Comparison

Simple Clock vs BDC

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Basic time, date, week display
  • Countdown timer
  • Timing function
  • Pomodoro timer
  • Multiple themes and fonts
  • Custom background image
Features
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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

About

BDC

Features
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BDC is an application based smart hardware management.Through BDC you can remotely manage any of our brands'smart devices and mainstream third-party devices, and you can also connect your favorite smar devices through BDC to customize your personalized life scenarios In addition, BDC enables you to: - Communicate with home contacts in high-definition and convenient audio and video anytime, anywhere. - Control devices remotely wherever you are. BDC can do these for you: - Record abnormal domestic information and push alerts remotely. - Set security mode to secure your home around the clock. - Support energy management, and save your power through automation. - BDC is designed as user-centered, bringing you a smart, convenient and safe home life.

Screenshots

Simple Clock4 screens
BDC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BDC at none against Simple Clock's 2. BDC also leads on ads (none vs shown). Simple Clock's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Simple Clock sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. BDC asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Clock ships an update fortnightly, BDC every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simple Clock versus BDC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple ClockBDC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (297 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings297 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB185 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer乃君 黄MILESEUM INC.

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

BDC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Simple Clock

One-time2
  • unlock all contents$0.99
  • Support Developer$1.99
None

BDC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Clock free?
Simple Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BDC free?
BDC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Clock or BDC have ads?
Simple Clock shows ads; BDC does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple Clock or BDC?
Simple Clock ships an update fortnightly, and BDC every 4 months. Most recently, Simple Clock was updated on October 12, 2026 and BDC on October 2, 2026.

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