Big Red Clock vs Digital Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Large digital clock display
- 12-hour and 24-hour formats
- Countdown timer
- Stopwatch functionality
- Red color theme
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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
Digital Clock
Transform your device into a stylish digital clock with a customizable LED display. Choose from various time formats, colors, and fonts. Includes white noise for focus or sleep and an alarm function.
- Customizable LED display
- 12/24 hour mode
- Show/hide date
- Font and color selection
- White noise generator
- Alarm function
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This is a beautiful digital clock for those who want to have a digital clock on their nightstand or coffee table. You can change the color to almost whatever you want. It shows you various time elements and you can use a few different time and date formats, colors, and clock faces. The app is very affordable which is a great deal for one of the simplest, but best clock apps. Features: - Beautiful digital display - Switch between 12 and 24 modes - Show or hide date - Select your preferable font or color - Play white noise to help you focus or sleep - Set alarm and never miss any important event White noise included such as: River stream, Ocean waves, Underground cave, Soft rain, Crackling fire, Sizzling pan, Birds chirping, Summer crickets, Noise fan, ASMR, Deep sea, Midnight crickets, Beach seagulls, Cave water dripping, Crackling fireplace, Pot boiling, Green forest, Peaceful ambience, Clock ticking, Footstep Notes: - The auto lock will be disabled while the clock is active. - It doesn’t start automatically like the Mac screensaver. Please leave us your review, we will do our best to improve the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Big Red Clock at none against Digital Clock's shown. Big Red Clock also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (83% vs 65%). Digital Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Big Red Clock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Digital Clock sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Big Red Clock against 4.4 for Digital Clock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 101 and 153 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Big Red Clock's written reviews are positive against 65% of Digital Clock's.
Big Red Clock ships an update every 2 months, Digital Clock every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Red Clock | Digital Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (101 ratings) — better | 4.4 (153 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.8% of reviews — better | 65.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 101 | 153 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Single Sail Software, LLC | Edwin Chan |
Customer experience
Big Red Clock
Digital Clock
Bugs and requests
Big Red Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Digital Clock
Reported bugs
4 issues- App display cuts off numbers on iPad Pro (resolved in v15.1)
- App times out with phone's auto-lock feature
- Date format inconsistency (TUE, 29 NOV vs TUE, NOV 29)
- Reminder feature unclear/non-functional as alarm
Requested features
11 requests- Alarm functionality (not just reminders)
- In-app brightness adjustment without leaving app
- Eliminate or dim the white navigation bar at bottom
- Full-screen mode to hide status bar and home indicator
- Easy landscape/portrait orientation toggle within app
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- Screen burn prevention with kinetic display
- Battery level indicator display
- Timer functionality
- Prevent screen auto-lock while app is open
- Additional font options without review requirement
- Better documentation and instructions
In-app purchases
Big Red Clock
- Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly1 Month trial$5.991 Year
Digital Clock
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly Trials3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Clock Font$0.99
- Clock Skin$1.99
- All Features$24.99
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- Remove Ads$24.99
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