Comparison

Spiffy Clock vs SClock

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Adjustable display size
  • Color selectable clock face
  • Dual timer functionality
  • Customizable countdown sounds
  • Color-coded time display
  • Simple, easy-to-read design
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Spiffy Clock4 screens
SClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spiffy Clock ships an update every 14 months, SClock fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Spiffy Clock versus SClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpiffy ClockSClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (12 ratings) — better4.3 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1224 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew RobertsHajime Suzuki

Customer experience

Spiffy Clock

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SClock

All ratings24 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spiffy Clock

One-time1
  • Spiffy Clock Pro$0.99
1 purchases

SClock

Subscriptions1
  • premium$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Spiffy Clock free?
Spiffy Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SClock free?
SClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spiffy Clock or SClock?
Spiffy Clock is rated higher. Spiffy Clock averages 4.9 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while SClock averages 4.3 from 24 ratings.
Do Spiffy Clock or SClock have ads?
SClock shows ads; Spiffy Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Spiffy Clock or SClock?
Spiffy Clock ships an update every 14 months, and SClock fortnightly. Most recently, Spiffy Clock was updated on October 1, 2026 and SClock on October 6, 2026.

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