Standby Clock vs Analog Clock Face
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Standby Clock
This app transforms your device into a full-screen digital clock with customizable fonts and colors. It offers a musical alarm, displays seconds on the dynamic island and lock screen, and can broadcast the time hourly. Enjoy background alarms with custom ringtones and various widget options.
- Full-screen digital time display
- Seconds on dynamic island and lock screen
- Customizable digital font styles and colors
- Musical alarm with custom ringtones
- Hourly chime and voice broadcasting
- Lock screen and Home Screen widgets
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Standby Clock, a beautiful music alarm clock that displays full-screen digital time. - Show seconds on dynamic island and lock screen - Provide a variety of digital font styles - Custom Clock Digital Color - Hourly Chime, Hourly voice broadcasting time - Display date, week, etc. - Support background alarm clock and custom music ringtones. - Support Home Screen widget, Lock Screen Widget, Standby mode.
Analog Clock Face
This application provides a beautiful analog clock experience for your Apple devices. It functions as a desk clock, offering a visually appealing timepiece for your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
- Analog clock display
- Desk clock functionality
- iPhone compatibility
- iPad compatibility
- macOS compatibility
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A beautiful new analog clock app for iPhone, iPad & macOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Analog Clock Face at none against Standby Clock's 3. Analog Clock Face also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (88% vs 61%). Standby Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 37 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Standby Clock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Analog Clock Face asks for nothing beyond the download.
Analog Clock Face holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 712 and 842 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Standby Clock's written reviews are positive against 88% of Analog Clock Face's.
Standby Clock ships an update every 6 weeks, Analog Clock Face every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Standby Clock | Analog Clock Face |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (712 ratings) | 4.6 (842 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.2% of reviews | 87.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 712 | 842 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 云云 唐 | Lasmit TLB Ltd |
Customer experience
Standby Clock
Analog Clock Face
User reviews
Standby Clock
From 712 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🕰️ Customizable clock display
- 💡 Useful night light feature
- 🔍 Clear and accurate time display
Room to improve
- 🐛 Vertical time display not preferred
- 🕰️ Lack of additional features (e.g., weather, date)
- 💰 Paid app with limited free features
- 🔋 Short screen time before turning off
Analog Clock Face
From 842 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple, minimalist, uncluttered design
- ⏰ Clean and easy to read analog clock face
- 🚀 Fast, lightweight app with quick load times
- 🆓 Free with no ads or in-app purchases
- ⏱️ Accurate timekeeping with precise second hand
Room to improve
- 🎨 Limited color customization options
- 🔧 Only one clock face design available
- 💡 Very bright display at night
- ❌ No alarm functionality
- 📱 iPad-only, not available for iPhone
Bugs and requests
Standby Clock
Reported bugs
2 issues- Clock not displaying properly on home screen
- Alarm not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Add horizontal time display option
- Include weather and date information
- Improve screen timeout settings
- Offer more customization options
Analog Clock Face
Reported bugs
2 issues- Excessive review prompts appearing within minutes of installation
- Missing proximity sensor mode for covered displays
Requested features
8 requests- Hide or toggle second hand option
- Multiple clock face designs
- Color customization (various color schemes)
- Built-in alarm functionality
- Proximity/motion sensor mode for pocket/case use
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- iPhone compatibility
- Adjustable brightness levels
- More digit markings on clock face
In-app purchases
Standby Clock
- Remove Ads$0.99
- All Clock Styles$0.99
- Pro Version$1.99
Analog Clock Face
No in-app purchases
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