Clock Simplicity vs Floating Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clock Simplicity
A clean and straightforward weather clock app that displays the time and current weather conditions. It offers simple controls for changing color schemes and screen brightness, and prevents your screen from locking while in use.
- Displays time and current weather
- Adjustable color schemes (dark/light)
- Screen brightness control
- Prevents screen lock
- Clean and straightforward interface
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Finally, a simple weather clock that is clean and straightforward. No ads, no accounts, no setup. Same promise kept since 2018. Launch it and you have the time, the date, and what the weather is doing right now. Set the device down on a nightstand, a desk or a kitchen counter and leave it there — the screen won't lock while the app is open. THE TIME, AS BIG AS YOU WANT IT Pinch out and the time fills the entire screen, edge to edge, so you can read it from across the room or from the doorway. Pinch in to bring it back to its usual size. In landscape the digits run on a single line; in portrait the hours stack over the minutes. SIX COLOR THEMES Black & White, Ocean, Cyan, Lime, Coral and Fuchsia — each with a light side and a dark side. Swipe two fingers left or right to move through them, or pick one in Settings. Double-tap anywhere to flip between light and dark. Every pairing is chosen to stay legible in a dark room, and the light themes lift as you dim the screen so they hold up at night. WEATHER FROM APPLE WEATHER The current temperature on an arc gauge that shows the day's full range at a glance, with a marker pointing the way the temperature is heading. Conditions, humidity, and severe weather alerts when there are any. Double-tap the temperature to switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit. Lose signal and your last reading stays right where it was. GESTURES THAT STAY OUT OF THE WAY Swipe two fingers up or down to set the screen brightness — two fingers rather than one, so picking the phone up or putting it down doesn't dim it by accident. A "?" in the corner opens a page that explains every gesture, and nothing here is gesture-only: everything can be done from Settings too. Works on iPhone and iPad. Available in English and Hebrew.
Floating Clock
Display a customizable digital clock, stopwatch, and countdown timer that floats over other applications or your mobile desktop. Personalize backgrounds and fonts for a unique timekeeping experience.
- Floating clock overlay
- Stopwatch functionality
- Countdown timer
- Customizable backgrounds and fonts
- Multiple window support
- Adjustable window size
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A digital clock tool supporting stopwatch and countdown, which can be suspended on any app and mobile desktop! The background format and font of floating window can be customized. - Floating Clock. One click switch background time! - Support MS digital display! - Multiple windows are available. Double finger zoom size! - Custom configuration. Wait for you to unlock more functions! The features provided by the app are completely FREE!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Clock Simplicity at 100% against Floating Clock's 64%. Clock Simplicity also leads on ads (none vs shown) and price ($0.99 vs $5.99). Floating Clock's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On update cadence, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Clock Simplicity costs $0.99 and Floating Clock $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Floating Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Clock Simplicity's written reviews are positive against 64% of Floating Clock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Clock Simplicity ships an update every 9 months, Floating Clock every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clock Simplicity | Floating Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 64.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raz Yalov | 少都 陈 |
Customer experience
Clock Simplicity
Floating Clock
In-app purchases
Clock Simplicity
No in-app purchases
Floating Clock
No in-app purchases
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