Simple Clocks vs LCT Floating Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
LCT Floating Timer
This app offers a versatile timer and clock utility that can be displayed persistently on your device's screen, even on top of other applications. It features millisecond accuracy, a stopwatch, and countdown timers for various events.
- Floating timer on main screen
- Always-on-top display
- Millisecond accurate clock
- Stopwatch functionality
- Countdown timer
- Dynamic island integration
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The Floating timer can be suspended on the main screen of the device and displayed on top of other apps. Provides a clock display accurate to milliseconds, and a small countdown window. - Show timer on dynamic island and lock screen - It can always be displayed on the top of the screen, and it can be kept on top of other APPs in a small window. - Floating digital clock with seconds display - Stopwatch, count up timer - Countdown timer, countdown to important events. Can be used to grab coupons when shopping online.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Clocks at 5.0 against LCT Floating Timer's 4.5. Simple Clocks also leads on ads (none vs shown). LCT Floating Timer's advantage is ratings volume (288 vs 6). 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. Simple Clocks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LCT Floating Timer 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LCT Floating Timer has 288 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Simple Clocks | LCT Floating Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.5 (288 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 52.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 288 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Vedda | 云云 唐 |
Customer experience
Simple Clocks
LCT Floating Timer
Bugs and requests
Simple Clocks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
LCT Floating Timer
Reported bugs
10 issues- Popup ads every 5 seconds
- Floating window cannot control start/stop
- Lock screen clock inconsistent with unlocked clock
- Floating clock does not work
- Pause and reset buttons on floating timer do not work
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- Timer does not start at desired configuration
- Cannot configure seconds
- Restore purchase always fails
- Not compatible with iPad mini 6
- Ads are 20 seconds long
Requested features
8 requests- Allow color change for floating window
- Half width window option
- Smaller font size for smaller window
- Add button to start/stop timer on floating window
- Add timer minutes/seconds to countdown
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- Fix split view functionality
- Allow customization of clock style
- Add color palettes
In-app purchases
Simple Clocks
- Simple Clocks Pro$1.99
LCT Floating Timer
- Professional Version$1.99
Questions
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