# Clocks - A fun standby mode — user reviews

> 84 indexed App Store user reviews of Clocks by Daniel Destefanis, rated 4.60/5 from 382 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clocks-a-fun-standby-mode/id6742508073/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clocks-a-fun-standby-mode/id6742508073.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 306 · 4★ 35 · 3★ 14 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 22

## What do users think of Clocks?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🌟 Simple, elegant, and beautiful design
- 🎨 Gorgeous and customizable clocks
- 💰 One-time purchase, no subscriptions or ads
- 🧠 Feels like an Apple-made app
- 🔥 Stunning animations and smooth interface

**Cons**

- 🔍 Difficulty rearranging or removing clocks
- 🌙 Lack of dark mode option
- ⏱️ Inability to adjust background animation speed

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Infinite loop of pop-up ads when trying to use the app

**Most requested features**

- Timer with start/stop functionality
- Numbered screen savers for easier selection
- Widget support

## Newest reviews (18 of 84)

### 3/5 — Disappointed but great

*2026-07-14*

The UI is simple , the wallpapers are great but entire library is for sale. The dev had did a great job in remixing and animating but should have at-least kept a single stack for free to use

### 4/5 — The clock appears to be off-center. Please adjust the code to center it properly.

*2026-06-18*

The clock appears to be off-center. Please adjust the code to center it properly.

### 3/5 — Stp

*2026-05-16*

Pas d’argent c’est la hess s’il vous plaît faut mettre gratuit

### 2/5 — Fake stanby app

*2026-05-08*

Not a true StandBy replacement. It’s just a clock that opens whenever the phone charges. The main issue is that it launches in vertical mode too, whereas the real StandBy only works when the phone is horizontal.

### 2/5 — 😭😭😭

*2026-04-04*

Faut payer 😭 j’étais pas prêt

### 2/5 — Pas content

*2026-04-03*

JE NE PEUX PAS REGARDER L’HEURE SANS QU’IL Y AIT UNE PUB !!

### 3/5 — Standby display issues

*2026-04-01, version 1.24*

I followed tutorial to use as a standby display when charging but I can only get vertical display not horizontal there is nothing telling me what is wrong in the tutorial and I have paid for pro so if this can’t be fixed I would like my money back. On ad it is shown that clock displays in horizontal mode.

### 3/5 — Non utilisable gratuitement

*2026-03-28*

L’application est vraiment bien construite avec plein de personnalisations. Malheureusement vous ne pouvez pas regarder l’heure plus de dix à quinze secondes sans que ça vous demande de passer à la fonctionnalité payante.

### 4/5 — Avis

*2026-03-25*

Très bonne app mais manque de fonctionnalités gratuites mais très pratique

### 4/5 — 26년 3월 기준 업데이트가 9개월 전이라 불안하다...

*2026-03-20*

시계 크기도 수정가능하게 요청드립니다. 맥, 아이패드에서 모두 사용가능해서 좋습니다.

### 4/5 — Stunning wallpapers, $4 one-time purchase is GREAT. Support is dead?

*2026-03-17*

Did the support for this app just fall off and die? It’s been super nice to have a clean setup to replace standby and the backgrounds look great! I wish we had more control of the layouts (or more variety) and the ability to resize the info we see. The font size for weather, date, etc. is just a little too small. Still holding out hope for widgets and more support.

### 4/5 — Manque de maintenance mais belle appli

*2026-03-15*

Je prendrai la version Pro quand le développeur recommencera à faire des mises à jours régulières et ajoutera les widgets

### 4/5 — Feature

*2026-02-22*

I love this app but the only thing keeping me away from paying for it is that I can’t put my own animations. If I was able to import my own video I would legit pay

### 3/5 — Beautiful. If Shortcut Works.

*2026-01-24*

Love the app and design but unfortunately it only works less than half of the time. I get a lot of notifications that the shortcut I made failed to run.

