Clock Widgets in Standby Mode vs Simple Clocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clock Widgets in Standby Mode
Display a real-time digital clock on your mobile device's desktop and lock screen. This app offers second-by-second updates, multiple theme styles, and an hourly chime with a human voice. It can show the time on your home screen, lock screen, dynamic island, and standby screen.
- Real-time digital clock display
- Second-by-second updates
- Multiple theme styles
- Hourly chime with human voice
- Home screen, lock screen, dynamic island, standby screen display
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Standby Clock Widgets, a digital clock dynamically displayed on the mobile phone desktop in real time, supporting updates every second. - Beautiful home screen digital clock display - Support seconds display and real-time refresh - Multiple theme styles - Hourly chime:Real human voice tells the time on the hour - Show time on home screen, Lock Screen, dynamic island, standby screen.
Simple Clocks
Easily add customizable clock widgets to your device. Choose from 76 unique designs, with many available for free. Unlock additional premium widgets with a one-time purchase.
- 76 clock widgets
- 32 free widgets
- Pro version with 44 extra widgets
- 12 and 24 hour formats
- Intuitive UI
- Small widget size support
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Simple Clocks is the easiest way to add clock widgets to your setup. With up to 76 widgets to choose from, you can customize to your liking. Key Features: - 76 clock widgets in total - 32 entirely free widgets - Simple Clocks Pro with 44 extra widgets is available for a one time purchase of $1.99 - 12 and 24 hour times - Easy and intuitive UI Simple Clocks widgets are available in the small widget size. Supports all devices that can run iOS 14 and above.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Clocks at 5.0 against Clock Widgets in Standby Mode's 4.2. Simple Clocks also leads on ads (none vs shown). Clock Widgets in Standby Mode's advantage is ratings volume (141 vs 6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and 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
Both are free to download. Clock Widgets in Standby Mode sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Simple Clocks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple Clocks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clock Widgets in Standby Mode has 141 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Clock Widgets in Standby Mode | Simple Clocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (141 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 141 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 云云 唐 | Joseph Vedda |
Customer experience
Clock Widgets in Standby Mode
Simple Clocks
Bugs and requests
Clock Widgets in Standby Mode
Reported bugs
12 issues- App not working on standby
- Contradictory time announcement (e.g., 6 AM/PM)
- App not working on some phones
- Lock screen widget display issues (iOS 18)
- Time display too small on lock screen
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- Seconds not showing after iOS 16 update
- Custom images disappear or don't reflect
- Paid version clock stops periodically
- Custom clock settings revert to default
- Minute counter change delayed by one second
- Typo on home screen
- Display shows only minutes and seconds at midnight
Requested features
13 requests- Add font customization options
- More color selection variety (slide, RGB)
- More date styles below time
- More variety of styles for pro version
- Add male voice options for time announcement
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- Adjustable speech speed (fast/slow)
- Option to change time from 24-hour to 12-hour format
- Add alarm function
- Add timer function
- Expand clock models (round, count-down, calendar display)
- Remove 'Clock Widget' text
- Option to display battery percentage
- Add 12-hour time with PM/AM indicator
Simple Clocks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clock Widgets in Standby Mode
- Professional Version$0.99
Simple Clocks
- Simple Clocks Pro$1.99
Questions
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