Comparison

Digital Clock vs Minimal Clock

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

Head to head
About

Digital Clock

This utility app displays the current time in a customizable format. Users can choose between 12 or 24-hour displays, change the color of the clock, and opt to show seconds. Access settings by tapping the display.

Highlights
  • 12/24 hour format
  • Color customization
  • Second display option
  • Tap to access settings
Features
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when display tap, appear settings button FEATUURES β€’12hour or 24 hour β€’change color β€’display second

About

Minimal Clock

Features
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Minimal Clock puts a real retro digital clock on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy. It is the authentic 7-segment LCD look, not a plain font dressed up to resemble one. THE LOOK The time is drawn in a true DSEG7 7-segment typeface with a "ghost segments" effect: the unlit segments sit faintly behind the lit digits, exactly like a physical digital clock. FIVE WIDGETS β€’ Clock + Date β€” time, weekday, and date β€’ Clock Only β€” a large, legible clock β€’ Date & Day β€” the full weekday and date β€’ World Clock β€” your local time plus one or two cities (Pro) β€’ World Cities β€” up to three cities, no local clock (Pro) WORLD CLOCK Keep other time zones on your Home Screen. The city picker searches every time zone, shows each city's UTC offset, and marks a day difference (+1 / βˆ’1) for cities already on tomorrow or still on yesterday. FIVE THEMES, TWO FONTS Pick a theme for each widget: Dark, Light, Clear (transparent), Green (retro VFD), or Red (retro LED). Choose the LCD (Retro) 7-segment font or a monospace Terminal font. Every placed widget can look different. COLORS, LABEL, AND NIGHT MODE (PRO) Five display colors sit on top of any theme: amber, ice blue, cyan, violet, and rose. Add a short label of your own under the clock. Switch on night mode and the StandBy clock dims to a soft red, so it won't light up a dark room. WHEREVER YOU NEED THE TIME Small and Medium on the Home Screen, rectangular, circular, and inline Lock Screen widgets, and StandBy support so it works as a bedside desk clock. The world clocks come in Small, Medium and rectangular. The clock follows your device's 12/24-hour and first-day-of-week settings, and the date and weekday follow your locale. City names are shown in English. ONE-TIME PURCHASE Minimal Clock Pro is one purchase, not a subscription. The three core clock widgets, all five themes, both fonts, Lock Screen, and StandBy stay free. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no network, no tracking, no data collection. Nothing leaves your device.

Screenshots

Digital Clock4 screens
Minimal Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Minimal Clock at Free against Digital Clock's $0.99. Minimal Clock also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 41 months). Digital Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Minimal Clock is free to download; Digital Clock costs $0.99 up front. Minimal Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Digital Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digital Clock ships an update every 41 months, Minimal Clock every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 4 level
Digital Clock versus Minimal Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital ClockMinimal Clock
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 41 monthsEvery 6 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationPaidβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size0 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkohei yamaneYechiel Ben David

In-app purchases

None

Digital Clock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Minimal Clock

One-time1
  • World Clock Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Digital Clock free?
Digital Clock costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minimal Clock free?
Minimal Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Digital Clock or Minimal Clock have ads?
Neither Digital Clock nor Minimal Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Digital Clock or Minimal Clock?
Digital Clock ships an update every 41 months, and Minimal Clock every 6 weeks. Most recently, Digital Clock was updated on November 3, 2026 and Minimal Clock on October 31, 2026.

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