Simple Clock vs Big Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Clock
A straightforward digital clock designed for focus and study sessions. It offers a simple interface with essential timekeeping functions and customizable themes to enhance your work environment.
- Basic time, date, week display
- Countdown timer
- Timing function
- Pomodoro timer
- Multiple themes and fonts
- Custom background image
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This clock is very easy to use, open it, put it on a good place, that's it. All you have to do is enjoy your study hours. Supports: # Basic time / date / week display # Countdown function # Timing function # Tomato timer # Multiple themes and fonts # Custom background image
Big Clock
Transform your iPhone into a stylish bedside clock with interactive widgets for your home screen, lock screen, and Dynamic Island. Enjoy customizable themes and essential information at a glance.
- Interactive iOS widgets
- Stand-by mode widget
- Dynamic Island support
- Lock Screen widget with seconds
- Transparent widget option
- Full screen digital clock
- Gradient themes
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Turn Your iPhone into Big Clock. Simple and beautiful Digital clock designed for Table Stand. App includes Features: · iOS 26 Interactive Widget, Stand-by Widget · Dynamic Island. · LockScreen Widget with seconds. · Transparent WIdget. · Clock Widget with seconds . · Full Screen Digital Clock. · Beautiful Gradient Themes. · 24-12 hr Format. · Calendar View. and many other exciting features
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Clock at 4.5 against Big Clock's 4.0. Simple Clock also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Big Clock's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Simple Clock sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Big Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 297 and 700 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Simple Clock's written reviews are positive against 68% of Big Clock's.
Simple Clock ships an update fortnightly, Big Clock every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Clock | Big Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (297 ratings) — better | 4.0 (700 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.8% of reviews — better | 67.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 297 | 700 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 乃君 黄 | Amit Verma |
Customer experience
Simple Clock
Big Clock
Bugs and requests
Simple Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Big Clock
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not updating time correctly
- Inconsistent time display between app and widget
- Review pop-ups blocking clock functionality
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize font, size, and appearance
- Option to disable seconds display
- Landscape mode support
- More color/theme options
- Ability to tap widget to access settings
In-app purchases
Simple Clock
- unlock all contents$0.99
- Support Developer$1.99
Big Clock
- Big Clock Pro.$6.99
