Bedside Clock vs Standby Me
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.
Standby Me
This app offers customizable clock faces and a Pomodoro timer, accessible as a widget. Choose from various styles like Classic, Flow, and Peach to personalize your device's standby screen.
- Customizable clock faces
- Pomodoro timer
- Widget functionality
- Multiple clock styles (Classic, Flow, Peach)
- Upcoming clock face designs
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Standby Me, as a clock, a pomodoro timer, a widget ~ Enjoy Classic, Flow, Peach, Hands and more upcoming clock faces ! Terms : https://every-emotion.super.site/every-clock/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://every-emotion.super.site/every-clock/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bedside Clock at 70% against Standby Me's 0%. Bedside Clock also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 2). Standby Me's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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 Standby Me sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bedside Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bedside Clock has 3.6K ratings behind it against 2, 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 Standby Me's.
Bedside Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, Standby Me every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bedside Clock | Standby Me |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.6K ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 章健 杨 | 成宝 王 |
Customer experience
Bedside Clock
Standby Me
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
Standby Me
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bedside Clock
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Pro Version$2.99
Standby Me
- Standby Pro$0.991 Month
- Standby Ultra$1.991 Year
Questions
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