Comparison

Digital Clock vs Bedside Clock

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

Head to head
About

Digital Clock

This app transforms your device into a stylish LED bedside clock with customizable skins and dynamic time displays. It offers alarm functionality, voice time broadcasts, and a countdown timer, perfect for your desk or nightstand.

Highlights
  • Display time in seconds
  • Customizable clock skins
  • Alarm with music selection
  • Hourly voice broadcast
  • Countdown timer
  • Home and lock screen widgets
Features
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Transform your desk with a minimalist LED digital clock, standby display, and focus timer — designed for Dynamic Island, Lock Screen, and Home Screen widgets. - Live Second Precision: Real-time clock display with seconds across Dynamic Island, Standby Screen, Lock Screen, and Home Screen widgets. - Custom Clock Skins: Eye-catching LED digital clock designs, themes, and customizable bedside displays. - Flexible Display: Toggle between 12-hour/24-hour time formats and easily hide week and date displays. - Smart Alarms & Chimes: Custom alarm sounds, music library, and hourly voice time broadcasts. - Pomodoro Focus Timer: Stay focused on work and study with customizable break intervals. - Stopwatch & Countdown Timer: High-precision timer for workouts, cooking, productivity, and study. - Target Date & Event Countdown: Track important milestones, project deadlines, holidays, and event countdowns.

About

Bedside Clock

Transform your device into a large, easy-to-read digital bedside clock. Features voice control to silence alarms and offers customizable hourly chimes. Supports dynamic island, lock screen, and home screen widgets for at-a-glance time checks.

Highlights
  • Large digital clock display
  • Voice control to stop alarms
  • Dynamic Island and lock screen support
  • Home screen widgets with real-time seconds
  • Customizable alarm settings
  • Hourly time chime and reminders
Features
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Bedside alarm clock display a large digital clock on the bedside table. When the alarm goes off, you can turn it off via voice control. - Supports dynamic island, lock screen, and home screen display seconds. - Display time in standby mode in seconds. - Full-screen digital time display, allowing you to check the time anywhere in the room. - Hourly time chime, hourly reminder. - Voice control to stop alarm. When the alarm clock sounds, say "Stop" on the alarm clock interface, and the alarm clock will automatically turn off. - Convenient alarm clock settings, you can add multiple alarm clocks, set alarm clock music, repeat type, etc. - Supports time display in desktop widgets and lock screen widgets, updating seconds in real time.

Screenshots

Digital Clock4 screens
Bedside Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Digital Clock at 69K against Bedside Clock's 3.6K. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Digital Clock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Bedside Clock sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Digital Clock against 4.5 for Bedside Clock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digital Clock has 69K ratings behind it against 3.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Digital Clock's written reviews are positive against 71% of Bedside Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digital Clock ships an update fortnightly, Bedside Clock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Digital Clock versus Bedside Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital ClockBedside Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (69K ratings) — better4.5 (3.6K ratings)
Positive reviews63.0% of reviews70.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings69K — better3.6K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB68 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer俊杰 阮章健 杨

Customer experience

Digital Clock

All ratings68,793 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews621 reviews
Positive63.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative28.3%

Bedside Clock

All ratings3,644 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews439 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral8.2%
Negative21.2%

User reviews

Digital Clock

From 69K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Formidable
  • 🚀 Très satisfait
  • 🚀 Buena
  • 🚀 Night display
  • 🚀 Best clock app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Snooze doesn't snooze anymore
  • 🐛 Ne fonctionne pas normalement = Grosse déception
  • 🐛 no suenan las alarmas
  • 🐛 Неплохо, но...
  • 🐛 Adds

Bedside Clock

From 3.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Great app
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🌟 Useful features
  • 🌟 Reliable alarm
  • 🌟 Customizable display

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and issues with updates
  • 🔇 Weak or unreliable alarm volume
  • 🔍 Confusing settings/UI
  • 💰 Paid version doesn't remove ads
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues

Bugs and requests

Digital Clock

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Alarm doesn't sound if device is in silent mode
  • Alarm doesn't work
  • Time display is wrong
  • Widget doesn't show correct time
  • App crashes frequently
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  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

9 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • More skins please ie: pixie (tube); RGB sliders
  • Ability to input own music for alarm
  • Vertical display
  • Battery percentage and reminder
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  • Ability to change alarm sounds
  • Portrait mode
  • Bigger clock display
  • Transparent widget

Bedside Clock

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Alarm not working as expected
  • Time/date display issues
  • Landscape mode not functioning
  • App crashes or fails to open
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • 12-hour clock mode
  • Ability to remove seconds display
  • More color/theme options
  • Improved alarm customization
  • Widget/home screen integration

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Digital Clock

One-time3
  • All clock styles$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Pro Version$2.99
2 purchases

Bedside Clock

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Pro Version$2.99

Questions

Is Digital Clock free?
Digital Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bedside Clock free?
Bedside Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Digital Clock or Bedside Clock?
Digital Clock is rated higher. Digital Clock averages 4.6 out of 5 from 69K ratings, while Bedside Clock averages 4.5 from 3.6K ratings.
Do Digital Clock or Bedside Clock have ads?
Both Digital Clock and Bedside Clock show ads.
Which is updated more often, Digital Clock or Bedside Clock?
Digital Clock ships an update fortnightly, and Bedside Clock every 3 weeks. Most recently, Digital Clock was updated on September 24, 2026 and Bedside Clock on September 22, 2026.

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