MoonDial vs SClock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MoonDial
A highly customizable bedside clock designed for minimal distraction. It offers a range of color, font, and display options to help you rest easy and manage your sleep time. Enjoy an ad-free experience with optional sleep reminders and battery status.
- Customizable colors and fonts
- Landscape or portrait mode
- Quick brightness control
- 24-hour or AM/PM format
- Optional sleep reminders
- Battery status indicator
Read full descriptionHide full description
MoonDial is the #1 fully customizable and minimal bedside clock. Rest easy and stop tossing and turning in the night wondering how much time you have left to sleep. • 100% ad-free • hundreds of curated colors • landscape or portrait mode • custom fonts • quick brightness control • 24 hour or AM/PM format • option to show the current date • receive optional nightly sleep reminders • battery status indicator (optional) • very low battery usage if not charging (especially with OLED screens) • actively developed, supported, and updated
SClock
This app offers a customizable clock with adjustable display sizes and color options. It features dual timers with customizable sounds and visual cues, perfect for time management tasks like Pomodoro.
- Adjustable display size
- Color selectable clock face
- Dual timer functionality
- Customizable countdown sounds
- Color-coded time display
- Simple, easy-to-read design
Read full descriptionHide full description
・ 24H / 12H calendar Simple clock function with color selectable ・The sound before the start, the countdown sound, the color display can be changed according to the remaining time, and the two timers can be switched, making it ideal for pomodoro timers, etc.The sound before the start, the countdown sound, the color display can be changed according to the remaining time, and the two timers can be switched, making it ideal for pomodoro timers, etc. ・By switching between large format and middle size display, it is easy to use at hand and has excellent visibility from a distance in a wide place. ・Simple and easy-to-read design. You can use it in any situation such as studying, meetings, presentations, sports, fitness, cooking, etc.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MoonDial at 96% against SClock's 50%. MoonDial also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). SClock's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99). On update cadence 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
SClock is free to download; MoonDial costs $1.99 up front. SClock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. MoonDial asks for nothing beyond the download.
MoonDial holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MoonDial has 289 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of MoonDial's written reviews are positive against 50% of SClock's.
MoonDial ships an update every 4 weeks, SClock fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MoonDial | SClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (289 ratings) — better | 4.3 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 289 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Astral Digital, LLC | Hajime Suzuki |
Customer experience
MoonDial
SClock
Bugs and requests
MoonDial
Reported bugs
1 issue- Can’t set the clock or the alarm!!
Requested features
3 requests- Remove the zero from single digit numbers
- Display the clock in metric time
- Text shifts around the screen to prevent burn in
SClock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MoonDial
No in-app purchases
SClock
- premium$0.991 Month