I checked to make sure it’s setup correctly and it is. I don’t know what causes it to fail but I’m starting to wonder if it fails whenever my phone is locked vs unlocked. So maybe I can put it on the charger while the display is on and the phone is unlocked, but if the display is off and the phone is locked maybe it doesn’t work?

### 4/5 — Stunning clocks, $4 one-time purchase is GREAT

*2026-01-19*

Really nice to have a clean setup for standby and the backgrounds look great! Wish we had a *little* more control of the layouts and sizing of the info we see. Excited for widgets!

### 4/5 — Nice

*2025-12-25, version 1.24*

nice but paid and im broke D:

### 3/5 — Free

*2025-12-19*

La version gratuite est inutilisable il faut passer à la payante pour voir le réveil longtemps

### 4/5 — when will standby or widgets be added?

*2025-11-18, version 1.24*

that would be great

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — It isn’t working even after paying for paid version

*2026-06-25*

After paying for paid version the app isn’t working, I couldn’t use it. Hope the issue solves

### 1/5 — Je ne veux pas payer

*2026-05-17*

Il y a que deux fond d écran gratuit et ce ne sont pas les meuilleur ainsi pour les heure de qui nous incite à acheter le pack premium ce qui est dommage je pense qu il faut mettre plus de truc gratuit

### 1/5 — Configuration

*2026-04-10*

Compliqué à configurer . 
Notamment en mode réveil .

### 1/5 — Déçu

*2026-04-01*

Déçu : les graphismes me plaisent, mais malgré le lancement du tutoriel, rien ne fonctionne. Je suis obligé de déverrouiller mon téléphone avant que « clocks » s’affiche.

Merci de corriger ce problème ; je mettrai alors 5 étoiles.

### 1/5 — thought it was all free

*2026-03-09*

near unusable without pay

### 1/5 — Half baked

*2026-01-30*

Half baked. Didn’t work with shortcuts setup. Can’t get refund. Very disingenuous

### 1/5 — Automation Does Not Work

*2026-01-14*

The automation process to display clock instead of default standby screen is a request denied by iOS. I hope the developers take this into account and fix this issue ASAP.

### 1/5 — They said nice display clock but they are not ?

*2025-12-04, version 1.24*

I saw it in social media and suddenly it attracted me anf i love it but all the sudden it showed me it required purchase one time purchase i bought it but i am not able to keep it in lock screen it is bu***it. They developed it good but its like little trick to make people fool

### 1/5 — WHAT IS IT FOR???

*2025-10-24, version 1.24*

I don’t understand it all!!

### 1/5 — Una m13rda

*2025-10-01*

No deja el reloj más de 20segundos

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Best Clock app ever

*2026-04-25*

Shortcuts are awesome

### 5/5 — L’app est stylée

*2026-04-08*

L’app est stylée, mais la plus grande partie est payante…

### 5/5 — Great app

*2026-03-27, version 1.24*

One problem with app is that i have to choose my clock whn i plug my ipad in

### 5/5 — Stylé

*2026-03-25*

Cette appli est vraiment top

### 5/5 — Gorgeous

*2025-10-27, version 1.24*

The most beautiful app I’ve come across in a minute.

### 5/5 — 👍

*2025-08-26*

Super Application ! Top 👍

### 5/5 — 가성비지만 퀄리티도 못지않게 훌륭하다

*2025-08-11*

아직 위젯은되지않지만 곧 구연된다고도하고 무엇보다 멋지다. 멋짐에 커피 몇잔값이라니 안살이유가 없다. 숫자만나오는시계가아니라 오리지널 시계가 추가되길 바란다.

### 5/5 — Love it!

*2025-07-14*

Suuuuper clean and way, way better than any default Mac wallpaper. Cannot recommend enough!

### 5/5 — Perfect!

*2025-05-31, version 1.24*

This app is such a nice way to elevate a desk setup, all shaders feel thoughtfully designed

### 5/5 — Amazing!

*2025-05-22, version 1.23*

I love cool little apps like this and especially when there’s no subscription fee!  You rock!

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*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 2026-08-26.*