Comparison

Analog Clock vs DateSmith

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

Head to head
About

Analog Clock

Enhance your device's aesthetic with a beautiful analog clock widget. Choose from over 100 watch faces and themes to personalize your home screen and lock screen. This free app offers interactive widgets and useful display options.

Highlights
  • Over 100 watch faces and themes
  • iOS 17 LockScreen interactive widget
  • Full screen analog clock
  • Transparent analog widget
  • Show date and calendar
  • Control screen brightness
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Analog Clock is beautiful desk clock with over 100+ watch faces and widget style. Decorate your Home Screen with Desk Clock Widget Best for getting Aesthetic Look to your Home Screen. It's a free app. Features: • New iOS 17 LockScreen interactive Widget With Seconds • Tap on interactive Widget to see second • Full Screen Analog Clock. • Transparent Analog Widget. • 100+ Watch faces and theme • iOS 15 Widget. • Control Screen Brightness. • Show Date and Calendar. • 24 hr or 12 hr Time Formats. Download Now Analog Clock - Desk Clock and Enjoy!

About

DateSmith

Enhance your iPhone's lock screen with a beautifully formatted date display. This app specializes in the premium space above your clock, offering customizable formats and reliable midnight updates. Track important events with a countdown mode and enjoy a minimalist, privacy-focused design.

Highlights
  • Custom date widget for above lock screen clock
  • Multiple widget formats
  • Personalized date formats
  • Countdown mode for events
  • Automatic midnight updates
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Battery efficient
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Your date, above the clock. DateSmith puts a clearer, fuller date in the line above your Lock Screen clock, or a countdown to the day you are looking forward to. Now with bold Home Screen widgets you can make your own. YOUR FORMAT, YOUR WAY Pick any two of month, date, weekday and year, each in the style you like. See it live in a Lock Screen preview that changes with every tap. COUNTDOWNS Name it and pick the day. DateSmith shows the days left until a trip, a birthday or a big day. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Small, medium and large widgets show your date or countdown in big, clear type, with a week strip on the medium size, a month calendar on the large size and a date page on medium countdowns. - Themes: Dawn, Ocean, Aurora, Graphite and System - Your own photo, framed for the square and wide widget shapes - A different photo for Dark Mode if you like - Liquid Glass style text with a soft highlight and depth, or crisp solid text UPDATES ON ITS OWN DateSmith prepares the week ahead, so your widgets change each day, even when the app is closed. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no ads and no analytics. Your widgets need no internet connection. DateSmith never uploads your photo. SIMPLE SETUP 1. Touch and hold your Lock Screen 2. Tap Customize 3. Tap the date above the time 4. Choose DateSmith 5. Tap Done For the Home Screen, touch and hold an empty area of your Home Screen, tap Edit, tap Add Widget, then choose DateSmith. PLANS Try every format, countdown, theme, photo and text style free for 7 days. When the preview ends, your widgets show Preview Ended in place of your date or countdown until you subscribe. DateSmith Monthly or DateSmith Yearly keeps your widgets working. DateSmith Monthly includes a one-week free trial for eligible new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ben637482548.github.io/datesmith/#privacy

Screenshots

Analog Clock4 screens
DateSmith4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DateSmith at 5.0 against Analog Clock's 4.3. DateSmith also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Analog Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Analog Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DateSmith sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DateSmith holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Analog Clock has 1.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Analog Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of DateSmith's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Analog Clock ships an update every 9 days, DateSmith every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Analog Clock versus DateSmith: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnalog ClockDateSmith
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmit VermaBenjamin Staab

Customer experience

Analog Clock

All ratings1,167 ratings
Positive79.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews304 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral10.9%
Negative16.4%

DateSmith

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Analog Clock

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional freezing or crashing
  • Inaccurate time display

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to silence review prompts
  • Always-on time display
  • More customization options for clock faces
  • Ability to disable ticking sound

DateSmith

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Analog Clock

One-time1
  • Analog Clock Pro.$7.99
2 purchases

DateSmith

Subscriptions2
  • DateSmith Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • DateSmith Yearly$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Analog Clock free?
Analog Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DateSmith free?
DateSmith is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Analog Clock or DateSmith?
DateSmith is rated higher. Analog Clock averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while DateSmith averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Analog Clock or DateSmith have ads?
Neither Analog Clock nor DateSmith shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Analog Clock or DateSmith?
Analog Clock ships an update every 9 days, and DateSmith every 9 months. Most recently, Analog Clock was updated on October 27, 2026 and DateSmith on October 28, 2026.

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