Clock Widgets in Standby Mode vs Notchify
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.
Notchify
Create personalized wallpapers for your iPhone and iPad with customizable borders and nine cutout styles. This app is completely free, ad-free, and does not collect your data. An optional upgrade offers additional features and faster exports.
- Customizable borders
- Nine cutout styles
- Home and Lock Screen design
- Supports all iOS 18 devices
- Ad-free experience
- Zero data collection
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Design striking wallpapers for your Home and Lock Screen. Add your own personal touch to your iPhone with a granular customization and many styles to choose from. From Island to Notch (and home button!), Notchify has you covered. Zero ads, zero trackers. Notchify supports every iPhone that's compatible with the latest version of iOS. — The app is entirely supported off of upgrading to Notchify Pro, which unlocks new features along with Unlimited Exports: - Unlimited Exports: no delay between exporting. Export as much as you want and as many times as you want. - Choose a custom app icon with Notch and Island variants and many color options - Customize the app's appearance
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Notchify at none against Clock Widgets in Standby Mode's shown. Notchify also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 43%). Clock Widgets in Standby Mode's advantage is ratings volume (141 vs 11) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Clock Widgets in Standby Mode sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Notchify sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Clock Widgets in Standby Mode against 4.3 for Notchify. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clock Widgets in Standby Mode has 141 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of Clock Widgets in Standby Mode's written reviews are positive against 75% of Notchify's.
Clock Widgets in Standby Mode ships an update every 2 months, Notchify every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clock Widgets in Standby Mode | Notchify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (141 ratings) | 4.3 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 141 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 云云 唐 | Gryzle LLC |
Customer experience
Clock Widgets in Standby Mode
Notchify
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
Notchify
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clock Widgets in Standby Mode
- Professional Version$0.99
Notchify
- Notchify Pro$0.99
Questions
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