Date & Time Widget vs Simple_Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Date & Time Widget
Access calendar information directly from your home or lock screen with customizable widgets. Displays analog clocks, full date and time with seconds, day of the month, week of the year, and time zone. Offers large time display and supports Dark Mode.
- Analog clock display
- Full date and time with seconds
- Day of month and month number
- Week of year
- Time Zone display
- Small and large widget options
- Dark Mode support
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Date & Time Widget conveniently displays some handy calendar information with easy access from your lock or home screen as a widget, even including an analog clock. Displays: - Simple and accurate analog clock - Full date and time with exact seconds - Day of month and month # - Week of year - Ordinal day, ex. "3rd Friday of January" - Time Zone More: - Choice between small or large widget - Supports iOS 13 Dark Mode - Large time display in app, as well as all of the other information and the analog clock
Simple_Clock
A minimalist analog clock designed with a classic Apple iPad aesthetic. It offers the unique ability to integrate calendar events and reminders as clock hands for enhanced time management.
- Classic Apple iPad style analog clock
- Optional calendar integration as clock needles
- Optional reminders integration as clock needles
- Minimalist design
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Classic Apple iPad style clock. Feature • Add Calendar and Reminders as clock needles (optional) Support: vibecoder.company@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple_Clock at 4.7 against Date & Time Widget's 3.5. Simple_Clock also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (71% vs 58%). Date & Time Widget's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Date & Time Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Simple_Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple_Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 95 and 133 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Date & Time Widget's written reviews are positive against 71% of Simple_Clock's.
Date & Time Widget ships an update every 7 months, Simple_Clock every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Date & Time Widget | Simple_Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (95 ratings) | 4.7 (133 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.1% of reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 95 | 133 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beacon Rock Enterprises, Inc. | Seung-Un Ham |
Customer experience
Date & Time Widget
Simple_Clock
Bugs and requests
Date & Time Widget
Reported bugs
27 issues- Widget function is broken
- Widget not working
- Instructions don’t make sense
- No swiping right on home screen to see search bar
- Not possible to create a widget
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- Doesn’t work any longer
- Doesn’t show as a widget
- Can’t find the widget
- Today widget is missing after updating to iOS 18
- No option to add widget back
- App hasn’t been updated in years
- Widget is not in the list of available options
- Instructions for adding widget don’t work
- Can’t place on Home Screen
- Not showing in the widgets menu
- Tip jar did not work
- Error occurred in widget panel
- Have to touch widget each time to refresh it
- Second hands disappeared in widget after update
- Analog and digital seconds are gone after the update
- A little hiccup on the most recent update was fixed quickly
- Text does not fit in the phone when clicking app
- No option for 24 hour clock
- Takes a second or so to show the date & time
- Doesn't show on lock screen
- Full-screen white clockface only comes up if you touch the widget, which opens the app, and then touch the digital time
- Widget shows error
Requested features
18 requests- Add widget to Home Screen
- Update app for smaller widgets
- Option to change widget color
- Add date insert in notes
- Add date on photos
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- Add file size and date to photos
- Make widget accessible on Home Screen
- Update for dark mode pure black background
- Add bigger full screen option
- Update app to make widget work
- Option to choose whether or not to show seconds
- Setting to change font and size of text in widget
- Option for 24-hour clock in widget
- Put seconds back in widget or add option
- Fix second hands disappearing in widget
- Keep widget open
- Remove running seconds and analog clock from widget
- Display faster
Simple_Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Date & Time Widget
- Tip Jar$1.99
Simple_Clock
- Remove Ads (Lifetime)$4.99
Questions
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