Comparison

Digital Clock vs Countdown Widgets

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

Countdown Widgets

Features
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Everyone's waiting for something. A festival. A championship. A wedding. A new baby. But that anticipation — that beautiful feeling of counting down to something you love — disappears into your calendar, buried between meetings and reminders. Eagerly turns that waiting into an experience. Beautiful widgets that live on your home screen and lock screen, each one a tiny celebration of what's coming. The weather forecast for the day you arrive at the festival. 3 days, 10 Stages? Build your own timetable. Eagerly isn't a countdown app. It's a hype machine for the moments that actually matter in your life. And it helps you make the most out of your events. -Countdown Widgets -Weather -Maps -Timetable -Budget -Roadmap -Packing List -Important URLs -Contacts The free version provides you with 1 event. Unlimited events require either a subscription or Lifetime pro license https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://www.eagerly.app/privacy

Screenshots

Digital Clock4 screens
Countdown Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown Widgets at weekly against Digital Clock's every 3 weeks. Digital Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (17 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Countdown Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digital Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, Countdown Widgets weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Digital Clock versus Countdown Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital ClockCountdown Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB34 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperApplorium LtdPascal Grote

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

Countdown Widgets

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

Countdown Widgets

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
  • Annual Pro$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$34.99

Questions

Is Digital Clock free?
Digital Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Widgets free?
Countdown Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Digital Clock or Countdown Widgets have ads?
Neither Digital Clock nor Countdown Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Digital Clock or Countdown Widgets?
Digital Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, and Countdown Widgets weekly. Most recently, Digital Clock was updated on October 8, 2026 and Countdown Widgets on September 22, 2026.

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