Comparison

Standby Clock vs Freedom Desktop Clock

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Freedom Desktop Clock

Customize your desktop with an interactive clock featuring unique textures and designs. It adapts to your device's screen for optimal display and supports desktop widgets, offering precise time updates and a free dial market.

Highlights
  • Interactive desktop clock
  • Texture and design customization
  • iOS 16 widget support
  • Precise time updates
  • Adaptive screen refresh
  • Free dial market
Features
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Freedom Clock turns your iPhone and iPad into a calm, readable desk clock that looks good throughout the day. Whether you keep it on a desk, near your bed, in a study space, or simply want a cleaner clock on screen, it gives you a more polished way to keep time in view. This update adds a smoother first-launch flow so you can choose a theme and finish basic setup quickly. The settings center also brings display controls, theme shortcuts, and widget guidance into one place, making it easier to get the look and behavior you want. If you enjoy switching between different visual moods, the expanded lineup gives you more ways to match your screen to the moment, from flip-inspired styles and warm night looks to cleaner modern digital themes. Freedom Clock is designed to stay clear, comfortable, and good-looking across everyday use.

Screenshots

Standby Clock4 screens
Freedom Desktop Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Freedom Desktop Clock at none against Standby Clock's 3. Freedom Desktop Clock also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (86% vs 61%). Standby Clock's advantage is ratings volume (716 vs 24). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Standby Clock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Freedom Desktop Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Standby Clock against 4.3 for Freedom Desktop Clock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Standby Clock has 716 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Standby Clock's written reviews are positive against 86% of Freedom Desktop Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Standby Clock ships an update every 6 weeks, Freedom Desktop Clock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Standby Clock versus Freedom Desktop Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStandby ClockFreedom Desktop Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (716 ratings) — better4.3 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews61.2% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings716 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer云云 唐尔康 杨

Customer experience

Standby Clock

All ratings713 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive61.2%
Neutral10.6%
Negative28.2%

Freedom Desktop Clock

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

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

Freedom Desktop Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Standby Clock

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • All Clock Styles$0.99
  • Pro Version$1.99
None

Freedom Desktop Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Standby Clock free?
Standby Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Freedom Desktop Clock free?
Freedom Desktop Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Standby Clock or Freedom Desktop Clock?
Standby Clock is rated higher. Standby Clock averages 4.4 out of 5 from 716 ratings, while Freedom Desktop Clock averages 4.3 from 24 ratings.
Do Standby Clock or Freedom Desktop Clock have ads?
Standby Clock shows ads; Freedom Desktop Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Standby Clock or Freedom Desktop Clock?
Standby Clock ships an update every 6 weeks, and Freedom Desktop Clock every 2 months. Most recently, Standby Clock was updated on November 3, 2026 and Freedom Desktop Clock on October 24, 2026.

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