Comparison

Digital Clock vs Top 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

Top Clock

This app provides a floating clock and timer that stays visible above all other applications. It's useful for tasks like online shopping, studying with Pomodoro timers, or cooking with real-time countdowns.

Highlights
  • Floating clock and timer
  • Millisecond timing
  • Picture-in-picture window
  • Adjustable size and position
  • Multiple timer types (stopwatch, countdown, Pomodoro)
  • Customizable colors
  • One-click operation
Features
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Top Clock is a small window floating clock that displays time and countdown on the desktop and any app. use: 1. Online shopping assistant, a small window on the shopping app displays a millisecond clock or an hourly countdown. 2. For online learning, when watching a video, the Pomodoro is displayed floating in a small window for more efficient learning. 3. Cooking timer, while using other software, a small window can view the countdown in real time. Features: 1. Millisecond timing, online shopping is one step faster. 2. A small picture-in-picture window, adjustable in size and position, can be used simultaneously with other software. 3. Various timers, including clock, stopwatch, countdown, interval timer and Pomodoro. 4. Any combination of colors. 5. The operation is simple, just one click.

Screenshots

Digital Clock4 screens
Top Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Top Clock at none against Digital Clock's 1. Top Clock also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 51%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17). Digital Clock's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 148). On price, rating, monetization model and device support 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. Top Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Top Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digital Clock has 1.3K ratings behind it against 148, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Digital Clock's written reviews are positive against 63% of Top Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digital Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, Top Clock every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Digital Clock versus Top Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital ClockTop Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.3K ratings)4.6 (148 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.1% of reviews63.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better148
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1714.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium LtdShenzhen Gude Aipu Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Digital Clock

All ratings1,288 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive51.1%
Neutral6.7%
Negative42.2%

Top Clock

All ratings148 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.7%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative28.1%

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

Top Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Digital Clock

One-time1
  • Unlock all features$2.99
None

Top Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Digital Clock free?
Digital Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Top Clock free?
Top Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Digital Clock or Top Clock?
Top Clock is rated higher. Digital Clock averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Top Clock averages 4.6 from 148 ratings.
Do Digital Clock or Top Clock have ads?
Top Clock shows ads; Digital Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Digital Clock or Top Clock?
Digital Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, and Top Clock every 2 months. Most recently, Digital Clock was updated on September 21, 2026 and Top Clock on September 21, 2026.

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