Big Clock HD vs Big Digital Clock Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Clock HD
This app displays a large, easily readable digital clock on your device, perfect for viewing from afar. It supports all iOS locales and can prevent your device from auto-locking while the clock is displayed. Additional features include seconds display and widgets.
- Large, readable date and time display
- Supports all iOS locales
- Prevents auto-locking
- Optional seconds display
- Widgets
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Big Clock HD displays a big digital clock on your iPhone / iPad that's readable even from a distance. All iOS locales are supported, change them in the settings for the app. If there's no big clock on the wall - now there's one in your pocket or in your iPad Dock! FEATURES - Big, readable display of date and time - Localized in all languages the iPhone/iPad supports - Prevents phone / iPad from auto-locking while displaying the time - Add seconds display via the Settings App - Widgets
Big Digital Clock Widget
Display a large digital clock on your device's screen, optimized for iOS 17 StandBy mode. View the current time easily from a distance, either within the app or using its widgets. Offers a free experience with an optional one-time purchase for expanded customization.
- iOS 17 StandBy mode optimization
- Large format digital clock display
- Single and dual widget options
- Viewable from a distance
- Customization options via purchase
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Designed for iOS 17, Big Digital Clock Widget allows you to see a large format digital clock in one or two widgets in StandBy mode. Easily see current time in digital time format from far away in the app or its widgets. Free with no ads! There is a small one-time purchase available to enable more styling options.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Big Digital Clock Widget at Free against Big Clock HD's $0.49. Big Digital Clock Widget also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 45%) and rating (4.5 vs 3.0). Big Clock HD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (5 vs 2). 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
Big Digital Clock Widget is free to download; Big Clock HD costs $0.49 up front. Big Digital Clock Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Big Clock HD asks for nothing beyond the download.
Big Digital Clock Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Digital Clock Widget has 245 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Big Clock HD's written reviews are positive against 89% of Big Digital Clock Widget's.
Big Clock HD ships an update every 29 months, Big Digital Clock Widget every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Clock HD | Big Digital Clock Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.49 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (23 ratings) | 4.5 (245 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 245 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TheCodingMonkeys | Cromulent Labs |
Customer experience
Big Clock HD
Big Digital Clock Widget
In-app purchases
Big Clock HD
No in-app purchases
Big Digital Clock Widget
- Premium Version$2.99
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