Comparison

Stand Clock Display vs Spiffy Clock

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

Head to head
About

Stand Clock Display

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a stylish, always-on desk clock. Features include customizable timers, Pomodoro sessions, and adjustable brightness for day or night use. Ideal for home, office, or study.

Highlights
  • Always-on display
  • Customizable clock face
  • Countdown timers
  • Pomodoro timer
  • Adjustable brightness
  • Date display option
Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a stylish stand clock and always-on desk display.Simple. Clean. Convenient. Stand Clock Display is perfect as a desk clock, night clock, bedside clock, or standby display - at home, in the office, or during work sessions. ALWAYS ON DISPLAY Keep the screen always on, even if your device supports auto-dimming. Quickly adjust brightness to maximum or minimum for comfortable use day or night. CLOCK Use your iPhone or iPad as a standby desk clock or night clock with a clean, minimal design. TIMER* Set countdown timers up to 24 hours - perfect for work, cooking, studying, or daily routines. POMODORO* Boost productivity with the Pomodoro Technique: - 25 minutes of focus. - 5 or 10 minutes of break. CUSTOMIZATION* Personalize your clock: - Change colors. - Choose time format. - Show or hide the date.Instantly adjust brightness. * - Upgrade to Pro Version in order to unlock all advanced features.

About

Spiffy Clock

Customize your device's time and date display with a variety of colors, gradients, and layout options. Tailor the appearance to your preference, including support for light and dark modes, and choose whether to show seconds, the day of the week, and more.

Highlights
  • 13 built-in background/text colors
  • Color gradient options
  • Customizable time and date display
  • Portrait and landscape mode support
  • Automatic light/dark mode color changes
  • Optional status bar hiding
Features
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Spiffy Clock puts the time and date front and center! It has 16 free colors that can be displayed as the background or as the text. An in-app purchase unlocks gradient backgrounds, gradient text, custom background and text colors, bi-color themes, gold, silver, and bronze, and rainbow coloring. Choose from numerous settings exactly how you want the time and date and day of the week displayed. When the color choice is for the background, the color will automatically change for light mode and dark mode, except when using custom colors. Works in both portrait and landscape mode. A night mode for use with dark mode allows you to display dark text in dark mode. Free color choices are: —Red —Orange —Yellow —Green —Mint —Cyan —Teal —Blue —Indigo —Purple —Pink —Brown —Black —Gray —White —System Paid color choices are: —Gradients —Gold —Silver —Bronze —Rainbow —Bi-color themes —Custom colors Time and date settings are: — Analog or digital clock —Show/hide seconds —Use 24 hour or 12 hour time with AM and PM —Show/hide date —Show/hide day of the week —Use numerical date You also can hide the status bar if you want. This app is a great complement to the desktop app Clock Suite. Similar colors are used, so there is a consistent look and feel across your devices.

Screenshots

Stand Clock Display4 screens
Spiffy Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spiffy Clock at 100% against Stand Clock Display's 36%. Spiffy Clock also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Stand Clock Display's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (146 vs 12). 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. Stand Clock Display sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Spiffy Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spiffy Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stand Clock Display has 146 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Stand Clock Display's written reviews are positive against 100% of Spiffy Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stand Clock Display ships an update every 4 months, Spiffy Clock every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Stand Clock Display versus Spiffy Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStand Clock DisplaySpiffy Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (146 ratings)4.9 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings146 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladislav KovalyovMatthew Roberts

Customer experience

Stand Clock Display

All ratings146 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral13.6%
Negative50.0%

Spiffy Clock

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Stand Clock Display

One-time1
  • Pro Version$0.99
1 purchases

Spiffy Clock

One-time1
  • Spiffy Clock Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Stand Clock Display free?
Stand Clock Display is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spiffy Clock free?
Spiffy Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stand Clock Display or Spiffy Clock?
Spiffy Clock is rated higher. Stand Clock Display averages 4.5 out of 5 from 146 ratings, while Spiffy Clock averages 4.9 from 12 ratings.
Do Stand Clock Display or Spiffy Clock have ads?
Stand Clock Display shows ads; Spiffy Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Stand Clock Display or Spiffy Clock?
Stand Clock Display ships an update every 4 months, and Spiffy Clock every 14 months. Most recently, Stand Clock Display was updated on October 10, 2026 and Spiffy Clock on October 1, 2026.

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