Comparison

LCD Clock vs Clear Sky+

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
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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

Clear Sky+

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ClearSky+ is your all-in-one aviation utility designed for pilots who need fast, reliable insight into current flying conditions. Whether you're preflighting from a remote airfield or teaching ground school in a classroom, ClearSky+ helps you interpret aviation weather with ease — all without needing a constant internet connection. Offline METAR Decoder Paste or type raw METAR strings and instantly get a color-coded readout of current conditions: VFR, MVFR, IFR, or LIFR. No server connection required. Favorite Airports Save frequently-used ICAO codes for quick access to conditions at your home base, destination, or training airports. Built-In Flight Rule Education Learn how to read METARs and understand flight category logic through simple, easy-to-digest educational cards — perfect for students and instructors. Optional Radar & Live Traffic (Online or ADS-B Device) Enable radar overlays and real-time traffic with supported ADS-B devices like Stratux/Sentry — or fetch data via optional online feeds. Designed for iPhone, iPad & Apple Watch With a clean and modern interface, ClearSky+ supports widgets and dark mode, and is fully optimized for aviation use in any cockpit environment.

Screenshots

LCD Clock4 screens
Clear Sky+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Clear Sky+ at Free against LCD Clock's $1.99. Clear Sky+ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On ads, device support 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LCD Clock ships an update every 7 months, Clear Sky+ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LCD Clock versus Clear Sky+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLCD ClockClear Sky+
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperforYou inc.Calvin Fraites

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

Clear Sky+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LCD Clock free?
LCD Clock costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Clear Sky+ free?
Clear Sky+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LCD Clock or Clear Sky+ have ads?
Neither LCD Clock nor Clear Sky+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LCD Clock or Clear Sky+?
LCD Clock ships an update every 7 months, and Clear Sky+ fortnightly. Most recently, LCD Clock was updated on October 29, 2026 and Clear Sky+ on October 28, 2026.

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