Comparison

Digital Clock vs Floating Clock

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

Head to head
About

Digital Clock

This app provides a clear and attractive LED digital clock display. It's ideal for use on a nightstand or desk, offering customizable options for time format and visibility of weekdays and dates.

Highlights
  • Beautiful LED digital display
  • 12/24 hour mode switching
  • Show/hide weekdays
  • Show/hide date
Features
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Digital Clock turns your iPhone, iPad, and Mac into a crisp retro LED display — the glow of a classic bedside or desk clock, right on your screen. Prop it up on your nightstand, desk, or home-office shelf and read the time at a glance, day or night. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Choose from several LED and LCD display styles • Show the time in 12- or 24-hour format, with optional seconds, weekday, and date • Add a blinking colon for that authentic digital-clock feel • Keep it in portrait or landscape, or lock it to the orientation you prefer • Dim the screen with a swipe for a gentle, glare-free glow at night • The display stays awake, so the clock is always there when you glance over TIMER & ALARMS • Set alarms to wake up or stay on schedule • Countdown timer, stopwatch, and a Pomodoro mode with work and break intervals • Pick your own alarm sound WIDGETS • Add Digital Clock to your Home Screen and Lock Screen DIGITAL CLOCK PRO Make it truly yours with a one-time upgrade: • Set custom digit and background colors • Use your own photo as the background • See the track currently playing in the Music app • Display any time zone in the world However you like to keep time — a stylish desk clock, a calm bedside companion, or a focus timer for work — Digital Clock has you covered.

About

Floating Clock

This digital clock tool offers stopwatch and countdown functionality, allowing it to be suspended over any app or mobile desktop. Customize the background and font of the floating window for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Floating clock overlay
  • Stopwatch functionality
  • Countdown timer
  • Customizable background
  • Customizable font
  • Suspends over other apps
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A digital clock tool supporting stopwatch and countdown, which can be suspended on any app and mobile desktop! The background format and font of floating window can be customized.

Screenshots

Digital Clock3 screens
Floating Clock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Digital Clock at none against Floating Clock's shown. Digital Clock also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 22). Floating Clock's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17). 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. Digital Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Floating Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Floating Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digital Clock has 1.3K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digital Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, Floating Clock fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Digital Clock versus Floating Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital ClockFloating Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.3K ratings)4.7 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better22
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1714.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium Ltd贵东 赵

Customer experience

Digital Clock

All ratings1,301 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral5.9%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive52.2%
Neutral6.5%
Negative41.3%

Floating Clock

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Digital Clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Time display issues
  • Widget only shows military time
  • Inconsistent behavior with background images

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add alarm functionality
  • Improve widget customization options
  • Allow changing time format (12-hour vs. 24-hour)
  • Introduce more free customization options
  • Add weather information display

Floating Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Digital Clock

One-time1
  • Unlock all features$2.99
3 purchases

Floating Clock

Subscriptions2
  • VIP month3 Days trial$6.491 Month
  • VIP year3 Days trial$29.491 Year
One-time1
  • VIP$1.99

Questions

Is Digital Clock free?
Digital Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Floating Clock free?
Floating Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Digital Clock or Floating Clock?
Floating Clock is rated higher. Digital Clock averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Floating Clock averages 4.7 from 22 ratings.
Do Digital Clock or Floating Clock have ads?
Floating Clock shows ads; Digital Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Digital Clock or Floating Clock?
Digital Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, and Floating Clock fortnightly. Most recently, Digital Clock was updated on November 3, 2026 and Floating Clock on November 3, 2026.

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