Comparison

Desk Clock Display vs Tool Clock

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Always-on display
  • Customizable clock faces
  • Countdown timers up to 24 hours
  • Pomodoro Technique timer
  • Adjustable brightness
  • Date display toggle
Features
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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.

About

Tool Clock

This utility app offers comprehensive time management tools, including world clocks with time zones and maps, customizable alarms, and versatile timers for workouts and sports. It simplifies time input with a one-tap selection mechanism.

Highlights
  • World clock with time zones and maps
  • Customizable alarms with fast time input
  • Stopwatch with lap counting and workout timers
  • Sports game timers (football, basketball, etc.)
  • Multiple parallel timers
  • Screen always on display
Features
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You're looking for clock app with match entire timing management? The app is the right choice! All kinds of time management are in one app, as screen always on, hourly chimes, workout exercises counting, a football match timer, and so on. Come along with convenience time input with one-tapped to pick hours, minutes by rounds clock and bars selection. Features: World clock: - Time zone of any cities over the world with map location. - Day and night world map by time changed. - Half hourly chimes notification as the hand watch alert, which is customizable. - Big digits clock with screen always on. Alarm: - Traditional alarms. - Fast and convenience time input mechanism. No more long scroll to pick your desired hours, minutes, just one-tapped and finish. Stopwatch: - Classic laps count. - Workout plan counting down, with voice counting included, customizable exercises. The default plan comes with Push-up; Crunch; Squat and Lift-up. - Sport games timer are available for football, basket ball, boxing, martial match and rugby. Timer: - Multiple timers could be played in parallel for your tasks monitoring. - Time picking bars will cost you one tap to get desired time.

Screenshots

Desk Clock Display4 screens
Tool Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tool Clock at 100% against Desk Clock Display's 0%. Tool Clock also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 15 months). Desk Clock Display's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (24 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Desk Clock Display sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tool 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

Desk Clock Display holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Desk Clock Display has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Desk Clock Display's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tool Clock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Desk Clock Display ships an update every 15 months, Tool Clock monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Desk Clock Display versus Tool Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesk Clock DisplayTool Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (24 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladislav KovalyovNghia Huynh Quang

Customer experience

Desk Clock Display

All ratings24 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

Tool Clock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Desk Clock Display

One-time1
  • Pro Version$0.99
1 purchases

Tool Clock

One-time1
  • Pro features$0.99

Questions

Is Desk Clock Display free?
Desk Clock Display is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tool Clock free?
Tool Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Desk Clock Display or Tool Clock?
Desk Clock Display is rated higher. Desk Clock Display averages 4.5 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Tool Clock averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Desk Clock Display or Tool Clock have ads?
Desk Clock Display shows ads; Tool Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Desk Clock Display or Tool Clock?
Desk Clock Display ships an update every 15 months, and Tool Clock monthly. Most recently, Desk Clock Display was updated on October 14, 2026 and Tool Clock on October 2, 2026.

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