Comparison

Smart Digital & Analog Clock vs Spiffy Clock

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

Head to head
About

Smart Digital & Analog Clock

This app offers a customizable dual clock display with both digital and analog options. It includes home screen widgets, a built-in calendar for event management, and extensive visual personalization for colors and display modes. Keep your screen awake with smart management options and easily copy the current time.

Highlights
  • Dual digital and analog clock display
  • Home screen widgets
  • Built-in calendar with event management
  • Extensive color and size customization
  • Light/Dark mode and auto-switching
  • Smart screen awake management
  • Copy time to clipboard
Features
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Beautiful dual clock display with extensive customization options! This elegant clock app shows the current time with both digital and analog displays. The analog clock features a smooth-moving second hand for precise timekeeping, while the digital display shows the date, day of the week, and time in an easy-to-read format. KEY FEATURES ■ Home Screen Widgets Add convenient widgets to your home screen to display today's date and current time at a glance. Simply long-press the app icon or home screen to add widgets to your device. ■ Built-in Calendar Swipe right while viewing the clock to access the integrated calendar. • Add events by double-tapping a date or tapping the plus button in the popup • Delete events by swiping left on them in the popup screen • Reorder events with long-press and drag • Disable the calendar in settings if not needed ■ Extensive Customization Options *Size Adjustment* Use the top-right button to resize both digital and analog clocks to perfectly fit your screen dimensions and viewing preferences. *Complete Color Customization* Personalize every aspect of your clock's appearance: - Background color - Text and numbers - Analog clock hour hand, minute hand, and second hand - Individual settings for Light and Dark modes *Flexible Display Modes* - Toggle between Light and Dark modes - Auto Dark Mode: automatically switches to dark mode during specified hours (when auto mode is enabled, manual toggle is disabled) - Show/hide title bar (swipe from left edge to access settings when hidden) - Show/hide status bar for an immersive, clutter-free display *Smart Screen Management* Keep your screen awake while the app is running with three convenient options: - Always keep screen on - Keep screen on while charging only - Normal screen timeout *Additional Useful Features* - Copy current time to clipboard in your preferred format with one tap - Backup and restore all your settings to/from a file for easy transfer between devices PERFECT FOR: - Using your phone or tablet as a stylish desk clock while studying or working - Those who prefer analog clock displays with visible second hands - Quickly checking the current date and time when filling out documents - Creating a personalized timepiece that matches your style or room decor - Anyone who wants a clean, distraction-free clock display - Keeping track of time during presentations or meetings WE VALUE YOUR FEEDBACK Your suggestions help us improve! Contact us anytime via: - Email: mizuki.naotaka@gmail.com - X: https://x.com/NaotakaMizuki - App Store reviews

About

Spiffy Clock

Customize your device's time and date display with a variety of colors, gradients, and layout options. Tailor the appearance to your preference, including support for light and dark modes, and choose whether to show seconds, the day of the week, and more.

Highlights
  • 13 built-in background/text colors
  • Color gradient options
  • Customizable time and date display
  • Portrait and landscape mode support
  • Automatic light/dark mode color changes
  • Optional status bar hiding
Features
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Spiffy Clock puts the time and date front and center! It has 16 free colors that can be displayed as the background or as the text. An in-app purchase unlocks gradient backgrounds, gradient text, custom background and text colors, bi-color themes, gold, silver, and bronze, and rainbow coloring. Choose from numerous settings exactly how you want the time and date and day of the week displayed. When the color choice is for the background, the color will automatically change for light mode and dark mode, except when using custom colors. Works in both portrait and landscape mode. A night mode for use with dark mode allows you to display dark text in dark mode. Free color choices are: —Red —Orange —Yellow —Green —Mint —Cyan —Teal —Blue —Indigo —Purple —Pink —Brown —Black —Gray —White —System Paid color choices are: —Gradients —Gold —Silver —Bronze —Rainbow —Bi-color themes —Custom colors Time and date settings are: — Analog or digital clock —Show/hide seconds —Use 24 hour or 12 hour time with AM and PM —Show/hide date —Show/hide day of the week —Use numerical date You also can hide the status bar if you want. This app is a great complement to the desktop app Clock Suite. Similar colors are used, so there is a consistent look and feel across your devices.

Screenshots

Smart Digital & Analog Clock4 screens
Spiffy Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

Smart Digital & Analog Clock and Spiffy Clock both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Spiffy Clock's written reviews are positive against 63% of Smart Digital & Analog Clock's. Spiffy Clock also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Smart Digital & Analog Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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. Smart Digital & Analog Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Spiffy Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Smart Digital & Analog Clock against 4.9 for Spiffy Clock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spiffy Clock has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Smart Digital & Analog Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of Spiffy Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Digital & Analog Clock ships an update every 2 months, Spiffy Clock every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Smart Digital & Analog Clock versus Spiffy Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Digital & Analog ClockSpiffy Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings212 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuuki ShimizuMatthew Roberts

Customer experience

Smart Digital & Analog Clock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral21.1%
Negative15.8%

Spiffy Clock

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart Digital & Analog Clock

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99
1 purchases

Spiffy Clock

One-time1
  • Spiffy Clock Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Smart Digital & Analog Clock free?
Smart Digital & Analog Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spiffy Clock free?
Spiffy Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smart Digital & Analog Clock or Spiffy Clock?
Smart Digital & Analog Clock is rated higher. Smart Digital & Analog Clock averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Spiffy Clock averages 4.9 from 12 ratings.
Do Smart Digital & Analog Clock or Spiffy Clock have ads?
Smart Digital & Analog Clock shows ads; Spiffy Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Digital & Analog Clock or Spiffy Clock?
Smart Digital & Analog Clock ships an update every 2 months, and Spiffy Clock every 14 months. Most recently, Smart Digital & Analog Clock was updated on October 23, 2026 and Spiffy Clock on October 16, 2026.

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