bnClock vs Household Clock
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.
Household Clock
Turn your phone into a large-font digital clock with weather and calendar integration. Get non-intrusive alerts for schedules and extreme weather. Connect Bluetooth thermometers for additional data.
- Extra large font for time
- Built-in weather forecast
- Alert notifications for schedules
- Extreme weather warnings
- Bluetooth thermometer data display
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Transform your unused phone into a home clock! - Extra large font for easy visibility of time with just a glance - Built-in weather forecast for quick temperature checking - Non-intrusive alert notifications, displaying future schedules and extreme weather warnings - Display data from multiple connected Bluetooth thermometers* - No advertisements Supports MiJia Bluetooth thermometer LYWSD03MMC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: bnClock at 55% against Household Clock's 0%. bnClock also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (35 vs 1). Household Clock's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
bnClock is free to download; Household Clock costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Household Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: bnClock has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of bnClock's written reviews are positive against 0% of Household Clock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
bnClock ships an update every 2 months, Household Clock every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | bnClock | Household Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (35 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jim Calvin | Beijing Futao Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
bnClock
No in-app purchases
Household Clock
No in-app purchases
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