Comparison

Table Clock vs The Clocks

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

Head to head
About

Table Clock

A stylish digital clock for your iPhone or iPod Touch, offering easy readability from any distance. Customize time display with numerous color themes, font styles, and display options. Includes alarm, calendar, and dimmer controls for convenient use.

Highlights
  • 28 color themes
  • 5 color fonts
  • 12/24 hour modes
  • Portrait and Landscape
  • Alarm with 5 sounds
  • Calendar display
  • Dimmer controls
Features
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Table Clock is an attractive digital clock with style for your iPhone or iPod Touch that is easily readable at anytime or from a distance and displays the time with many stylish options . - 28 color themes and 5 color fonts
(You can enjoy 140 styles for your style) - 12 or 24 hour-time modes - Portrait and Landscape mode for viewing - Easy to change clock style by touch
(font and background color) - Easy to change clock status by touch
(you can turn on/off alarm, time display style, seconds, date by touch) - Calendar (show current and next month) - Date with 3 format styles - Alarm with 5 sounds (vibrate also for iPhone) - Dimmer controls for night time use - Temporarily disabled auto-locking

About

The Clocks

This app offers a variety of clock styles including flip, digital, and analog. It features customizable alarms with music options, a world clock for multiple locations, and several user-friendly controls for brightness, touch lock, and flashlight activation.

Highlights
  • Flip, Digital, and Analog clock types
  • In-app music alarms
  • World clock with 500+ cities
  • Customizable clock appearance
  • Adjustable snooze interval
  • Flashlight by shaking
Features
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The Clocks of Simplicity. Three fundamental clock types featuring in-app music alarms and a world clock. Clock Types: • Flip Clock • Digital Clock • Analog Clock • Detailed customization options for each clock Alarm Clock: • Supports up to 5 alarms • Adjustable snooze interval • Use your own iPod music as alarm sounds (while the app is running in the foreground) World Clock: • Displays times for 6 locations • Supports over 500 cities and countries Miscellaneous: • Touch lock • Intuitive gestures • Burn-in protection • Activate flashlight by shaking • User-friendly button interface • Adjustable brightness, scale, and position

Screenshots

Table Clock4 screens
The Clocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Clocks at Free against Table Clock's $0.99. The Clocks also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.8) and review sentiment (79% vs 50%). Table Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

The Clocks is free to download; Table Clock costs $0.99 up front. The Clocks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Table Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Clocks holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Clocks has 21K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Table Clock's written reviews are positive against 79% of The Clocks's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Table Clock versus The Clocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTable ClockThe Clocks
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (16 ratings)4.5 (21K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews78.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1621K — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS2.2 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB21 MB
Age ratingNot yet rated4+
DeveloperYoungHo KimMeanterm Inc.

Customer experience

Table Clock

All ratings16 ratings
Positive31.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative56.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

The Clocks

All ratings21,028 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews862 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral6.0%
Negative15.4%

Bugs and requests

Table Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

The Clocks

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Clock style randomly changes
  • Alarm doesn't work when device is locked
  • App freezes or crashes occasionally
  • Time displayed on home screen is incorrect

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add timer and stopwatch functions
  • Allow custom alarm sounds/music
  • Improve alarm reliability and duration
  • Provide more clock face/style options
  • Add date display
Show 2 more
  • Improve orientation/rotation controls
  • Adjust brightness changes to be less disruptive

In-app purchases

None

Table Clock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

The Clocks

One-time1
  • The Clocks Premium Upgrade$3.99

Questions

Is Table Clock free?
Table Clock costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Clocks free?
The Clocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Table Clock or The Clocks?
The Clocks is rated higher. Table Clock averages 2.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while The Clocks averages 4.5 from 21K ratings.
Do Table Clock or The Clocks have ads?
The Clocks shows ads; Table Clock does not.

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