Comparison

LCD Clock vs Receipt Camera

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
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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 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

Receipt Camera

Scan receipts and extract text for easy copy-pasting into accounting apps, spreadsheets, or personal finance tools. This free utility is ideal for managing household expenses or business expenditures.

Highlights
  • OCR scanning of receipts
  • Copy and paste extracted text
  • Input into accounting apps
  • Expense tracking assistant
  • Household account management
Features
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This is a free OCR scanning app, which lets you scan receipts and copy & paste the contents. Also recommended for inputting into accounting apps/software for household accounts/tax returns, etc. Simply scan the text on the receipt and copy & paste it into your household account book app, expense software, Excel, etc. You can use it as a receipt entry app for those who keep a household account, or as an assistant expense entry app for freelancers/self-employed/small business owners. *Internet connection is required.

Screenshots

LCD Clock4 screens
Receipt Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Receipt Camera at Free against LCD Clock's $1.99. Receipt Camera also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). LCD Clock's advantage is ads (none vs shown).

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

Receipt Camera is free to download; LCD Clock costs $1.99 up front. LCD Clock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Receipt Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LCD Clock ships an update every 9 months, Receipt Camera daily. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
LCD Clock versus Receipt Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLCD ClockReceipt Camera
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperforYou inc.Koji Watanabe

Customer experience

LCD Clock

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral19.3%
Negative19.3%

Receipt Camera

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
None

Receipt Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LCD Clock free?
LCD Clock costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Receipt Camera free?
Receipt Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LCD Clock or Receipt Camera have ads?
Receipt Camera shows ads; LCD Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, LCD Clock or Receipt Camera?
LCD Clock ships an update every 9 months, and Receipt Camera daily. Most recently, LCD Clock was updated on September 22, 2026 and Receipt Camera on September 14, 2026.

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