Comparison

Minimum Clock vs Simple Clock with date

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

Head to head
About

Minimum Clock

This app offers a minimalist digital and analog clock with customizable features. Adjust size, switch between 12/24 hour formats, and select background colors. It includes a time signal with numerous tones and allows for date format changes.

Highlights
  • Digital and analog clock display
  • Adjustable clock size
  • 12/24 hour format switching
  • Customizable background colors
  • Hourly time signal with 78 tones
  • Date format customization
  • Screen rotation
Features
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A simple, no-frills digital and analog clock. The calm design is ideal for concentrating on study or work! Although simple, it has the minimum necessary functions. The clock face and analog clock can be moved with your finger. By pressing buttons such as "1X" and "2X", you can adjust the size of the letters. The analog clock can also be enlarged or reduced with two fingers. You can also switch between 12-hour and 24-hour displays. Touching a clock character or the analog clock switches to the setting mode. In setting mode, the date can be changed to various formats by touching it. In addition, a time signal can be sounded at 0 minutes of every hour, and there are 78 different tones to choose from. The screen can be rotated horizontally and vertically.  The background color can be selected from 10 different colors. It is also possible to choose between a digital clock and an analog clock.

About

Simple Clock with date

Features
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This is a super simple APP that enables your older Iphones to be a small clock for kiosk mode.

Screenshots

Minimum Clock4 screens
Simple Clock with date1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Clock with date at none against Minimum Clock's 1. Simple Clock with date also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Minimum Clock's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.2). On price 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. Minimum Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Clock with date asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minimum Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple Clock with date every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Minimum Clock versus Simple Clock with date: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimum ClockSimple Clock with date
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMihoko ArakiMartin Kiefer

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Minimum Clock

One-time1
  • Minimum Clock with no ads$1.99
None

Simple Clock with date

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minimum Clock free?
Minimum Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Clock with date free?
Simple Clock with date is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Minimum Clock or Simple Clock with date have ads?
Minimum Clock shows ads; Simple Clock with date does not.
Which is updated more often, Minimum Clock or Simple Clock with date?
Minimum Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, and Simple Clock with date every 5 days. Most recently, Minimum Clock was updated on September 19, 2026 and Simple Clock with date on October 4, 2026.

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