Comparison

Clock Face vs Digital Clock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Clock Face

Enhance your device's lock screen and home screen with beautiful analog and digital clocks. Set music alarms, enjoy hourly chimes, and utilize desktop widgets for convenient timekeeping.

Highlights
  • Analog and digital clock display
  • Lock screen and home screen widgets
  • Multiple clock dial styles
  • Music alarms
  • Hourly chime and voice broadcast
  • Desktop widgets
Features
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Analog clock, contains multiple sets of analog clock dials. Your device needs such a beautiful clock - Display digital clock with seconds on lock screen, dynamic island, home Screen, standby mode screen. - Multiple sets of beautiful clock dials, switch by swiping left and right. - Provide a variety of music alarm clocks to wake you up on time。 - Hourly chime, voice broadcast current time. - Desktop Clock supports desktop widgets and lock screen widgets.

About

Digital Clock

This app provides a clear and attractive LED digital clock display. It's ideal for use on a nightstand or desk, offering customizable options for time format and visibility of weekdays and dates.

Highlights
  • Beautiful LED digital display
  • 12/24 hour mode switching
  • Show/hide weekdays
  • Show/hide date
Features
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Digital Clock turns your iPhone, iPad, and Mac into a crisp retro LED display — the glow of a classic bedside or desk clock, right on your screen. Prop it up on your nightstand, desk, or home-office shelf and read the time at a glance, day or night. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Choose from several LED and LCD display styles • Show the time in 12- or 24-hour format, with optional seconds, weekday, and date • Add a blinking colon for that authentic digital-clock feel • Keep it in portrait or landscape, or lock it to the orientation you prefer • Dim the screen with a swipe for a gentle, glare-free glow at night • The display stays awake, so the clock is always there when you glance over TIMER & ALARMS • Set alarms to wake up or stay on schedule • Countdown timer, stopwatch, and a Pomodoro mode with work and break intervals • Pick your own alarm sound WIDGETS • Add Digital Clock to your Home Screen and Lock Screen DIGITAL CLOCK PRO Make it truly yours with a one-time upgrade: • Set custom digit and background colors • Use your own photo as the background • See the track currently playing in the Music app • Display any time zone in the world However you like to keep time — a stylish desk clock, a calm bedside companion, or a focus timer for work — Digital Clock has you covered.

Screenshots

Clock Face4 screens
Digital Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Digital Clock at none against Clock Face's shown. Clock Face's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 1.3K) and review sentiment (61% vs 51%). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Clock Face sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Digital Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Clock Face against 4.4 for Digital Clock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clock Face has 17K ratings behind it against 1.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Clock Face's written reviews are positive against 51% of Digital Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clock Face ships an update fortnightly, Digital Clock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Clock Face versus Digital Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClock FaceDigital Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (17K ratings) — better4.4 (1.3K ratings)
Positive reviews61.2% of reviews — better51.1% of reviews
Number of ratings17K — better1.3K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer化媚 席Applorium Ltd

Customer experience

Clock Face

All ratings16,668 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews289 reviews
Positive61.2%
Neutral10.7%
Negative28.0%

Digital Clock

All ratings1,288 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive51.1%
Neutral6.7%
Negative42.2%

User reviews

Clock Face

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🕰️ Variety of clock faces
  • 🔔 Useful alarm feature
  • 🖼️ Attractive analog clock design
  • 🕰️ Helpful for keeping track of time

Room to improve

  • 💸 Ads can be intrusive
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🐛 Clock sometimes freezes or shows wrong time
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🕰️ Lack of smooth second hand movement

Digital Clock

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and clean design
  • 🚀 Fast and responsive
  • 💡 Potential for customization (font, background)
  • 👍 Useful for specific use cases (e.g., pool clock)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Time display issues (24-hour format, incorrect time)
  • 💰 Paid features that should be free (color customization)
  • 🐛 Widget issues (only shows military time)
  • 🔍 Lack of advanced features (alarms, weather)

Bugs and requests

Clock Face

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Alarm not working as expected
  • Time not syncing correctly
  • Widget not reflecting selected clock face

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more clock face options
  • Allow customization of clock faces
  • Implement a 12-hour time format
  • Enable setting the clock as lock screen
  • Add option to display time on home screen widget

Digital Clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Time display issues
  • Widget only shows military time
  • Inconsistent behavior with background images

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add alarm functionality
  • Improve widget customization options
  • Allow changing time format (12-hour vs. 24-hour)
  • Introduce more free customization options
  • Add weather information display

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Clock Face

One-time1
  • Pro Version$2.99
1 purchases

Digital Clock

One-time1
  • Unlock all features$2.99

Questions

Is Clock Face free?
Clock Face is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Digital Clock free?
Digital Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clock Face or Digital Clock?
Clock Face is rated higher. Clock Face averages 4.5 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Digital Clock averages 4.4 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Clock Face or Digital Clock have ads?
Clock Face shows ads; Digital Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Clock Face or Digital Clock?
Clock Face ships an update fortnightly, and Digital Clock every 3 weeks. Most recently, Clock Face was updated on September 24, 2026 and Digital Clock on September 21, 2026.

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