# Clock – Simple & Customizable — user reviews > 116 indexed App Store user reviews of Clock by Max-Joseph Krempl, rated 4.40/5 from 152 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clock-simple-and-customizable/id1279486222/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clock-simple-and-customizable/id1279486222.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 115 · 4★ 13 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 13 ## What do users think of Clock? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Simple, minimalist design focused solely on displaying time - 🆓 Completely free with no ads or in-app purchases - 🔒 No data collection or tracking - 🔆 Adjustable brightness/dimming feature for nighttime use - ⏱️ Displays seconds and milliseconds options - 🔒 Screen lock prevention keeps app active continuously - 📱 Works in both portrait and landscape modes - ⏰ Accurate time display with 12/24 hour format options - 🎨 Clean, elegant typography and visual design - ⚡ Lightweight and doesn't consume significant resources - 🌙 Perfect for bedside/nighttime clock use **Cons** - 🐛 Settings not persisting (12/24 hour format reverts) - 🔋 High battery consumption reported by some users - 📱 No landscape mode option (conflicting reports) - 🔆 Brightness controls remain visible when dimmed - 🐛 Occasional font weight fluctuations - 📊 Widget doesn't display current time without opening app - 🐛 Conflicts with Siri voice commands (same name as Apple Clock) - ⚠️ Screen burn-in potential with prolonged display - 🐛 AM/PM indicator appears unexpectedly in some cases - 📱 Display text size too small for some users - 🐛 App freezing/crashing reported on some devices **Commonly reported bugs** - 12/24 hour format setting not saving properly - Widget fails to display current time - Siri cannot distinguish between this app and Apple's Clock - App not appearing in Shortcuts app list - Screen burn-in after extended use - Font weight changing unexpectedly during use - AM/PM indicator appearing without user action - App freezing and blocking phone access - Camera turning on automatically after download - Excessive battery drain on some devices - Display remaining bright when dimming is enabled - Wrong time display with no way to set correct time **Most requested features** - Date display option (most frequently requested) - Bold/thicker font option for better readability - Color customization (especially red for night vision preservation) - Widget support with live time display - Battery percentage indicator - Timer functionality - Donation/tip button for supporting developer - Dark red color option to reduce room lighting impact - AM/PM positioning adjustment (above, below, or between digits) - Screen burn-in prevention feature - Settings toggle visibility improvement - Ability to replace system status bar clock ## Newest reviews (15 of 116) ### 5/5 — Perfect *2026-01-31* A simple, functional clock app, that doesn’t collect your data. Exactly what I was looking for. ### 3/5 — Not landscape *2025-12-18* App does not offer landscape mode for the clock. ### 5/5 — The Year *2025-09-25* If it included the day month and year I would use it more often ### 2/5 — Display too small *2025-07-01, version 1.3* Good app, but in portrait mode the display was not large enough for my needs and no way to adjust to be vertical. ### 5/5 — Simple and Easy *2025-06-28* Love it. Wish it would show the Date as: Friday, 13 December, 2025 ### 5/5 — Top! *2025-05-30* Einfache und schöne minimalistische App! ### 5/5 — Great Free Simple Digital Clock *2025-05-22, version 1.3* Great Free Simple Digital Clock. Did I mention it is free. It works vertically and horizontally and you can easily dim and brighten by sliding your finger up and down. Thank you developer. ### 5/5 — Simply lovely *2025-05-14, version 1.3* I wanted an app that told me the time. Not an alarm clock. Not a weather app. Not a fancy display. Just a clock. It’s a chef’s kiss to keeping it simple stupid. Thanks ❤️ ### 5/5 — Klein aber fein *2025-05-09* schöne einfache App. Tut was sie soll. Super wäre es, wenn man noch die Farbe der Ziffern ändern könnte (z. B. rot, grün, orange). ### 5/5 — Simple is best *2025-04-05* Would be nice to show actual current time on main app cover as helps if just wanting a quick check on time without needing to open app. Nice and simple and dimer option really helps with the screen lock options. Thank you! ### 5/5 — THIS is the clock app Apple lacks. *2025-04-01* Literally just needed a clock that would also show seconds. My old clock app no longer works, so I’ve been using the Apple app, and I’ve been frustrated that my only options were the timer or stopwatch view, both of which were clunky for my needs. Finally sought out a replacement today and found this app. It’s perfect. I love the minimalist aesthetic, the configurability of the controls, and did I forget to mention, NO ADS. Thank you to the developers!! ### 5/5 — All you need. *2025-03-30* Excellent display, simple and elegant. ### 5/5 — Elegant simplicity *2025-03-20, version 1.3* Ah yes 🙂 ### 5/5 — Brilliant. *2025-02-16* No adverts, No in-app purchases, No spyware, No bells and whistles. It’s a straight clock with good design. Thank you. Ps. If the dev wanted to add a feature - an option for a small date next to the clock would be handy. ### 5/5 — Genau das was ich gebraucht habe. *2025-02-14* Eine richtig tolle Uhr. Ohne Schnickschnack, ohne lästige Werbung und Datenklauerei. Das nenne ich solide und seriös. Wenn es mehr Entwickler gäbe, die solche Werkzeuge anbieten würden…das wäre toll. Vielen Dank! Ich würde Euch 6 Sterne geben. Geht ja leider nicht :). Die Idee, diese App als Widget anzubieten, finde ich großartig. Hoffentlich macht Ihr das mal möglich. