Comparison

Nightstand ※ vs Clock Stand

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

Head to head
About

Nightstand ※

This app provides a stylish digital clock and a customizable alarm system. Wake up to your favorite music or white noise, and fall asleep to soothing sounds. It offers background alarm support and a sleep timer for a peaceful night's rest.

Highlights
  • Stylish designer clock themes
  • Background alarm support
  • Wake up to favorite music
  • Sleep to white noise or songs
  • Sleep timer
  • Customizable alarm options
Features
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CLOCK • Large digital clock; screen stays awake; fills the screen on iPad • Choose your font, including a Dot Matrix LED look • Custom colours and date style • 12 or 24-hour time, optional AM/PM, optional seconds • Show or hide the date, day and battery level • Swipe up or down to dim, with the brightness level shown ALARMS AND SLEEP • Alarms with your choice of sounds • Calm sunrise wake-up screen • Sleep timer with soft white noise • Clear warning if notifications are off IPHONE DUO • Clock and date centred on the outer screen • Fold Mode: half-fold and the clock moves to one side; tap to switch sides EXTRAS (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) • Weather under the clock: temperature, icon and your area • Time Announcement: hear the time on an interval or by double tap, in your language • All backgrounds and styles • Multiple alarms • Every future update included • No subscription GOOD TO KNOW • Weather information is provided by Apple Weather • Location is used only to show your local weather and is never shared • Questions or ideas? Visit the support page from the About screen

About

Clock Stand

Features
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Clock Stand turns your iPhone or iPad into a beautiful, always-on clock for your desk or nightstand — and it's completely free. No ads. No in-app purchases. No account. No catch. Just a gorgeous clock. A DOZEN GORGEOUS THEMES Make it yours and match any room — switch live, day or night: • Digital faces — Midnight, Paper, Sunset, Forest, retro Nixie, soft Ambient, and a split-flap Departures board • Artistic analog faces — Bauhaus, Aurora, Eclipse, Porcelain, and Helios • Subtle gradients and lighting: refined and modern, never garish • Big, legible time in portrait or landscape WAKE TO THE WEATHER Our signature feature: don't just wake at a set time — wake to the sky. Create a custom weather alarm that goes off when the weather turns to rain, snow, fog, thunderstorms, wind and more. Pick the condition, and Clock Stand watches the sky for you. You won't find this on your stock clock. ALARMS THAT WORK • Dependable alarms that ring even when the screen sleeps • Snooze and repeat, with in-app Stop and Snooze • See your next 24 hours of alarms right on the clock • Suggest a wake-up time from your Health sleep ALWAYS-ON, YOUR WAY • Keeps the screen awake while it's on its stand • Battery-aware: let it sleep below a set level, or stay on only while charging • Brightness slider — or just swipe left/right to dim • Auto-dim when a Focus such as Sleep is active WEATHER AT A GLANCE • Current conditions and temperature from Apple Weather • Completely optional — turn it off anytime WIDGETS • Home Screen, Lock Screen, and a Control Center toggle • Themed to match your clock MADE FOR EVERYONE • iPhone and iPad, portrait or landscape • Available in 9 languages Free, forever. No ads, no in-app purchases, no sign-up — just a beautiful clock for your space. Weather data provided by Weather.

Screenshots

Nightstand ※4 screens
Clock Stand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clock Stand at none against Nightstand ※'s 1. Clock Stand also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Nightstand ※ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Clock Stand asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nightstand ※ ships an update every 6 weeks, Clock Stand every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Nightstand ※ versus Clock Stand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNightstand ※Clock Stand
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiReka SoftAleksandar Pecanov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nightstand ※

One-time1
  • Extras Awesomeness$2.99
None

Clock Stand

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nightstand ※ free?
Nightstand ※ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clock Stand free?
Clock Stand is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nightstand ※ or Clock Stand have ads?
Neither Nightstand ※ nor Clock Stand shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nightstand ※ or Clock Stand?
Nightstand ※ ships an update every 6 weeks, and Clock Stand every 4 days. Most recently, Nightstand ※ was updated on October 18, 2026 and Clock Stand on October 6, 2026.

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