Comparison

Digital Clock vs Blinky Light

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

Blinky Light

Features
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Blinky Light turns your iPhone flash into an adjustable blinking light. Choose the brightness and speed, then start your light signal with one tap. One-time purchase, with no ads, no subscription, and no data collection. The idea was born one evening in Japan. While walking home from a stadium after dark, bicycles were moving quickly along the sidewalk near pedestrians. A continuous flashlight could look like a fixed light in the distance, while a blinking light was easier to notice. Blinky Light grew from that simple idea: keeping an immediate, adjustable light signal in your pocket. Included features: • blinking iPhone flash; • adjustable speed; • adjustable brightness when supported by the device; • simple ON/OFF interface; • Apple Watch companion using the watch screen as a light signal; • no ads; • no subscription; • no data collection. Blinky Light is not designed as a conventional flashlight. It is a blinking light signal for moments when you want to be more visible or attract attention quickly.

Screenshots

Digital Clock4 screens
Blinky Light3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Digital Clock at Free against Blinky Light's $1.99. Blinky Light's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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; Blinky Light costs $1.99 up front. Digital Clock sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Blinky Light asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digital Clock ships an update every 6 weeks, Blinky Light every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Digital Clock versus Blinky Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital ClockBlinky Light
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (157 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings157 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdwin ChanAntoine Jacono

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

Blinky Light

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

Blinky Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Digital Clock free?
Digital Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blinky Light free?
Blinky Light costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Digital Clock or Blinky Light have ads?
Digital Clock shows ads; Blinky Light does not.
Which is updated more often, Digital Clock or Blinky Light?
Digital Clock ships an update every 6 weeks, and Blinky Light every 6 days. Most recently, Digital Clock was updated on October 21, 2026 and Blinky Light on October 3, 2026.

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