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 24 hour clock *2025-12-12, version 1.3* I set the clock to 12 hours, and as soon as I get out of the setting, it stays at 24 hours and is not working. What in God’s name am I doing wrong? There’s no place to save. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2025-10-26, version 1.3* The clock never stopped being on my screen after deleting the app even ### 1/5 — Does not show me the current time in the widget. *2025-09-16, version 1.3* D/Led this because Apple messed up their default clock widget. Can’t modify the Apple one and it’s very ugly. Thought I’d try this one but when I put the widget on my desktop it does not show the current time. Went to app settings and very limited on what is there. No way to allow it to show the current time. Just dim it. Maybe I’m missing something. 🤷🏼‍♀️ ### 1/5 — Nur noch mit Werbung *2025-07-25* Die Werbung ist dann auch taghell. ### 1/5 — Stupid *2025-03-02, version 1.3* Can’t size clock. Who wants the whole screen? ### 1/5 — Useless *2024-12-06, version 1.3* Not worth the time to install. Waste. ### 1/5 — WRONG TIME, DOESN’T LET YOU SET IT *2024-06-01, version 1.3* Has the wrong time and has no way to set the right time. Don’t download it. ### 1/5 — One star too many *2023-10-28, version 1.3* Ever since I downloaded app my camera turns on automatically. ### 1/5 — Freezes phones *2022-08-17, version 1.3* I downloaded this app and I know several others who did as well on an iPhone 12 and 13. It froze my 12 to the point where I had to force stop, then when it started up again it blocked me completely out of everything even forcing stop. DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP. Again do not download this at all, there are much better apps for clocks out there. This will screw up your phone. ### 1/5 — Eh *2021-08-01, version 1.1* I thought it was gonna be on my normal time put its just an app. Wasn’t what i wanted , was expecting a regular clock like this . ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Perfect clock *2026-08-01* That is the clock I need: simple and clear. Thank you ### 5/5 — Very useful!! *2026-06-17* I use this clock app to look at the time so I don’t oversleep , I like looking at the clock instead of having to pick up my phone , I love how it is completely free and no ads, just a simple clock app that stays on all night ### 5/5 — Simple - little too simple *2026-05-25* This is the perfect simple clock, but it’s missing one critical thing. The color is only white. I’m trying to use an old phone as a desk clock, but when the room is dark the clock is way too bright. It’s needs better adaptive brightness but mainly, I just wish I could change the color to red so it’s not a clock doubling as a nightlight. ### 5/5 — Simply a clock *2026-05-20* This is the app that should be provided with every iPhone or iPad. Yes, it doesn’t eat the battery and shows time.. no ads to bug you, just simple interface. Dimming option is the best in class!! ### 5/5 — The Clock Apple should have provided *2026-04-11* Apple does not provide seconds or decimals anywhere on the iPhone. Why is this excellent Clock so far down in the list? I wanted a clock with seconds display that does NOT have in-app purchases. Thank you for sharing this. Every developer has to pay Apple $99 per year, whether they make money or not. How many people know that? Unfair. Developer accounts should be free to contributors of free apps. Thank you for giving this to the community. ### 5/5 — Finally. An app that does what it says *2026-04-02* Kudos to this developer. Best clock app ever. Just a clock. I’ve been wanting just a clock for ages and this is perfect!!! Thank you!!!!! ### 5/5 — Best clock app *2026-02-20* I downloaded this app and used it over night as a digital clock not once was there a ad at all I would put my phone to charge and leave that screen on and it’s amazing it’s better then Apple’s standby mode it’s just simple shows the time and that’s it it’s perfect would recommend ### 5/5 — Great little app! *2026-02-12* Love this clock. Simple, elegant, no ads, no tracking, no info shared at all. Only thing I would like to see added is the ability to choose between standard and bold display font. Don’t need a different font, but bold would be nice. And maybe the option to display the date. Absence of both of these features is definitely NOT a dealbreaker though. Perhaps a donation button in settings as other reviewers have suggested, too. Great work! ### 5/5 — Perfect *2026-02-11* Exactly what I was looking for ### 5/5 — RMT Honest Review *2026-02-11* I am a RMT, and this in incredible and exaclty what I need. Simple, subtle lighting, no adds, does not turn off, and so easy to use! --- *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 2026-08-20.*