Comparison

Desk Clock vs 桌面时钟

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

Head to head
About

Desk Clock

This app transforms your device into a full-screen analog clock with customizable faces. It offers real-time time display, including seconds, on your home screen, lock screen, and even during charging, doubling as a screen saver. Features include smart alarms and hourly reminders.

Highlights
  • Full-screen analog clock display
  • Customizable clock faces
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • Smart alarm clock
  • Hourly timekeeping reminders
  • Charging screen saver mode
Features
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Desktop Clock is a versatile full-screen digital and analog clock app with a rich collection of classic clock faces and custom Apple Watch face integration. Designed for your home screen, lock screen, StandBy mode, and Dynamic Island, it turns your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch into a stylish, fully customized timekeeping setup. Key Features: Classic Clock Face Collection: Explore a wide array of classic analog and sleek digital clock designs, perfect for full-screen desk displays and charging screen savers. Apple Watch Face Sync: Customize and sync stylish clock faces directly to your Apple Watch to match your personal aesthetic. Real-Time Seconds Display: Keep precise track of time with seconds displayed across home screen widgets, lock screen widgets, Dynamic Island, and StandBy mode. Home & Lock Screen Widgets: Multiple calendar and clock widget styles to personalize your iOS lock screen and home screen. Smart Volume-Adjusting Alarm: Gentle, intelligent alarm clock that automatically adjusts volume for a seamless morning wake-up. Hourly Chime & Voice Reminders: Audio notifications every hour to help you manage your daily schedule and focus sessions. Full-Screen Desk Timer & Companion: Ideal nightstand clock, aesthetic desk display. Upgrade your daily timekeeping with iconic watch faces, live seconds widgets, and seamless Apple Watch integration.

About

桌面时钟

A minimalist full-screen digital clock app designed for simplicity and style. Offers various clock face designs, including flip, LED, and classic styles, perfect for use as a nightstand clock. More customization options are planned for future updates.

Highlights
  • Full-screen display
  • Multiple clock styles (Flip, LED, Number, Classical)
  • Night clock functionality
  • Adjustable clock styles
  • Minimalist design
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A very simple full-screen digital clock app. It can be used as a night clock. You can adjust the clock style. Including: - Flip clock - LED style clock - Number clock - Classical clock And more features coming soon.

Screenshots

Desk Clock4 screens
桌面时钟3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 桌面时钟 at none against Desk Clock's 3. 桌面时钟 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Desk Clock's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Desk Clock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. 桌面时钟 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Desk Clock ships an update every 9 days, 桌面时钟 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Desk Clock versus 桌面时钟: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesk Clock桌面时钟
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer翠玲 施Caibo Network Technology Inc.

Customer experience

Desk Clock

All ratings22,076 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews537 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral7.8%
Negative23.3%

桌面时钟

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Desk Clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ads reappear after reinstall
  • Clock face doesn't update on lock screen
  • Alarm stops after a few seconds

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add calendar view
  • Implement 24-hour time format
  • Allow custom clock face designs
  • Add ability to set multiple alarms
  • Improve widget functionality

桌面时钟

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Desk Clock

One-time3
  • All clock styles$0.99
  • Remove All Ads$0.99
  • Professional Version$3.99
None

桌面时钟

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Desk Clock free?
Desk Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 桌面时钟 free?
桌面时钟 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Desk Clock or 桌面时钟 have ads?
Both Desk Clock and 桌面时钟 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Desk Clock or 桌面时钟?
Desk Clock ships an update every 9 days, and 桌面时钟 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Desk Clock was updated on October 28, 2026 and 桌面时钟 on October 18, 2026.

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