Standby Clock vs Lock Screen 27
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.
Lock Screen 27
Personalize your device's lock screen with custom text, emojis, app shortcuts, and contact links. Access your favorite websites and apps directly from your lock screen. Choose from a variety of icon packs and wallpapers to create a unique look.
- Custom text and emoji
- Website and app shortcuts
- Contact shortcuts
- Icon packs
- Wallpapers
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Lock Screen 27 lets you personalize your lock screen like never before. There are no limits to customizing your Lock Screen! Here’s a glimpse: ● Custom Text & Emoji ● Website & app shortcuts ● Contacts ● Icons Pack ● Wallpapers Subscription: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of the selected plan. Subscriptions and auto-renewal may be managed by going to Account Settings after purchase. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. Subscription options: Week Price: $ 2.99 Annual: $19.99 Privacy Policy: https://appchi.org/privacy-policy Terms: https://appchi.org/terms-of-use Support : support@appchi.org
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lock Screen 27 at fortnightly against Standby Clock's every 6 weeks. Lock Screen 27 also leads on ratings volume (7.8K vs 716) and review sentiment (71% vs 61%). Standby Clock's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Standby Clock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Lock Screen 27 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Standby Clock against 4.5 for Lock Screen 27. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock Screen 27 has 7.8K ratings behind it against 716, 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 71% of Lock Screen 27's.
Standby Clock ships an update every 6 weeks, Lock Screen 27 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Standby Clock | Lock Screen 27 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (716 ratings) | 4.5 (7.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.2% of reviews | 71.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 716 | 7.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 231 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 云云 唐 | Appchi LLC |
Customer experience
Standby Clock
Lock Screen 27
User reviews
Standby Clock
From 716 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
Lock Screen 27
From 7.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Amazing
- 👍 Very good
- 💕 Cute
- 🌟 Unique
- 🔓 Solid App
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't work
- 💰 Too expensive
- 🚫 Useless Application
- 🔒 Free to subscription model
- 🔧 Buggy app
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
Lock Screen 27
Reported bugs
5 issues- Widgets not working
- Shortcuts not functioning properly
- Wallpaper selection issues
- Blank icons
- Transition issues when opening shortcuts
Requested features
5 requests- More aesthetic wallpapers
- Shortcut widgets
- Custom app icons for widgets
- Larger text size
- More than 2 apps per Lock Screen
In-app purchases
Standby Clock
- Remove Ads$0.99
- All Clock Styles$0.99
- Pro Version$1.99
Lock Screen 27
- Widget & Aesthetic Wallpapers7 Days trial$3.997 Days
- One Year Access$29.991 Year
Questions
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