Comparison

Current vs Clock Pocket

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

Head to head
About

Current

Personalize your lock screen with custom text. Display any phrase or letters you choose directly on your device's lock screen and StandBy mode. Enhance your device's appearance with unique text widgets.

Highlights
  • Customizable text display
  • Lock screen widgets
  • StandBy mode integration
  • Personalized phrases and letters
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You can configure what phrase or letters you want to display on your lock screen. Privacy Policy: https://current.anybox.cc/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://current.anybox.cc/terms-of-service

About

Clock Pocket

This app offers a creative and visually appealing way to display time with numerous customizable themes and practical tools. It includes widgets, a picture-in-picture feature, and a clean, ad-free interface. The app is designed for iOS 17's StandBy mode.

Highlights
  • 20+ customizable time themes
  • Habit Challenge, Stopwatch, Countdown, Floating Milliseconds
  • Nearly 100 matching widgets
  • Picture in Picture functionality
  • Ad-free interface
  • iOS 17 StandBy mode support
Features
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"Pocket Clock" is a practical and fun application designed to display time in a unique and creative way, catering to users' diverse time-telling needs. Perfectly adapted for iOS 17 Staying up-to-date with the latest iOS system, we prioritize your experience on the new system and devices, allowing you to experience the perfect performance of Pocket Clock on StandBy at the earliest opportunity! ● Carefully designed multiple time themes There are 20 distinctly styled time themes, each with rich color schemes, creatively showcasing the beauty of time. Moreover, each clock comes with feature-rich personalization settings to meet all your time-related imaginations! ● Practical and aesthetically pleasing time tools With 4 exquisite time tools - Habit Challenge, Stopwatch, Countdown, and Floating Milliseconds - we've struck the perfect balance between visual enjoyment and practical functionality! Furthermore, each tool offers a variety of color options. ● A staggering number of exquisite widgets Nearly a hundred widgets that perfectly match the clock themes. They not only provide various combinations of images, time, calendars, and more in terms of functionality but also implement dynamic displays for a unique look on your phone's desktop! ● Nimble and user-friendly Picture in Picture Whether it's the numerous time themes or the astonishing Floating Milliseconds, we've expanded the usage scenarios of the entire time tool with the nimble and concise Picture in Picture feature, covering your unique time and tool requirements! ● Clean and tidy page design No ads, no ads, no ads! A clean and streamlined interface ensures a silky-smooth experience from start to finish! ● Continuous updates Such a wealth of themes and features is not our final destination! We will discover more possibilities for time themes and explore more entry points for iOS system regarding time. Of course, we also welcome your proactive contact through the following channels to express your expected time features. Time is not just numbers, and time is not just hands. Here, we discover more possibilities of time and fully showcase the beauty of time. Sales Method Explanation Subscription Service: 1 month (continuous monthly product) auto-renewing membership Early Bird Membership: Get all the features of Pocket Clock at an extremely favorable price Lifetime Membership: Get all the features of Pocket Clock We recommend choosing the Early Bird Membership, which is only available for a "limited time" during the product's initial launch phase. Purchase within the specified period to enjoy the lifetime price, with excellent value for money this method will no longer be available after expiration Payment Method Explanation · After you select the sales method and confirm the payment, the system will charge the corresponding fee from your iTunes account according to your chosen method and price. · If you choose the subscription membership method, the system will automatically renew after your subscription period ends. Contact Us Xiaohongshu: https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/6424320d0000000012011962 Weibo: https://m.weibo.cn/u/7646937792 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pocketclock9/ Privacy Policy: https://www.xunshanapp.cn/privacy_en.html User Agreement: https://www.xunshanapp.cn/useragreement_en.html

Screenshots

Current4 screens
Clock Pocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Clock Pocket at Free against Current's $0.99. Clock Pocket also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (42 vs 8). Current's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.1). On review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Clock Pocket is free to download; Current costs $0.99 up front. Current sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Clock Pocket sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Current holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clock Pocket has 42 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 78% and 78% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Current ships an update every 2 months, Clock Pocket fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Current versus Clock Pocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCurrentClock Pocket
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (8 ratings) — better4.1 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews78.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings842 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB328 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnybox LTD正峰 蒋

Customer experience

Current

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

Clock Pocket

All ratings42 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative19.5%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Current

One-time4
  • Buy Me a Soda$0.99
  • Buy Me Some Chips$1.99
  • Buy Me a Coffee$4.99
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  • Buy Me a Pizza$9.99
4 purchases

Clock Pocket

Subscriptions2
  • Month Member$0.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$3.991 Year
One-time2
  • Early Bird Membership$4.99
  • Lifetime Membership$4.99

Questions

Is Current free?
Current costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Clock Pocket free?
Clock Pocket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Current or Clock Pocket?
Current is rated higher. Current averages 4.3 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Clock Pocket averages 4.1 from 42 ratings.
Do Current or Clock Pocket have ads?
Neither Current nor Clock Pocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Current or Clock Pocket?
Current ships an update every 2 months, and Clock Pocket fortnightly. Most recently, Current was updated on September 20, 2026 and Clock Pocket on September 17, 2026.

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