Comparison

Big Clock vs Spiffy 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

Spiffy Clock

Customize your device's time and date display with a variety of colors, gradients, and layout options. Tailor the appearance to your preference, including support for light and dark modes, and choose whether to show seconds, the day of the week, and more.

Highlights
  • 13 built-in background/text colors
  • Color gradient options
  • Customizable time and date display
  • Portrait and landscape mode support
  • Automatic light/dark mode color changes
  • Optional status bar hiding
Features
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Spiffy Clock puts the time and date front and center! It has 16 free colors that can be displayed as the background or as the text. An in-app purchase unlocks gradient backgrounds, gradient text, custom background and text colors, bi-color themes, gold, silver, and bronze, and rainbow coloring. Choose from numerous settings exactly how you want the time and date and day of the week displayed. When the color choice is for the background, the color will automatically change for light mode and dark mode, except when using custom colors. Works in both portrait and landscape mode. A night mode for use with dark mode allows you to display dark text in dark mode. Free color choices are: —Red —Orange —Yellow —Green —Mint —Cyan —Teal —Blue —Indigo —Purple —Pink —Brown —Black —Gray —White —System Paid color choices are: —Gradients —Gold —Silver —Bronze —Rainbow —Bi-color themes —Custom colors Time and date settings are: — Analog or digital clock —Show/hide seconds —Use 24 hour or 12 hour time with AM and PM —Show/hide date —Show/hide day of the week —Use numerical date You also can hide the status bar if you want. This app is a great complement to the desktop app Clock Suite. Similar colors are used, so there is a consistent look and feel across your devices.

Screenshots

Big Clock3 screens
Spiffy Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spiffy Clock at 100% against Big Clock's 50%. Spiffy Clock also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 14 months vs every 31 months). Big Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spiffy Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Big Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of Spiffy Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Big Clock ships an update every 31 months, Spiffy Clock every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Big Clock versus Spiffy Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig ClockSpiffy Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (4 ratings)4.9 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings412 — better
Update frequencyEvery 31 monthsEvery 14 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilip TamMatthew Roberts

Customer experience

Big Clock

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

Spiffy Clock

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Big Clock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Spiffy Clock

One-time1
  • Spiffy Clock Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Big Clock free?
Big Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spiffy Clock free?
Spiffy Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Big Clock or Spiffy Clock?
Spiffy Clock is rated higher. Big Clock averages 2.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Spiffy Clock averages 4.9 from 12 ratings.
Do Big Clock or Spiffy Clock have ads?
Neither Big Clock nor Spiffy Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Big Clock or Spiffy Clock?
Big Clock ships an update every 31 months, and Spiffy Clock every 14 months. Most recently, Big Clock was updated on October 2, 2026 and Spiffy Clock on October 1, 2026.

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