Comparison

Digital Clock vs 17 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

17 Clock

Create unique and personalized clock widgets for your home screen with a powerful editor. Display essential data like calendars, battery levels, and countdowns with fun animations and interactive surprises. Access a variety of styles and practical tools without needing to open the app.

Highlights
  • Customizable clock designs
  • Display calendar and battery
  • Countdown timer functionality
  • Virtual pet feature
  • Home screen widget integration
  • Fun animations
  • Interactive screen surprises
Features
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Make your screen look unique with 17 Clock the most powerful Widget creator ever! Use the awesome editor to create you own designs and display any data you need. Here are its main features: Colorful Styles: It comes with six different clock designs, so you can choose the one you like. Useful Tools: It can show you a calendar, a countdown timer, how much battery is left, and even a virtual pet. It's not just pretty; it's practical too! Home Screen Widget: Once you add it to your home screen, you don't need to open the app. It's ready to use when you charge your device. Fun Animations: It has cool moving effects that make you feel the passing of time. Surprises: You can tap the screen to find hidden surprises. 17 Clock has the following subscriptions: $4.99/ week, $17.99 / year. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account after purchase. Subscription automatically renews 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Subscription types and prices remain the same. If you do not want to automatically renew your subscription, be sure to cancel your subscription at least 24-hours before it expires. After purchase, you can manually turn off auto-renewal in iTunes/Apple ID Settings Manager. Term of use: https://dv7r5pxeq7iaa.cloudfront.net/standby_clock_term.html Privacy Policy : https://dv7r5pxeq7iaa.cloudfront.net/standby_clock_privacy.html

Screenshots

Digital Clock4 screens
17 Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Digital Clock at 4.6 against 17 Clock's 2.0. Digital Clock also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 25%) and ratings volume (69K vs 2). 17 Clock's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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 17 Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Digital Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digital Clock has 69K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Digital Clock's written reviews are positive against 25% of 17 Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digital Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, 17 Clock daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Digital Clock versus 17 Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital Clock17 Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (69K ratings) — better2.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings69K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer俊杰 阮SoCloud Technology Co., Limited

Customer experience

Digital Clock

All ratings69,009 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews1,164 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral7.3%
Negative25.4%

17 Clock

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

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

17 Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Digital Clock

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

17 Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Yearly$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Digital Clock free?
Digital Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 17 Clock free?
17 Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Digital Clock or 17 Clock?
Digital Clock is rated higher. Digital Clock averages 4.6 out of 5 from 69K ratings, while 17 Clock averages 2.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Digital Clock or 17 Clock have ads?
Digital Clock shows ads; 17 Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Digital Clock or 17 Clock?
Digital Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, and 17 Clock daily. Most recently, Digital Clock was updated on October 25, 2026 and 17 Clock on October 18, 2026.

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