Comparison

MD Clock vs McClockface

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

Head to head
About

MD Clock

A beautifully designed digital clock app offering a variety of themes and customization options. It supports dynamic widgets, StandBy mode, and multiple timers and alarms, enhancing your workspace and daily routines.

Highlights
  • 24 exquisite themes
  • Liquid Glass design adaptation
  • Customizable widgets
  • StandBy mode support
  • Multiple timers and alarms
  • Refined animation and sound effects
Features
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MD Clock is a crafted clock app to accompany you in studying, working, and life. 2022 Apple Design Award finalist. ◎ 24 exquisite themes, and more to come ◎ Fully adapted to the new Liquid Glass design—dynamic and luminous ◎ Rich widgets and custom APP logo to meet your personality ◎ Perfectly supports StandBy ◎ Widgets support clear and blurred backgrounds, which are more integrated with the desktop ◎ Support multiple timers, chimes and alarms ◎ Refined animation and sound effects, polish every detail carefully * Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase. * Subscriptions will automatically renew and payment will be charged to your iTunes account unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current. Privacy Policy: https://miidii.super.site/miidii-tech/privacy-policy Terms Of Use: https://miidii.super.site/miidii-tech/terms-of-use

About

McClockface

Enhance your device's display with a variety of customizable timepiece widgets. Choose from playful retro flip clock designs, progress indicators, and interactive stopwatch widgets for your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy mode.

Highlights
  • Customizable timepiece widgets
  • Retro flip clock display
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • StandBy mode widgets
  • Interactive stopwatch widgets
  • Alternate app icons
Features
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Add beautiful timepiece widgets to your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy mode with McClockface. McClockface provides a collection of playful widget designs that provide the date, time, and other chronographic info, such as day and annual progress, at a glance, with options to customize colors and time zones widget-by-widget. The in-app timepiece displays a silky-smooth retro flip clock that makes a perfect display for your nightstand or whilst charging your device. There are currently 32 exclusive widget designs available (and counting) with different sizes to discover in the system widget gallery for Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy mode. --- HOME SCREEN WIDGETS The McClockface widget lineup is now stronger than ever, with numerous vibrant, colorful designs to choose from, including stitched leather, knitted socks, sticky notes, neon signs, VHS cassette tapes, scratched metal, blueprints, metro maps, license plates, bunny memes, and so much more! --- LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS Lock Screen widgets are perfect for quickly viewing info on the go. Simplified versions of some McClockface widgets are available on Lock Screen for both iPhone and iPad, including the default clock and the progress gauges. There’s also a weekday emoji widget that’s exclusive to Lock Screen. --- STANDBY MODE WIDGETS StandBy mode widgets are available on iPhone whilst charging your device. McClockface offers 20 elegant and customizable widget designs for StandBy mode. --- INTERACTIVE WIDGETS Stopwatch widgets are available for Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy mode. These super handy widgets allow you to time an event without the need to open an app or even unlock your device. --- ALTERNATE APP ICONS With over 15 colorful app icons available, there’s something here to make everyone’s Home Screen shine. --- SOUNDS & HAPTICS Funny animal sounds and subtle haptic effects help bring the app to life. --- Some of the content discussed above and displayed in screenshots, specifically, all widgets, alternate app icons, custom fonts, and sound effects, require an in-app purchase. The free version of McClockface is free forever, and contains no ads: The free version gives you unlimited access to the in-app flip clock. McClockface Plus is required for the additional content mentioned above, which can be accessed by either an auto-renewing subscription or a one-time in-app purchase. --- Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. --- Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/lazycatapps/home/mcclockface/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

MD Clock4 screens
McClockface4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: McClockface at free with in-app purchases against MD Clock's subscription. McClockface also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 47%). MD Clock's advantage is ratings volume (6.6K vs 316) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. MD Clock sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and McClockface sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per 7 days. 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 — 4.6 for MD Clock against 4.6 for McClockface. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MD Clock has 6.6K ratings behind it against 316, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of MD Clock's written reviews are positive against 63% of McClockface's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MD Clock ships an update every 11 days, McClockface every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MD Clock versus McClockface: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMD ClockMcClockface
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.6K ratings) — better4.6 (316 ratings)
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews63.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.6K — better316
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size384 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMD StudioDavid Steppenbeck

