Time vs Digital Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time
This minimalist watch app displays the time and date with a subtle background animation. It functions as an elegant desk clock when your device is docked and supports all operating system languages for a personalized experience.
- Minimalist watch face
- Displays time and date
- Background color animation
- Desk clock functionality
- Multi-language support
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A "timeless" watch with calendar for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. This elegant watch impresses with its minimalism and the reduction to the essentials. The straight, modern design is very appealing and underlined by a pleasant background color animation. At a glance, you can see the time and date, and you can use your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad in a dock as a desk clock. The calendar is designed to support all languages supported by the operating system. So everyone has the opportunity to enjoy the clock in his language.
Digital Clock
This app provides a clear and attractive LED digital clock display. It's ideal for use on a nightstand or desk, offering customizable options for time format and visibility of weekdays and dates.
- Beautiful LED digital display
- 12/24 hour mode switching
- Show/hide weekdays
- Show/hide date
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Digital Clock turns your iPhone, iPad, and Mac into a crisp retro LED display — the glow of a classic bedside or desk clock, right on your screen. Prop it up on your nightstand, desk, or home-office shelf and read the time at a glance, day or night. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Choose from several LED and LCD display styles • Show the time in 12- or 24-hour format, with optional seconds, weekday, and date • Add a blinking colon for that authentic digital-clock feel • Keep it in portrait or landscape, or lock it to the orientation you prefer • Dim the screen with a swipe for a gentle, glare-free glow at night • The display stays awake, so the clock is always there when you glance over TIMER & ALARMS • Set alarms to wake up or stay on schedule • Countdown timer, stopwatch, and a Pomodoro mode with work and break intervals • Pick your own alarm sound WIDGETS • Add Digital Clock to your Home Screen and Lock Screen DIGITAL CLOCK PRO Make it truly yours with a one-time upgrade: • Set custom digit and background colors • Use your own photo as the background • See the track currently playing in the Music app • Display any time zone in the world However you like to keep time — a stylish desk clock, a calm bedside companion, or a focus timer for work — Digital Clock has you covered.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Digital Clock at 4.4 against Time's 3.6. Digital Clock also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 5). Time's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and 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
Both are free to download. Digital Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Time asks for nothing beyond the download.
Digital Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digital Clock has 1.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Time's written reviews are positive against 51% of Digital Clock's.
Time ships an update monthly, Digital Clock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time | Digital Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 4.4 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 51.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pecora GmbH | Applorium Ltd |
Customer experience
Time
Digital Clock
Bugs and requests
Time
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Digital Clock
Reported bugs
3 issues- Time display issues
- Widget only shows military time
- Inconsistent behavior with background images
Requested features
5 requests- Add alarm functionality
- Improve widget customization options
- Allow changing time format (12-hour vs. 24-hour)
- Introduce more free customization options
- Add weather information display
In-app purchases
Time
No in-app purchases
Digital Clock
- Unlock all features$2.99









