Digital Clock vs The Matrix Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Beautiful LED digital display
- 12/24 hour mode switching
- Show/hide weekdays
- Show/hide date
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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.
The Matrix Clock
Experience a visually stunning screen with cascading characters. Interact with the display to customize settings and optionally disable the clock. Enjoy a unique aesthetic for your device.
- Cascading character display
- Interactive screen settings
- Optional clock disable
- Customizable text appearance
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Enjoy the beautiful screen with beautiful texts coming down! Tap on the screen to flip and change settings. You can disable the clock if you want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Digital Clock at 4.4 against The Matrix Clock's 2.3. Digital Clock also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months). The Matrix Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Digital Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Matrix Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Digital Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digital Clock has 1.3K ratings behind it against 25, 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 37% of The Matrix Clock's.
Digital Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, The Matrix Clock every 12 months. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Digital Clock | The Matrix Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.3K ratings) — better | 2.3 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.1% of reviews — better | 36.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applorium Ltd | Goro Sato |
Customer experience
Digital Clock
The Matrix Clock
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
The Matrix Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Digital Clock
- Unlock all features$2.99
The Matrix Clock
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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