Big Clock vs SimpleClock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Clock
Transform your iPhone into a stylish bedside clock with interactive widgets for your home screen, lock screen, and Dynamic Island. Enjoy customizable themes and essential information at a glance.
- Interactive iOS widgets
- Stand-by mode widget
- Dynamic Island support
- Lock Screen widget with seconds
- Transparent widget option
- Full screen digital clock
- Gradient themes
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Turn Your iPhone into Big Clock. Simple and beautiful Digital clock designed for Table Stand. App includes Features: · iOS 26 Interactive Widget, Stand-by Widget · Dynamic Island. · LockScreen Widget with seconds. · Transparent WIdget. · Clock Widget with seconds . · Full Screen Digital Clock. · Beautiful Gradient Themes. · 24-12 hr Format. · Calendar View. and many other exciting features
SimpleClock
A customizable clock app designed for studying, offering a clean interface with no ads or charges. Personalize the background, font, and text color, and utilize built-in stopwatch and timer functions. Widgets are now available for enhanced convenience.
- Customizable clock appearance
- No ads or charges
- Stopwatch function
- Timer function
- Widget support
- Dark mode support
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Widgets are now available! Dark mode support, no ads, no charges. All functions are free of charge. - A simple clock that is perfect for studying! - You can change the background photo, font, and color of the text to customize the clock to your liking. - Stopwatch function and timer function! - Widgets* are now available! * To use the widgets, you need a device with iOS 14 or later or iPadOS 14 or later. -------------------------------------------- If you have any problems, please contact us using the support form below or "Help" in the app. https://support.reoapp.com/form Privacy Policy https://support.reoapp.com/clock/en Support email address support[at]reoapp.com *Please replace [at] with @ when sending email. --------------------------------------------
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SimpleClock at 5.0 against Big Clock's 4.0. SimpleClock also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Big Clock's advantage is ratings volume (700 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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. Big Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SimpleClock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SimpleClock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Clock has 700 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Big Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of SimpleClock's.
Big Clock ships an update every 4 weeks, SimpleClock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Clock | SimpleClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (700 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 700 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amit Verma | Reo Shigeno |
Customer experience
Big Clock
SimpleClock
Bugs and requests
Big Clock
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not updating time correctly
- Inconsistent time display between app and widget
- Review pop-ups blocking clock functionality
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize font, size, and appearance
- Option to disable seconds display
- Landscape mode support
- More color/theme options
- Ability to tap widget to access settings
SimpleClock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Big Clock
- Big Clock Pro.$6.99
SimpleClock
- Cheer for the developer$0.49
- Cheer for the developer$2.99
- Cheer for the developer$5.99
