11-19, version 5.1* It’s a 4 because it is really good but I wish it could help set bed times ### 4/5 — Nice app *2019-09-14, version 1.2* The app is good but it shuts off during the night? I am on a iPHONE Xr. Please explain how to adjust this. ### 4/5 — Love it *2018-07-12, version 1.2* Love the app. Combined with wireless charger, it is my new bedside alarm clock. Only thing I would like to add is a notification on the screen that the alarm is activated. A simple dot would do. That way a nervous fella like me would know at a glance whether or not I set my alarm. ### 5/5 — This app is AWESOME! *2024-12-05, version 4.4* Bed Time is easy to use and doesn’t kill my battery. Large numbers are easy to read and color options at great! ### 5/5 — Love this App *2024-07-22, version 4.2* Simple bedside time app that just works and has a few nice extras. Glad to have it. ## Most praised reviews (8 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love this app *2023-05-25, version 4.1* Love this app!! ### 5/5 — Bedside clock that should have been a default app! *2023-04-16, version 4.1* This is the sort of thing Apple tends to ignore in their pig headed stupidity and insistence that they know better what the users want. iPhone owners have been asking for a landscape clock display since the first iPhone. Apple has ignored them. Android users have a clock comprised of stupid; it literally fires an alarm two hours before the alarm to tell you that an alarm is set. (I can’t make this up.) and STILL doesn’t offer a landscape clock even in always on display! Finally a developer listened. Thank you. I have paid to support this. (And also it’s a ONE TIME PURCHASE, not a friggin’ subscription like I’m renting an app!) Well done, developer! ### 5/5 — Great app. Bug free. Works great. *2022-09-30, version 4.0* Awesome app, can’t believe this isn’t in the OS from Apple. ### 5/5 — See the time any time *2022-07-01, version 3.1* I often speak for groups and need a nearby display to track my time. Not the intended use of this app but it fits the bill for me. Love being able to select different colors and brighten or dim the screen with my fingertip. ### 5/5 — Finally an iPad clock without ads, nags, or banners *2022-06-30, version 3.1* Seems like every clock app wants a subscription these days (you’re kidding me right?!) or spams you with ads, banners, etc. This app is simple and elegant. No nags or anything. Easily worth supporting the dev with $1.99 for coffee. ### 5/5 — Good for vision problems *2019-05-23, version 1.2* This is a great ap for individuals with vision problems. The size of the numbers I can always see ### 5/5 — Great large clock *2019-03-01, version 1.2* The only thing I would like to change is make the day,date and month LARGER, to improve seeing it from a longer distance. ### 5/5 — Best bedside clock - period. *2018-09-01, version 1.2* Perfect for what a bedside clock should be. Responsive developer is a plus too! (6 stars) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-24.*