Simple Clock vs 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
Clock+
This bedside clock app features large, easy-to-read digits and simple alarm controls. Customize your experience with various themes and wake-up sounds.
- Large digit display
- Single tap alarm on/off
- Double tap to snooze
- Swipe to dim display
- Customizable themes
- Select wake-up alarm sound
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Large Digit Bedside Clock, a must have! Features: * Single tap to switch alarm on / off * Double tap to snooze alarm for 5 minutes * Swipe up / down to dim the display In-App purchase 'Unlock-All' allows the configuration of different themes / skins with over 100+ variations! Select wake-up alarm sound
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Clock+ at none against Simple Clock's shown. Clock+ also leads on ratings volume (998 vs 297). Simple Clock's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 45%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Clock+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Simple Clock against 4.5 for Clock+. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 297 and 998 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Simple Clock's written reviews are positive against 45% of Clock+'s.
Simple Clock ships an update fortnightly, Clock+ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Clock | Clock+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (297 ratings) | 4.5 (998 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.8% of reviews — better | 45.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 297 | 998 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | 乃君 黄 | MARK MANSER |
Customer experience
Simple Clock
Clock+
User reviews
Simple Clock
From 297 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simplicity and ease of use
- 🌟 Good for study focus
- 🖼️ Customizable backgrounds/fonts
- ✨ Minimalist design
- 🚫 Ad-free (for some users)
Room to improve
- 💰 Many features require payment
- 🤔 Difficult to navigate/find options
- ⏳ Limited timer duration (free version)
- 📱 Some users report unresponsiveness
- 💸 Paid features should be free
Clock+
From 998 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great clock
- 👍 Simple and effective
- 👍 Excellent app
- 👍 Works great
- 👍 Nighttime bedside clock
Room to improve
- 🐛 Alarm doesn't work
- 🐛 Alarm not reliable
- 🐛 Alarm sound issues
- 🐛 Alarm not going off
- 🐛 Alarm too quiet
Bugs and requests
Simple Clock
Reported bugs
11 issues- Cannot exit timer mode
- App unresponsive on some devices
- Quit working correctly, stuck on military time
- Cannot change clock design
- Not compatible with iPhone
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- Cannot restore purchases
- Timer only 15 minutes in free version
- App does not respond when operating from smartphone
- Need to uninstall to delete timer
- Custom image changes time number color to gray
- App drains battery quickly
Requested features
17 requests- Add alarm function
- Allow setting custom wallpaper and adjusting its size/position
- Add option to change font color with custom images
- Add a countdown feature
- Add PiP mode for iPad
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- Add option to keep night mode setting
- Add option to change date format
- Add option to change text color and position
- Add stopwatch functionality
- Add simple white noise sounds
- Add music to the app
- Add a daily total time recording function
- Add option to change AM/PM to 00:00 format
- Add option to disable second display
- Add vertical mode for phones
- Add analog/flip clock styles
- Allow restoring purchases
Clock+
Reported bugs
4 issues- Alarm not working
- Date stuck on wrong day
- Settings not saving
- Inconsistent behavior after updates
Requested features
7 requests- Add weather information
- More alarm sound options
- Add snooze function
- Landscape mode
- Customizable colors and rotation
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- Add HH:MM:SS display
- 24-hour time format
In-app purchases
Simple Clock
- unlock all contents$0.99
- Support Developer$1.99
Clock+
- Unlock All$0.99
