Desk Clock Display vs Minimum Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Desk Clock Display
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a functional desk clock with an always-on display. Features include customizable clock faces, timers, and Pomodoro sessions. An upgrade unlocks all features.
- Always-on display
- Customizable clock faces
- Countdown timers up to 24 hours
- Pomodoro Technique timer
- Adjustable brightness
- Date display toggle
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With Desk Clock Display you can turn your iPhone and iPad into a real watch. Simple. Clean. Convenient. ALWAYS ON DISPLAY Even if your iPhone or iPad has auto-dimm function, the Desk Clock Display app will always stay ON. Quickly change Brightness to max or min if needed. CLOCK Use it as a standby desk clock during the day or at night. TIMER* Set any Countdown timers up to 24 hours. POMODORO* Improve your time management using Pomodoro Technique: 25 minutes of concentration, 5 or 10 minutes to take a rest. CUSTOMIZATION* • Change color. • Change the format. • Display or hide the date. • Instantly change brightness. * - Upgrade to Pro Version in order to unlock all functions.
Minimum Clock
This app offers a minimalist digital and analog clock with customizable features. Adjust size, switch between 12/24 hour formats, and select background colors. It includes a time signal with numerous tones and allows for date format changes.
- Digital and analog clock display
- Adjustable clock size
- 12/24 hour format switching
- Customizable background colors
- Hourly time signal with 78 tones
- Date format customization
- Screen rotation
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A simple, no-frills digital and analog clock. The calm design is ideal for concentrating on study or work! Although simple, it has the minimum necessary functions. The clock face and analog clock can be moved with your finger. By pressing buttons such as "1X" and "2X", you can adjust the size of the letters. The analog clock can also be enlarged or reduced with two fingers. You can also switch between 12-hour and 24-hour displays. Touching a clock character or the analog clock switches to the setting mode. In setting mode, the date can be changed to various formats by touching it. In addition, a time signal can be sounded at 0 minutes of every hour, and there are 78 different tones to choose from. The screen can be rotated horizontally and vertically. The background color can be selected from 10 different colors. It is also possible to choose between a digital clock and an analog clock.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Minimum Clock at every 3 weeks against Desk Clock Display's every 15 months. Desk Clock Display's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (24 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, 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. Desk Clock Display sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Minimum Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Desk Clock Display holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Desk Clock Display has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Desk Clock Display ships an update every 15 months, Minimum Clock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Desk Clock Display | Minimum Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (24 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladislav Kovalyov | Mihoko Araki |
Customer experience
Desk Clock Display
Minimum Clock
In-app purchases
Desk Clock Display
- Pro Version$0.99
Minimum Clock
- Minimum Clock with no ads$1.99
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