iconclock vs Zing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iconclock
This app brings back the nostalgic wait cursor from old monochrome Mac displays as a watch face. It features retro alert sounds and a hidden Easter egg for a unique user experience.
- Nostalgic wait cursor watch face
- Retro alert sounds
- Easter egg feature
- Inspired by 80's Mac displays
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Remember the old Mac's from the 80's and their monochrome displays and ridiculously slow processing speeds? Oh, how long we had to wait while we stared at that spinning wait cursor... Used as a motif for this watch, this nostalgic wait cursor has been brought back to life in a cool way! The alarm also uses nostalgic alert sounds. It even has an Easter egg. -Caution The alarm and timer are not main functions and are active only while the app is in use. Please understand that the alarm and timer do not function properly. During silent mode, tones for the alarm and timer do not sound.
Zing
Control a smart night light with your phone for customizable lighting effects. It can learn your routines to illuminate paths automatically and notify you of movement or smartphone events.
- Full-color plug-in night light
- Smartphone control
- Customizable light effects
- Routine learning for automatic illumination
- Movement and smartphone event notifications
- Visual indicator for calls
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Use this app with the Zing Smart Night Light or supported remote buttons. Zing Smart Night Light Individually, each Zing is an awesome, full-color, plug-in night light with smartphone control and light effects. Packed with thoughtful features designed to help you see clearer, sleep better, and wake-up more refreshed. Zing is almost certainly the best night light ever made. When used together as a system, Zing work together to learn routine and automatically illuminate your entire path. Conversely, Zing can notify you of unusual and suspicious movements via notifications on your phone. Zing can also act as a visual indicator for incoming calls and other smartphone events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iconclock at 83% against Zing's 35%. iconclock also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). Zing's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and 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
Both are free to download. iconclock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Zing asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zing holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 19 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of iconclock's written reviews are positive against 35% of Zing's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iconclock ships an update weekly, Zing every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | iconclock | Zing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (26 ratings) | 3.8 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 34.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | forYou inc. | Factory Method |
Customer experience
iconclock
Zing
In-app purchases
iconclock
- 開発サポート$0.99
Zing
No in-app purchases
