Comparison

Big Clock vs Minimum Clock

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

Head to head
About

Big Clock

This app displays the time edge-to-edge on iOS devices, offering enhanced readability with crisp fonts for advanced displays. Customize your clock face with bold fonts, choose time formats, and toggle seconds. It functions offline and prioritizes user data privacy.

Highlights
  • Edge-to-edge time display
  • Crisp font for XDR/Liquid Retina
  • Dark mode support
  • 12/24 hour format
  • Customizable clock face styling
  • Offline functionality
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Big Clock is designed specifically for iOS users. With an optimised layout for iOS devices, the time can be shown from edge to edge on the display for better readability and usability. For devices adopting XDR or Liquid Retina display technologies, a more crisp and clear font can be shown. FEATURES * Dark mode (night mode) is supported natively in app. The clock face can be viewed comfortably whenever it is in day time or in dark. * The clock can be displayed in either 12/24 time format. * Styling your own clock face with bold font, or to choose showing/hiding the seconds counter. * Timing and clock styling are made within the app. No network connection is required. For accurate time display, please make sure your phone’s clock is in-sync with the timezone that you’re in. * As no third-parties is involved within the process, all data are kept within the app. Made by PPES Developers & Contributors

About

Minimum Clock

This app offers a minimalist digital and analog clock with customizable features. Adjust size, switch between 12/24 hour formats, and select background colors. It includes a time signal with numerous tones and allows for date format changes.

Highlights
  • Digital and analog clock display
  • Adjustable clock size
  • 12/24 hour format switching
  • Customizable background colors
  • Hourly time signal with 78 tones
  • Date format customization
  • Screen rotation
Features
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A simple, no-frills digital and analog clock. The calm design is ideal for concentrating on study or work! Although simple, it has the minimum necessary functions. The clock face and analog clock can be moved with your finger. By pressing buttons such as "1X" and "2X", you can adjust the size of the letters. The analog clock can also be enlarged or reduced with two fingers. You can also switch between 12-hour and 24-hour displays. Touching a clock character or the analog clock switches to the setting mode. In setting mode, the date can be changed to various formats by touching it. In addition, a time signal can be sounded at 0 minutes of every hour, and there are 78 different tones to choose from. The screen can be rotated horizontally and vertically.  The background color can be selected from 10 different colors. It is also possible to choose between a digital clock and an analog clock.

Screenshots

Big Clock3 screens
Minimum Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Big Clock at 50% against Minimum Clock's 0%. Big Clock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Minimum Clock's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 31 months). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Minimum Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Big Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minimum Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Big Clock's written reviews are positive against 0% of Minimum Clock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Big Clock ships an update every 31 months, Minimum Clock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Big Clock versus Minimum Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig ClockMinimum Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (4 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 31 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilip TamMihoko Araki

Customer experience

Big Clock

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Minimum Clock

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Big Clock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Minimum Clock

One-time1
  • Minimum Clock with no ads$1.99

Questions

Is Big Clock free?
Big Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minimum Clock free?
Minimum Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Big Clock or Minimum Clock?
Minimum Clock is rated higher. Big Clock averages 2.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Minimum Clock averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Big Clock or Minimum Clock have ads?
Minimum Clock shows ads; Big Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Big Clock or Minimum Clock?
Big Clock ships an update every 31 months, and Minimum Clock every 3 weeks. Most recently, Big Clock was updated on October 2, 2026 and Minimum Clock on October 6, 2026.

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