Comparison

LCD Clock vs NormalClock

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

NormalClock

This utility app functions as a basic clock with alarm features. It allows customization of alarm sounds using iPod library tunes and includes a screen burn-in prevention mechanism by slightly shifting the clock's position.

Highlights
  • Customizable alarm sounds
  • iPod library integration for alarm tunes
  • Screen burn-in prevention
  • Alarm on/off functionality
  • Alarm time setting
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It is a normal clock. There is a shadow on the clock hand. Alarm on/off pushes the icon. The alarm time setting begins the drug from the clock center. Alarm stop pushes the icon. Please push the power supply button after pushing the home button when you erase the screen after the alarm is set. The alarm sound can be set according to an arbitrary number of seconds for an arbitrary iPod library tune. ( The correspondence music file is only AAC(.m4a) and MP3 of 44.1k and stereo file. AAC file is quick.alarm sound is 60 sec. ) Please do not erase the application with the alarm set. The alarm is not stopped. It is by design that the clock position has moved slightly to prevent screen burn-in. However, please note that this does not completely prevent burn-in.

Screenshots

LCD Clock4 screens
NormalClock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LCD Clock at 4.7 against NormalClock's 1.0. LCD Clock also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 1) and review sentiment (61% vs 50%). NormalClock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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

LCD Clock costs $1.99 and NormalClock $0.99 up front. LCD Clock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. NormalClock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LCD Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LCD Clock has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of LCD Clock's written reviews are positive against 50% of NormalClock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LCD Clock ships an update every 9 months, NormalClock every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
LCD Clock versus NormalClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLCD ClockNormalClock
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.7 (12 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperforYou inc.r2r660cc

Customer experience

LCD Clock

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

NormalClock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

NormalClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LCD Clock free?
LCD Clock costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is NormalClock free?
NormalClock costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LCD Clock or NormalClock?
LCD Clock is rated higher. LCD Clock averages 4.7 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while NormalClock averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LCD Clock or NormalClock have ads?
Neither LCD Clock nor NormalClock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LCD Clock or NormalClock?
LCD Clock ships an update every 9 months, and NormalClock every 10 months. Most recently, LCD Clock was updated on September 22, 2026 and NormalClock on June 7, 2026.

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