Spiffy Clock vs SClock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spiffy Clock
Customize your device's time and date display with a variety of colors, gradients, and layout options. Tailor the appearance to your preference, including support for light and dark modes, and choose whether to show seconds, the day of the week, and more.
- 13 built-in background/text colors
- Color gradient options
- Customizable time and date display
- Portrait and landscape mode support
- Automatic light/dark mode color changes
- Optional status bar hiding
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Spiffy Clock puts the time and date front and center! It has 16 free colors that can be displayed as the background or as the text. An in-app purchase unlocks gradient backgrounds, gradient text, custom background and text colors, bi-color themes, gold, silver, and bronze, and rainbow coloring. Choose from numerous settings exactly how you want the time and date and day of the week displayed. When the color choice is for the background, the color will automatically change for light mode and dark mode, except when using custom colors. Works in both portrait and landscape mode. A night mode for use with dark mode allows you to display dark text in dark mode. Free color choices are: —Red —Orange —Yellow —Green —Mint —Cyan —Teal —Blue —Indigo —Purple —Pink —Brown —Black —Gray —White —System Paid color choices are: —Gradients —Gold —Silver —Bronze —Rainbow —Bi-color themes —Custom colors Time and date settings are: — Analog or digital clock —Show/hide seconds —Use 24 hour or 12 hour time with AM and PM —Show/hide date —Show/hide day of the week —Use numerical date You also can hide the status bar if you want. This app is a great complement to the desktop app Clock Suite. Similar colors are used, so there is a consistent look and feel across your devices.
SClock
This app offers a customizable clock with adjustable display sizes and color options. It features dual timers with customizable sounds and visual cues, perfect for time management tasks like Pomodoro.
- Adjustable display size
- Color selectable clock face
- Dual timer functionality
- Customizable countdown sounds
- Color-coded time display
- Simple, easy-to-read design
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・ 24H / 12H calendar Simple clock function with color selectable ・The sound before the start, the countdown sound, the color display can be changed according to the remaining time, and the two timers can be switched, making it ideal for pomodoro timers, etc.The sound before the start, the countdown sound, the color display can be changed according to the remaining time, and the two timers can be switched, making it ideal for pomodoro timers, etc. ・By switching between large format and middle size display, it is easy to use at hand and has excellent visibility from a distance in a wide place. ・Simple and easy-to-read design. You can use it in any situation such as studying, meetings, presentations, sports, fitness, cooking, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spiffy Clock at 100% against SClock's 50%. Spiffy Clock also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). SClock's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Spiffy Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SClock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spiffy Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Spiffy Clock's written reviews are positive against 50% of SClock's.
Spiffy Clock ships an update every 14 months, SClock fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spiffy Clock | SClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (12 ratings) — better | 4.3 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Roberts | Hajime Suzuki |
Customer experience
Spiffy Clock
SClock
In-app purchases
Spiffy Clock
- Spiffy Clock Pro$0.99
SClock
- premium$0.991 Month
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