Comparison

Simple Clock vs ShelfNote

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

ShelfNote

Features
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ShelfNote is a personal smart shelf designed to help you remember what you want to watch, read, listen to, play, or discover later. Instead of adding a movie, series, book, album, podcast, or game to an ordinary list, you place it on a shelf of your own. Create its label, edit the text, adjust its size and position, then leave it in its place on your shelf. With ShelfNote, you can: • Keep everything you want to watch, read, listen to, and play in one place. • Add completed items to your collection. • Create shelves for Movies & TV, Books, Music, Podcasts, and Games. • Design a custom label for every item. • Arrange and reorder the objects on your shelf. • Share your shelf and show your collection to others. • Quickly open supported platforms and stores related to your saved items. ShelfNote turns digital lists into a more personal and visible experience. Your saved items do not disappear into another folder; they take their place on a shelf that feels like yours. No account is required. Your data stays on your device. An optional Style Pack lets you personalize your shelf with alternative shelf themes and object designs.

Screenshots

Simple Clock4 screens
ShelfNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ShelfNote at none against Simple Clock's shown. Simple Clock's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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 and ShelfNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simple Clock versus ShelfNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple ClockShelfNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (303 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings303 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer乃君 黄MUSTAFA CAN ERDEM

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

ShelfNote

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
1 purchases

ShelfNote

One-time1
  • ShelfNote Style Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Simple Clock free?
Simple Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShelfNote free?
ShelfNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Clock or ShelfNote have ads?
Simple Clock shows ads; ShelfNote does not.

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