Comparison

Clock+ vs DimClock

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

Head to head
About

Clock+

This bedside clock app features large, easy-to-read digits and simple alarm controls. Customize your experience with various themes and wake-up sounds.

Highlights
  • Large digit display
  • Single tap alarm on/off
  • Double tap to snooze
  • Swipe to dim display
  • Customizable themes
  • Select wake-up alarm sound
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Large Digit Bedside Clock, a must have! Features: * Single tap to switch alarm on / off * Double tap to snooze alarm for 5 minutes * Swipe up / down to dim the display In-App purchase 'Unlock-All' allows the configuration of different themes / skins with over 100+ variations! Select wake-up alarm sound

About

DimClock

This app provides a simple, dimmable clock with customizable text colors for the time, date, and seconds. It's designed for low energy consumption by reducing screen backlight brightness.

Highlights
  • Dimmable backlight
  • Customizable text colors
  • Low energy consumption
  • Displays time, date, and seconds
  • Simple interface
Features
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DimClock is a dimmable simple clock app that works with low energy consumption by reducing brightness of backlight of iPhone screen. You can customize the brightness of the backlight and the color of the date, time, and seconds text.

Screenshots

Clock+4 screens
DimClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DimClock at none against Clock+'s 1. DimClock also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Clock+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DimClock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clock+ ships an update every 4 months, DimClock every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Clock+ versus DimClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClock+DimClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (998 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.1% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings998 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.09.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB8 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMARK MANSERKatsuhiko Noda

Customer experience

Clock+

All ratings998 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive45.1%
Neutral16.9%
Negative38.0%

DimClock

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Clock+

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Alarm not working
  • Date stuck on wrong day
  • Settings not saving
  • Inconsistent behavior after updates

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add weather information
  • More alarm sound options
  • Add snooze function
  • Landscape mode
  • Customizable colors and rotation
Show 2 more
  • Add HH:MM:SS display
  • 24-hour time format

DimClock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Clock+

One-time1
  • Unlock All$0.99
None

DimClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clock+ free?
Clock+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DimClock free?
DimClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clock+ or DimClock have ads?
Neither Clock+ nor DimClock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clock+ or DimClock?
Clock+ ships an update every 4 months, and DimClock every 5 days. Most recently, Clock+ was updated on October 17, 2026 and DimClock on October 8, 2026.

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