Comparison

LCD Clock vs iCube Pro

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

iCube Pro

This utility app functions as a pocket timer for speedcubing, speedstacking, and Flying Cup challenges. It offers a straightforward and polished interface for timing your puzzle-solving or cup-stacking endeavors.

Highlights
  • Speedcubing timer
  • Speedstacking timer
  • Flying Cup timer
  • Pocket timer
  • Simple interface
  • Elegant design
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iCube Pro is a speedcubing/speedstacking/Flyingcup timer in your pocket! It's a simple and elegant timer app that you must have!

Screenshots

LCD Clock4 screens
iCube Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iCube Pro at none against LCD Clock's 3. iCube Pro also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and device support (3 vs 1). LCD Clock's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (61% vs 50%). On ads 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 iCube Pro $0.99 up front. LCD Clock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. iCube Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LCD Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LCD Clock has 12 ratings behind it against 2, 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 iCube Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LCD Clock ships an update every 9 months, iCube Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
LCD Clock versus iCube Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLCD ClockiCube Pro
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.7 (12 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperforYou inc.佳敏 周

Customer experience

LCD Clock

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

iCube Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 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

iCube Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LCD Clock free?
LCD Clock costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is iCube Pro free?
iCube Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LCD Clock or iCube Pro?
LCD Clock is rated higher. LCD Clock averages 4.7 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while iCube Pro averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do LCD Clock or iCube Pro have ads?
Neither LCD Clock nor iCube Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LCD Clock or iCube Pro?
LCD Clock ships an update every 9 months, and iCube Pro every 2 months. Most recently, LCD Clock was updated on October 10, 2026 and iCube Pro on October 4, 2026.

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