Comparison

Standby Clock vs AnyWidget

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

AnyWidget

Personalize your iPhone's Lock Screen with custom widgets. Add app launchers, shortcuts, date counters, text, icons, and photos to display information at a glance. Choose from various widget sizes and styles to beautify your device.

Highlights
  • App Launcher widgets
  • Custom shortcuts
  • Date progress tracker
  • Days counter
  • Icon and text customization
  • Circular, rectangular, and inline widgets
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AnyWidget: Lock Screen Widget is an essential application that helps you make personalize Lock Screen and beautify the themes of iPhone. In iOS16, You can now add customize widgets to your Lock Screen to glance at information like the launcher, shortcuts, time, date, calendar, progress, text, icon, photos, and more. # Lock Screen Widget Type ● App Launcher AnyWidget provides hundreds of popular apps and system apps List for you. You can now create an APP shortcut to the iPhone Lock Screen interface, and start the app with one click. ● Shortcuts You can also add shortcuts by entering shortcut name, Web Link, App Scheme. After adding it to the Lock Screen, you can open it with one click. ● Date Progress Just enter starting date and end date, and immediately record the progress of important events. The progress data is clear at a glance, allowing you to master the date progress in real time. ● Days Counter Enter the date when the anniversary begins, the app will count the days automatically. Widgets can now be edited to count down to a single event or count up from a special day in the past. Never miss every important days. ● Icon & Text Customize your lock screen with text, characters, emojis, and photos. # Lock Screen Widget Size ● Circular ● Rectangular ● Inline More features waiting for you to explore! If you have any suggestion or feedback, please contact us. E-Mail: anywidget@outlook.com Twitter:@Mangos_Li Official Web: www.deltalab.top/lockscreen VIP Member Subscription Features - Subscription periods are 1 month. Every 1 month your subscription renews, you can get unlimited access to all the PRO features. - If you choose to purchase a subscription your payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Users can manage or unsubscribe in iTunes & App Store account management in the phone system settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.deltalab.top/lockscreen/privacy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Standby Clock4 screens
AnyWidget4 screens

Verdict

The call

Standby Clock and AnyWidget both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 61% of Standby Clock's written reviews are positive against 40% of AnyWidget's. Standby Clock also leads on ratings volume (712 vs 98) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Standby Clock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and AnyWidget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Standby Clock against 4.4 for AnyWidget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Standby Clock has 712 ratings behind it against 98, 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 40% of AnyWidget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Standby Clock ships an update every 6 weeks, AnyWidget every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Standby Clock versus AnyWidget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStandby ClockAnyWidget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (712 ratings)4.4 (98 ratings)
Positive reviews61.2% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings712 — better98
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer云云 唐文婷 赖

Customer experience

Standby Clock

All ratings712 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive61.2%
Neutral10.6%
Negative28.2%

AnyWidget

All ratings98 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

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

AnyWidget

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
2 purchases

AnyWidget

Subscriptions1
  • AnyWidget Monthly PRO$1.491 Month
One-time1
  • AnyWidget · Lifetime PRO$3.99

Questions

Is Standby Clock free?
Standby Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AnyWidget free?
AnyWidget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Standby Clock or AnyWidget?
Standby Clock and AnyWidget are both rated 4.4 out of 5 on the App Store, from 712 and 98 ratings respectively.
Do Standby Clock or AnyWidget have ads?
Both Standby Clock and AnyWidget show ads.
Which is updated more often, Standby Clock or AnyWidget?
Standby Clock ships an update every 6 weeks, and AnyWidget every 3 months. Most recently, Standby Clock was updated on September 21, 2026 and AnyWidget on August 24, 2026.

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