Comparison

Big Red Clock vs Simple Event Countdown Timer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Big Red Clock

This app provides a large, easily readable digital clock with both 12-hour and 24-hour formats. It also includes a countdown timer and a stopwatch function for various timekeeping needs.

Highlights
  • Large digital clock display
  • 12-hour and 24-hour formats
  • Countdown timer
  • Stopwatch functionality
  • Red color theme
Features
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The perfect BIG NUMBER digital clock ...and red is just the beginning! Features: 12 hour or 24 hour Clock / Timer / Stopwatch Premium features (with subscription): Time Zone Assistant / Learn 24 Hour Time / Learn 12 Hour Time / Multi-Timer / Multi-Stopwatch Delightful set of colors and fonts to choose from Big Red Clock uses the standard Apple Terms of Use End User License Agreement (EULA): http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

About

Simple Event Countdown Timer

Easily track the time remaining until your important events. View all upcoming countdowns in one place, from vacations to birthdays. Includes a widget for quick access in your device's Today view.

Highlights
  • Event countdown tracking
  • Single view for all events
  • Quick event setup
  • Today view widget
  • 3D Touch support
Features
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A simple, quick and easy to use event countdown timer! See countdowns to all of your upcoming events in one simple view. Quickly and intuitively set a timer counting down to your next vacation, a special anniversary, a birthday, or even just the weekend! A widget showing your first event timer is provided for use in the Today view of your device. 3D Touch support also included. The app is completely free to use, no pesky ads, no in-app purchases. Designed and produced out of a labor of love for programming for anyone who appreciates it! Thanks for browsing!

Screenshots

Big Red Clock4 screens
Simple Event Countdown Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Big Red Clock at 77% against Simple Event Countdown Timer's 0%. Big Red Clock also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (168 vs 3). Simple Event Countdown Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 18.6). On price, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Big Red Clock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Simple Event Countdown Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Big Red Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Red Clock has 168 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Big Red Clock's written reviews are positive against 0% of Simple Event Countdown Timer's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Big Red Clock versus Simple Event Countdown Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig Red ClockSimple Event Countdown Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (168 ratings) — better3.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews77.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings168 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.610.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSingle Sail Software, LLCEd Manning

Customer experience

Big Red Clock

All ratings168 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive77.4%
Neutral9.7%
Negative12.9%

Simple Event Countdown Timer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Big Red Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly1 Month trial$5.991 Year
None

Simple Event Countdown Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Big Red Clock free?
Big Red Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Event Countdown Timer free?
Simple Event Countdown Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Big Red Clock or Simple Event Countdown Timer?
Big Red Clock is rated higher. Big Red Clock averages 4.7 out of 5 from 168 ratings, while Simple Event Countdown Timer averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Big Red Clock or Simple Event Countdown Timer have ads?
Neither Big Red Clock nor Simple Event Countdown Timer shows ads.

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