Digital Clock vs Countdown Widgets
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.
Countdown Widgets
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Digital Clock | Countdown Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 51.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Applorium Ltd | Pascal 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
Digital Clock
- Unlock all features$2.99
Countdown Widgets
- Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
- Annual Pro$12.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$34.99
Questions
Is Digital Clock free?
Is Countdown Widgets free?
Do Digital Clock or Countdown Widgets have ads?
Which is updated more often, Digital Clock or Countdown Widgets?
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