Customer experience

MD Clock

All ratings6,557 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews821 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral10.2%
Negative42.4%

McClockface

All ratings316 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.4%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative27.9%

User reviews

MD Clock

From 6.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 👍 Aesthetically pleasing designs
  • 🔒 Secure and reliable
  • 💡 Useful widget functionality

Room to improve

  • 💰 Majority of features locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Inconsistent widget behavior
  • 🔋 Potential battery drain issues
  • 📦 Limited free clock options

McClockface

From 316 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful and visually stunning widget designs
  • 👍 Highly customizable clock faces and widgets
  • 🌈 Wide variety of widget styles to choose from
  • ⚡ Smooth animations and polished UI
  • 💬 Responsive and communicative developer support

Room to improve

  • 💰 Requires paid subscription for widget access
  • 🔄 Widget time display doesn't update properly
  • 🐛 Widgets freeze or show incorrect time
  • 🔒 Misleading about free widget availability
  • 📍 Limited city options in location list

Bugs and requests

MD Clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not loading properly
  • Clock time inaccuracies
  • Subscription issues across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more free clock designs
  • Allow customization of widget backgrounds
  • Implement multi-timezone support
  • Integrate with Apple Music for alarm tones

McClockface

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Widget displays incorrect or outdated time unless app is opened
  • Widget freezes and stops updating time
  • Widget shows blank or black screen
  • Widget locked despite having Plus version subscription
  • Time accuracy issues (8-10 minutes behind real time)
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  • Widget not appearing in available widgets list
  • iOS 17 dark mode widget background appears blurry or white
  • Widget fails to update after device screen locks
  • Widgets removed after app update despite previous purchase
  • Incompatibility with Liquid Glass on iOS 26

Requested features

12 requests
  • Ability to remove date or annual progress percentage
  • Customizable date/time format options
  • Option to start weekdays with Monday instead of Sunday
  • Smaller quarter-size widget option
  • Transparent widget backgrounds
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  • Adjustable font sizes in app
  • Additional color palette options including OLED black
  • Ability to disable vibration on ticking sound
  • Brightness adjustment by swiping
  • More widget styles and clock faces
  • Expanded city list with clearer descriptions
  • Widget options matching in-app display capabilities

In-app purchases

14 purchases

MD Clock

Subscriptions6
  • MD Clock Premium (1 MONTH)$0.991 Month
  • MD Clock Premium$1.997 Days
  • MD Clock Premium (1 YEAR)$4.491 Year
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  • MD Clock Premium7 Days trial$4.491 Year
  • MD Clock Premium1 Year trial$4.491 Year
  • MD Clock Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time8
  • Black white & grey$0.99
  • Wood$0.99
  • AllTools$4.99
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  • All Clocks$5.99
  • MD Clock Premium$8.99
  • MD Clock Premium$9.99
  • MD Clock Premium$12.99
  • MD Clock Premium$24.99
8 purchases

McClockface

Subscriptions3
  • McClockface Plus$1.007 Days
  • McClockface Plus$3.001 Month
  • McClockface Plus7 Days trial$12.001 Year
One-time5
  • Snack Sized Tip$0.99
  • Coffee Sized Tip$1.99
  • Lunch Sized Tip$4.99
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  • Movie Sized Tip$9.99
  • McClockface Plus (Lifetime)$25.00

Questions

Is MD Clock free?
MD Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is McClockface free?
McClockface is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MD Clock or McClockface?
MD Clock is rated higher. MD Clock averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.6K ratings, while McClockface averages 4.6 from 316 ratings.
Do MD Clock or McClockface have ads?
Neither MD Clock nor McClockface shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MD Clock or McClockface?
MD Clock ships an update every 11 days, and McClockface every 3 weeks. Most recently, MD Clock was updated on September 23, 2026 and McClockface on September 18, 2026.

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