Bedside Clock vs Now
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.
Now
This app verbally announces the current date and time, offering a simple solution for those who struggle with timekeeping or find complex calendar interfaces overwhelming. It features customizable read-out intervals and supports multiple languages.
- Verbal date and time announcement
- Automatic read-outs
- Digital and analog clock interfaces
- Multiple language support
- Customizable intervals
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Sometimes you just want to someone to tell you what day it is. Whether you are suffering from temporal disintegration, loses track of time or just get confused by calendar apps with overwhelming user interfaces - you are not alone. Press the text to get it read to you, or set it up for automatic read-outs on predefined intervals. Digital and/or analog clock interfaces. Available in multiple languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bedside Clock at 70% against Now's 0%. Bedside Clock also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 5). Now's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Now sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bedside Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bedside Clock has 3.6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Bedside Clock's written reviews are positive against 0% of Now's.
Bedside Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, Now every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bedside Clock | Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.6K ratings) — better | 2.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| 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 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 章健 杨 | Aktiebolaget Kattbjorn |
Customer experience
Bedside Clock
Now
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
Now
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bedside Clock
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Pro Version$2.99
Now
- Now - Premium$1.99
