Big Clock HD vs Clock mini
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
Clock mini
This app provides a world clock, allowing users to track time in multiple cities with customizable clock faces. It offers a gallery of designs and a subscription option for full access.
- World clock for multiple cities
- Customizable clock faces
- Clock face gallery
- In-app purchases for clock faces
- Subscription for full access
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Introducing Clock mini, your new go-to clock app designed for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro. WORLD CLOCK Stay globally connected with Clock mini’s world clock feature. Easily search and add cities to your list or dashboard, and personalize each with your favorite clock faces from our gallery. CLOCK FACE GALLERY Explore our meticulously designed clock face gallery, featuring a variety of styles to suit your taste. Select your favorites through convenient in-app purchases. PLUS Unlock all clock faces with Plus, subscription*, or one-time purchase. * Monthly and yearly subscriptions are available. Cancel at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. * Terms of Use: https://clockmini.app/terms * Privacy Policy: https://clockmini.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Clock mini at Free against Big Clock HD's $0.49. Clock mini also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 29 months). Big Clock HD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and ratings volume (23 vs 4). On review sentiment, 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
Clock mini is free to download; Big Clock HD costs $0.49 up front. Clock mini sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Big Clock HD asks for nothing beyond the download.
Clock mini holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Clock HD has 23 ratings behind it against 4, 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 49% of Clock mini's.
Big Clock HD ships an update every 29 months, Clock mini every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Clock HD | Clock mini |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.49 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 48.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 5 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 | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TheCodingMonkeys | Kai Luo |
Customer experience
Big Clock HD
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In-app purchases
Big Clock HD
No in-app purchases
Clock mini
- Clock mini Plus$1.491 Month
- Clock mini Plus Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Theme Candy$1.99
- Theme Mini$1.99
- Theme Silver Cube$1.99
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- Theme Purple Cube$1.99
- Theme Pumpkin$1.99
- Theme Orange Cube$2.99
- Theme Classic$2.99
- Theme Numbers$2.99
- Theme Circle$3.99
- Theme Mint$3.99
- Theme Calm$3.99
- Theme Big Numbers$4.99
- Theme Clean$4.99
- Theme Max$4.99
- Theme Speed$5.99
- Clock mini Plus Unlimited$29.99
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