Comparison

Big Clock vs PureClock

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Interactive iOS widgets
  • Stand-by mode widget
  • Dynamic Island support
  • Lock Screen widget with seconds
  • Transparent widget option
  • Full screen digital clock
  • Gradient themes
Features
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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

About

PureClock

Enhance your desktop with a variety of transparent clock widgets and a unique page-turning timer. This app offers creative designs and visual experiences to help you manage your time effectively.

Highlights
  • Transparent clock widgets
  • Page-turning tomato clock
  • Dozens of clock styles
  • Creative animation effects
  • Bedside clock mode
  • Minimalist and analog designs
Features
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This is an extremely pure clock application, which makes your desktop time more warm and helps you better manage your time in your work life. Features: dozens of transparent small components, creative animation travel time design, simple and elegant quiet full screen clock 【ios transparent widget】 Clock widget is the main feature of this application, including minimalist clock, pseudo clock, analog clock, dynamic clock, mechanical clock, creative clock and other rich styles; Each design is highly creative, exquisite and beautiful, supports transparent display, makes your mobile desktop more dynamic and excellent, and makes every time you watch time a fun enjoyment. 【page turning style tomato clock】 Simple and easy to use, dedicated artifact. Compared with the monotonous digital tomato clock, the page turning clock has a more beautiful style and increases concentration. 【main functions】 ——Turn the page tomato clock, beautiful turn the page, full of the sense of time flow, help you focus on current matters and better manage and plan time ——Rich clock styles. At present, there are 9 exquisite clocks, including page turning clock, digital clock, minimalist clock, analog clock, mechanical watch clock, dynamic clock, creative clock, text clock, etc ——Each clock supports adding small components, original animation effect and amazing visual experience ——Support transparent widgets to create a transparent and flowing desktop effect ——Bedside clock mode, which is always bright after opening and placed on the desktop, which is comparable to the feeling of real desktop clock ——More functions waiting for you to experience

Screenshots

Big Clock4 screens
PureClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PureClock at 4.6 against Big Clock's 4.0. PureClock also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 68%). Big Clock's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (700 vs 44). On price, update cadence, 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. Big Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PureClock sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PureClock holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Clock has 700 ratings behind it against 44, 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 78% of PureClock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Big Clock ships an update every 4 weeks, PureClock fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Big Clock versus PureClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig ClockPureClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (700 ratings)4.6 (44 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings700 — better44
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmit Verma浩龙 郭

Customer experience

Big Clock

All ratings700 ratings
Positive72.3%
Neutral11.7%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews486 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral9.9%
Negative22.4%

PureClock

All ratings44 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

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

PureClock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Big Clock

One-time1
  • Big Clock Pro.$6.99
7 purchases

PureClock

One-time7
  • 购买巧匠时钟小组件Free
  • 购买Sunshine时钟小组件Free
  • 购买原点时钟小组件Free
Show 4 more
  • 购买探险者时钟小组件$0.99
  • 购买Emoji时钟小组件$0.99
  • 购买麦克128k时钟小组件$0.99
  • Upgrade to PureClock PRO$4.99

Questions

Is Big Clock free?
Big Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PureClock free?
PureClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Big Clock or PureClock?
PureClock is rated higher. Big Clock averages 4.0 out of 5 from 700 ratings, while PureClock averages 4.6 from 44 ratings.
Do Big Clock or PureClock have ads?
PureClock shows ads; Big Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Big Clock or PureClock?
Big Clock ships an update every 4 weeks, and PureClock fortnightly. Most recently, Big Clock was updated on October 11, 2026 and PureClock on September 26, 2026.

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