Bedside Clock vs Simple Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Simple Clock
A straightforward digital clock designed for focus and study sessions. It offers a simple interface with essential timekeeping functions and customizable themes to enhance your work environment.
- Basic time, date, week display
- Countdown timer
- Timing function
- Pomodoro timer
- Multiple themes and fonts
- Custom background image
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This clock is very easy to use, open it, put it on a good place, that's it. All you have to do is enjoy your study hours. Supports: # Basic time / date / week display # Countdown function # Timing function # Tomato timer # Multiple themes and fonts # Custom background image
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bedside Clock at 3.6K against Simple Clock's 297. Simple Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Bedside Clock sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Simple Clock sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Bedside Clock against 4.5 for Simple Clock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bedside Clock has 3.6K ratings behind it against 297, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Bedside Clock's written reviews are positive against 75% of Simple Clock's.
Bedside Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple Clock fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bedside Clock | Simple Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.6K ratings) | 4.5 (297 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | 74.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | 297 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 章健 杨 | 乃君 黄 |
Customer experience
Bedside Clock
Simple Clock
Bugs and requests
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
Simple Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bedside Clock
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Pro Version$2.99
Simple Clock
- unlock all contents$0.99
- Support Developer$1.99
