Comparison

Nightstand vs Spiffy Clock

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

Head to head
About

Nightstand

Transform your device into a clear, dim bedside clock. It displays the time, weather, and battery level, with adjustable brightness and multiple color themes for optimal nighttime viewing.

Highlights
  • Large, readable digits in darkness
  • Real-time weather display
  • Visible battery level indicator
  • Tap-to-adjust brightness
  • Multiple color themes
  • Designed for low-light use
Features
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Turn your iPhone into the perfect bedside clock — beautiful, dim, and always readable in the dark. No squinting. No fumbling. Just tap to wake, one glance to know. — WHAT YOU GET · A clean, large-digit clock that's easy to read in complete darkness · Real-time weather so you wake up knowing what to wear · 3-day weather forecast · Portrait mode — use Nightstand upright on your nightstand or desk · Battery level always visible — no surprises in the morning · Tap anywhere to adjust screen brightness instantly · Multiple color themes: cool blue, warm gray, night green and much more · Choose your perfect font — from classic digital to minimal thin, rounded, serif and more · A sleep reminder that nudges you to wind down at your chosen time each night — DESIGNED FOR NIGHT Most clock apps are built for daytime. Nightstand is built for the dark — low brightness by default, soothing colors, and zero distractions. Put your phone on the charger, open Nightstand, and your nightstand is transformed. — PERFECT FOR · Bedside use while charging overnight · Hotel rooms and travel (no more clock-hunting) · Desk use as an ambient time display

About

Spiffy Clock

Customize your device's time and date display with a variety of colors, gradients, and layout options. Tailor the appearance to your preference, including support for light and dark modes, and choose whether to show seconds, the day of the week, and more.

Highlights
  • 13 built-in background/text colors
  • Color gradient options
  • Customizable time and date display
  • Portrait and landscape mode support
  • Automatic light/dark mode color changes
  • Optional status bar hiding
Features
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Spiffy Clock puts the time and date front and center! It has 16 free colors that can be displayed as the background or as the text. An in-app purchase unlocks gradient backgrounds, gradient text, custom background and text colors, bi-color themes, gold, silver, and bronze, and rainbow coloring. Choose from numerous settings exactly how you want the time and date and day of the week displayed. When the color choice is for the background, the color will automatically change for light mode and dark mode, except when using custom colors. Works in both portrait and landscape mode. A night mode for use with dark mode allows you to display dark text in dark mode. Free color choices are: —Red —Orange —Yellow —Green —Mint —Cyan —Teal —Blue —Indigo —Purple —Pink —Brown —Black —Gray —White —System Paid color choices are: —Gradients —Gold —Silver —Bronze —Rainbow —Bi-color themes —Custom colors Time and date settings are: — Analog or digital clock —Show/hide seconds —Use 24 hour or 12 hour time with AM and PM —Show/hide date —Show/hide day of the week —Use numerical date You also can hide the status bar if you want. This app is a great complement to the desktop app Clock Suite. Similar colors are used, so there is a consistent look and feel across your devices.

Screenshots

Nightstand4 screens
Spiffy Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Spiffy Clock at none against Nightstand's shown. Spiffy Clock also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Nightstand's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (126 vs 12). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nightstand sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Spiffy Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spiffy Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nightstand has 126 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Nightstand's written reviews are positive against 100% of Spiffy Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nightstand ships an update every 6 weeks, Spiffy Clock every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Nightstand versus Spiffy Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNightstandSpiffy Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (126 ratings)4.9 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings126 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 14 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGianluca Di MaggioMatthew Roberts

Customer experience

Nightstand

All ratings126 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Spiffy Clock

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nightstand

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Spiffy Clock

One-time1
  • Spiffy Clock Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Nightstand free?
Nightstand is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spiffy Clock free?
Spiffy Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nightstand or Spiffy Clock?
Spiffy Clock is rated higher. Nightstand averages 4.5 out of 5 from 126 ratings, while Spiffy Clock averages 4.9 from 12 ratings.
Do Nightstand or Spiffy Clock have ads?
Nightstand shows ads; Spiffy Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Nightstand or Spiffy Clock?
Nightstand ships an update every 6 weeks, and Spiffy Clock every 14 months. Most recently, Nightstand was updated on October 16, 2026 and Spiffy Clock on October 1, 2026.

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