Comparison

Digital Clock vs DOTS

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

Head to head
About

Digital Clock

Transform your device into a stylish digital clock with a customizable LED display. Choose from various time formats, colors, and fonts. Includes white noise for focus or sleep and an alarm function.

Highlights
  • Customizable LED display
  • 12/24 hour mode
  • Show/hide date
  • Font and color selection
  • White noise generator
  • Alarm function
Features
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This is a beautiful digital clock for those who want to have a digital clock on their nightstand or coffee table. You can change the color to almost whatever you want. It shows you various time elements and you can use a few different time and date formats, colors, and clock faces. The app is very affordable which is a great deal for one of the simplest, but best clock apps. Features: - Beautiful digital display - Switch between 12 and 24 modes - Show or hide date - Select your preferable font or color - Play white noise to help you focus or sleep - Set alarm and never miss any important event White noise included such as: River stream, Ocean waves, Underground cave, Soft rain, Crackling fire, Sizzling pan, Birds chirping, Summer crickets, Noise fan, ASMR, Deep sea, Midnight crickets, Beach seagulls, Cave water dripping, Crackling fireplace, Pot boiling, Green forest, Peaceful ambience, Clock ticking, Footstep Notes: - The auto lock will be disabled while the clock is active. - It doesn’t start automatically like the Mac screensaver. Please leave us your review, we will do our best to improve the app.

About

DOTS

This minimalist widget visually tracks the progress of your day, week, month, and year. It serves as a daily reminder to make the most of your time, offering customization options for colors and custom dates.

Highlights
  • Track day, week, month, and year progress
  • Customizable colors for dots and background
  • Add custom dates for specific goals
  • Minimalist home screen widget design
  • Designed for reflection on time usage
Features
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A small, daily reminder to make the time count. DOTS:. is a minimalist home screen widget that shows what percentage of your day, week, month, and year has already passed — and how much is still ahead. FEATURES • Track day, week, month, and year progress • Pick any color for the dots and background to match your home screen • Add a custom date to count toward something that matters DESIGNED FOR REFLECTION Time is the only resource you can't earn back. DOTS:. keeps it beautifully visible so you can decide what to do with it. Drop it on your home screen. A year is shorter than you think.

Screenshots

Digital Clock4 screens
DOTS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Digital Clock at Free against DOTS's $1.99. Digital Clock also leads on ratings volume (153 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). DOTS's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). On 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

Digital Clock is free to download; DOTS costs $1.99 up front. Digital Clock sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. DOTS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DOTS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digital Clock has 153 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Digital Clock versus DOTS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital ClockDOTS
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.4 (153 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings153 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdwin ChanJonathan Rallison

Customer experience

Digital Clock

All ratings153 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.6%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral11.9%
Negative22.6%

DOTS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Digital Clock

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App display cuts off numbers on iPad Pro (resolved in v15.1)
  • App times out with phone's auto-lock feature
  • Date format inconsistency (TUE, 29 NOV vs TUE, NOV 29)
  • Reminder feature unclear/non-functional as alarm

Requested features

11 requests
  • Alarm functionality (not just reminders)
  • In-app brightness adjustment without leaving app
  • Eliminate or dim the white navigation bar at bottom
  • Full-screen mode to hide status bar and home indicator
  • Easy landscape/portrait orientation toggle within app
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  • Screen burn prevention with kinetic display
  • Battery level indicator display
  • Timer functionality
  • Prevent screen auto-lock while app is open
  • Additional font options without review requirement
  • Better documentation and instructions

DOTS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Digital Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Trials3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time4
  • Clock Font$0.99
  • Clock Skin$1.99
  • All Features$24.99
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  • Remove Ads$24.99
None

DOTS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Digital Clock free?
Digital Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DOTS free?
DOTS costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Digital Clock or DOTS?
DOTS is rated higher. Digital Clock averages 4.4 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while DOTS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Digital Clock or DOTS have ads?
Digital Clock shows ads; DOTS does not.

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