Comparison

Simple Clock vs Minimal Digital Clock

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

Head to head
About

Simple Clock

This utility app provides a customizable digital clock with adjustable colors and sizes, and an analog dial option for iPad users. It also offers accurate time synchronization via NTP servers.

Highlights
  • Customizable digital clock colors
  • Adjustable clock sizes
  • Toggle seconds display
  • Analog dial for iPad
  • NTP time synchronization
  • Customizable NTP servers
Features
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Simple Clock is an app designed for situations where timing is critical, such as live streams and event management. [Features] ・Digital Clock - Customize the clock’s color to your liking - Choose from three clock sizes (Small / Medium / Large) - Toggle the seconds display on or off ・Analog Dial (iPad Only) - Freely customize the dial and hand colors - Supports overlay display of digital time ・NTP Time Synchronization - Retrieve accurate time via the internet - Customizable NTP servers

About

Minimal Digital Clock

This app offers a clean, landscape-oriented digital clock experience for your desk or nightstand. It features elegant clock skins, ambient fullscreen effects, and useful tools like a timer and stopwatch.

Highlights
  • Elegant clock skins
  • Ambient fullscreen effects
  • Optional background music
  • Timer, countdown, stopwatch
  • Customizable display options
  • Bilingual interface
Features
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Minimal Digital Clock is a clean, landscape-first digital clock designed for your desk, nightstand, and StandBy-style viewing. FEATURES • Multiple elegant clock skins with distinctive typography • Ambient fullscreen effects — snow, stars, bubbles, and more • Optional background music for a calm atmosphere • Timer, countdown, and stopwatch • Customize display: weekday, date, seconds, 24-hour format • Bilingual interface (English / Chinese) Minimal Clock focuses on what matters — time, beautifully displayed. Core features work without an account. Privacy Policy: https://simpledigitalclock.com/privacy/en Terms of Service: https://simpledigitalclock.com/terms/en

Screenshots

Simple Clock4 screens
Minimal Digital Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Minimal Digital Clock at 4.5 against Simple Clock's 1.0. Minimal Digital Clock also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 1). Simple Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Minimal Digital Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Simple Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minimal Digital Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minimal Digital Clock has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Clock ships an update every 6 weeks, Minimal Digital Clock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simple Clock versus Minimal Digital Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple ClockMinimal Digital Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImagination Studio LLC.东锣 杨

Customer experience

Simple Clock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Minimal Digital Clock

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simple Clock

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Minimal Digital Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Minimal Clock Pro$0.991 Month
  • Minimal Clock Pro$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$8.99

Questions

Is Simple Clock free?
Simple Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minimal Digital Clock free?
Minimal Digital Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Clock or Minimal Digital Clock?
Minimal Digital Clock is rated higher. Simple Clock averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Minimal Digital Clock averages 4.5 from 17 ratings.
Do Simple Clock or Minimal Digital Clock have ads?
Neither Simple Clock nor Minimal Digital Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Clock or Minimal Digital Clock?
Simple Clock ships an update every 6 weeks, and Minimal Digital Clock every 2 months. Most recently, Simple Clock was updated on October 28, 2026 and Minimal Digital Clock on October 25, 2026.

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