Simple Clock vs Nightstand Plus
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
Nightstand Plus
Transform your device into a stylish, always-on bedside clock with customizable displays, multiple alarms, and integrated weather. Perfect for older devices or anyone seeking a functional and attractive clock for home or travel.
- Always-on bedside clock display
- Local weather integration
- Customizable screen elements
- Multiple flexible alarms
- Built-in alarm sounds or Apple Music playlists
- 30 preloaded or custom backgrounds
- Sleep timer with white noise or music
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Nightstand Plus transforms your iOS device into a beautiful, always-on bedside clock. It’s perfect for older iPads that might be too slow for other uses — or for anyone who wants a stylish, customizable clock at home or on the go. Mount it on the wall, place it on your nightstand, or take it with you when you travel. Your alarms, music, and settings stay right where you left them. Features: • Elegant clock display with date and local weather • Shows your next scheduled alarm at a glance • Customize what’s on screen — show or hide seconds, weather, and more • Set multiple alarms with flexible scheduling options • Enable or disable alarms with a single tap • Choose from built-in alarm sounds or your favorite Apple Music playlists • Enjoy 30 preloaded backgrounds that can rotate automatically, or pick a solid color • Add your own background photos for a personal touch • Fall asleep with the sleep timer — drift off to white noise or your chosen playlist
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Simple Clock at Free against Nightstand Plus's $5.99. Simple Clock also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (297 vs 14). Nightstand Plus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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
Simple Clock is free to download; Nightstand Plus costs $5.99 up front. Simple Clock sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Nightstand Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Simple Clock against 4.6 for Nightstand Plus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Clock has 297 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Simple Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nightstand Plus's.
Simple Clock ships an update fortnightly, Nightstand Plus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Clock | Nightstand Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (297 ratings) | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 297 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 乃君 黄 | Bitwise Development Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
Simple Clock
Nightstand Plus
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
Nightstand Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simple Clock
- unlock all contents$0.99
- Support Developer$1.99
Nightstand Plus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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