DateTimeWidget vs Big Digital Clock Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DateTimeWidget
Display the current date and time prominently on your iOS home screen with a customizable widget. Adjust text size, color, and font to match your preferences for easy readability.
- Home screen widget
- Date and time display
- Adjustable text size
- Customizable font
- Color options
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The DateTimeWidget displays date and time in a widget that can be added to your home screen on your iOS device. It is a useful widget if you want to see the date and time in larger text on your screen. The color, size of text and font can all be adjusted in the settings for the widget.
Big Digital Clock Widget
Display a large digital clock on your device's screen, optimized for iOS 17 StandBy mode. View the current time easily from a distance, either within the app or using its widgets. Offers a free experience with an optional one-time purchase for expanded customization.
- iOS 17 StandBy mode optimization
- Large format digital clock display
- Single and dual widget options
- Viewable from a distance
- Customization options via purchase
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Designed for iOS 17, Big Digital Clock Widget allows you to see a large format digital clock in one or two widgets in StandBy mode. Easily see current time in digital time format from far away in the app or its widgets. Free with no ads! There is a small one-time purchase available to enable more styling options.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Big Digital Clock Widget at 89% against DateTimeWidget's 33%. Big Digital Clock Widget also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). DateTimeWidget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Big Digital Clock Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DateTimeWidget asks for nothing beyond the download.
Big Digital Clock Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Digital Clock Widget has 245 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of DateTimeWidget's written reviews are positive against 89% of Big Digital Clock Widget's.
DateTimeWidget ships an update every 6 months, Big Digital Clock Widget every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DateTimeWidget | Big Digital Clock Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (8 ratings) | 4.5 (245 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 245 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | River Rock Logic | Cromulent Labs |
Customer experience
DateTimeWidget
Big Digital Clock Widget
In-app purchases
DateTimeWidget
No in-app purchases
Big Digital Clock Widget
- Premium Version$2.99
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