Comparison

LCD Clock vs Smart Widget

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

Head to head
About

LCD Clock

Transform your device into a stylish digital clock and calendar. It offers a clean, minimal display perfect for any room, with features like international holidays and weather forecasts. Enhance your daily visibility and convenience with this multifunctional utility.

Highlights
  • Digital LCD-style clock display
  • Integrated calendar view
  • International holiday display
  • Weather forecast
  • Six-day calendar support
  • Adjustable screen brightness
Features
Currently charting
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LCD Clock — Simple Clock & Calendar LCD Clock combines a digital clock and a calendar into one beautifully retro LCD-style desk clock. Just place your iPhone on a charging dock, and your desk instantly gets a clean, easy-to-read clock and calendar. Perfect for your office desk, living room, or bedside table — adding convenience and clarity wherever you are. Key Features - Large, easy-to-read digital clock (12/24-hour format) - Monthly calendar (view up to 7 months) - Public holidays for countries worldwide, automatically fetched and highlighted - Weather forecast for your chosen location (current location supported) - Japanese era (Reiwa) and rokuyō display - Customizable first day of the week - 8 color themes plus a random theme - Adjustable screen brightness, shake-to-light backlight - Full-screen landscape clock mode - Optimized for iPhone Duo (layouts for both the closed and open screens; two months of calendar when open) A True Alarm Clock (iOS 26 and later) Powered by Apple's latest alarm technology (AlarmKit), the alarm has been dramatically upgraded. - Rings with a full-screen alarm even when the app is closed or your iPhone is locked - Breaks through Silent Mode and Focus — and keeps ringing until you stop it - Quick STOP / SNOOZE (5 min) buttons - Adjustable alarm volume in the app. Set it to mute for a silent, screen-only alert (with vibration while the app is open) Notes - Weather requires location access; holiday display requires calendar access - On iOS 25 and earlier, alarms are delivered as notifications (no sound in Silent Mode, and the notification sound stops automatically after a short time) - Please refrain from making complaints regarding malfunctioning alarms.

About

Smart Widget

Personalize your device's standby, lock, and home screens with custom widgets, icon packs, wallpapers, clocks, and weather. Design unique themes or choose from hundreds of pre-made options for a truly one-of-a-kind look.

Highlights
  • Standby Mode Widgets
  • Custom Icon Packs
  • Personalized Wallpapers
  • Clock and Weather Widgets
  • Theme Designer
  • Hundreds of Themes
Features
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NightStand: StandBy Widget 17 allows you to set a personalized Widgets for Standby Mode. Your home screen will become a one-of-a-kind widget and theme include your own icon packs, wallpaper, clocks and weather. This exclusive feature is available on IOS 17 and later. This app is perfect for customizing and styling your screen. Super easy to setup It works for all devices and all you need is to update your iPhone to IOS 17+. Design your personal theme We offer you hundreds of themes which include an icon, background wallpaper, clocks,... You can choose one and directly apply your favorite into home screen design. But if you want to try some fun experience by releasing your creativity, please select and adjust the widget, theme and icon base on your own taste. Please note that the icon pack does not change your actual app icons. These are for a custom shortcut using the Shortcut App. Disclaimer We are not affiliated with the mentioned companies in any way. We only developed and tested our app with these devices. - iPhone is trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Premium Subscription Subscription starts from USD 3.99. - a 1-week subscription - a 1-year subscription with 3 days free trial - a 1-lifetime package • Check in app for exact pricing in your region • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration/price selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. • You can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by going to your iTunes Account Settings, but refunds will not be given for any unused portion of the term. Terms of Service: https://www.maplelabs.co/policies/#terms Privacy: https://www.maplelabs.co/policies/#terms If you have any feedback, do not hesitate to contact us at support@maplelabs.co

Screenshots

LCD Clock4 screens
Smart Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Smart Widget at Free against LCD Clock's $1.99. Smart Widget also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (882 vs 12). LCD Clock's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On review sentiment, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Smart Widget is free to download; LCD Clock costs $1.99 up front. LCD Clock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Smart Widget sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LCD Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Widget has 882 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of LCD Clock's written reviews are positive against 67% of Smart Widget's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LCD Clock ships an update every 7 months, Smart Widget every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
LCD Clock versus Smart Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLCD ClockSmart Widget
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (12 ratings) — better4.3 (882 ratings)
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews66.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12882 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#185 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB180 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperforYou inc.Maple Labs Co., Ltd

Customer experience

LCD Clock

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral18.4%
Negative19.9%

Smart Widget

All ratings881 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral7.2%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews317 reviews
Positive66.6%
Neutral10.1%
Negative23.3%

Bugs and requests

LCD Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Smart Widget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not working as expected
  • Downloading issues
  • Compatibility problems on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free theme options
  • Improved stability and reliability
  • Better explanations and tutorials
  • Ability to fully customize without paying

In-app purchases

3 purchases

LCD Clock

One-time3
  • I'll buy you a cup of coffee.$1.99
  • I'll buy you two coffees.$3.99
  • I'll buy you a lot of coffee.$31.99
7 purchases

Smart Widget

Subscriptions5
  • Premium$2.997 Days
  • Premium$4.997 Days
  • Premium$6.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Premium$12.991 Year
  • Premium2 variants$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium$19.99
  • Lifetime Premium$29.99

Questions

Is LCD Clock free?
LCD Clock costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Smart Widget free?
Smart Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LCD Clock or Smart Widget?
LCD Clock is rated higher. LCD Clock averages 4.7 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Smart Widget averages 4.3 from 882 ratings.
Do LCD Clock or Smart Widget have ads?
Smart Widget shows ads; LCD Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, LCD Clock or Smart Widget?
LCD Clock ships an update every 7 months, and Smart Widget every 10 days. Most recently, LCD Clock was updated on November 6, 2026 and Smart Widget on November 3, 2026.

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