bnClock vs Clock Face
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
bnClock
This app displays the time with exceptionally large numbers, ideal for nighttime viewing or as a travel alarm. It also offers current weather information and customizable alarm sounds, including music from your library. Personalize your experience with custom background colors or photos.
- Extra-large number display
- Built-in alarm clock
- Current weather and forecast
- Customizable alarm sounds
- Photo or slideshow backgrounds
- Customizable background colors
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Do you ever have trouble reading the clock in the middle of the night? bnClock (big numbers clock) provides the largest numbers your iPhone or iPad will allow. Great to use as travel alarm clock. Also a great use for an old iPhone or iPad. bnClock displays the current weather conditions and the forecast based on your current location. If you prefer, choose a particular location for the forecast. Or, turn off the weather display. Choose a built-in alarm sound, or a song from your music library to use for the alarms. Now with custom background colors, or, use a photograph or slide show as a background.
Clock Face
Enhance your device's lock screen and home screen with beautiful analog and digital clocks. Set music alarms, enjoy hourly chimes, and utilize desktop widgets for convenient timekeeping.
- Analog and digital clock display
- Lock screen and home screen widgets
- Multiple clock dial styles
- Music alarms
- Hourly chime and voice broadcast
- Desktop widgets
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Analog clock, contains multiple sets of analog clock dials. Your device needs such a beautiful clock - Display digital clock with seconds on lock screen, dynamic island, home Screen, standby mode screen. - Multiple sets of beautiful clock dials, switch by swiping left and right. - Provide a variety of music alarm clocks to wake you up on time。 - Hourly chime, voice broadcast current time. - Desktop Clock supports desktop widgets and lock screen widgets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Clock Face at 4.5 against bnClock's 3.9. Clock Face also leads on ratings volume (17K vs 35) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). bnClock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment and device support 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. Clock Face sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. bnClock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Clock Face holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clock Face has 17K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of bnClock's written reviews are positive against 61% of Clock Face's.
bnClock ships an update every 2 months, Clock Face fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | bnClock | Clock Face |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (35 ratings) | 4.5 (17K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 61.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 17K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jim Calvin | 化媚 席 |
Customer experience
bnClock
Clock Face
Bugs and requests
bnClock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Clock Face
Reported bugs
3 issues- Alarm not working as expected
- Time not syncing correctly
- Widget not reflecting selected clock face
Requested features
5 requests- Add more clock face options
- Allow customization of clock faces
- Implement a 12-hour time format
- Enable setting the clock as lock screen
- Add option to display time on home screen widget
In-app purchases
bnClock
No in-app purchases
Clock Face
- Pro Version$2.99
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