Rect Clock vs NiceClock Digital
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rect Clock
This app transforms your iPhone into a full-screen analog clock. Customize the clock face, index, and hands with various styles and colors. Enjoy a minimalist design with adjustable screen rotation and optional date display and auto-lock.
- Full-screen analog display
- Customizable clock faces
- Interchangeable index styles
- Variety of hand designs
- Adjustable hand movement
- Screen rotation support
- Configurable date and lock
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An analog clock that fills the entire iPhone screen. Choose your favorite dial, indices, and hands to customize the clock to your style. A minimal design that perfectly complements the iPhone’s product design. ･ 12 dials: 6 included [Black / White / Silver / Wood / Leather / Luminous] + 6 available via in-app purchase [Space Black / Gold / Rose Gold / Skeleton / Stone / Power Saving] ･ 6 index styles × 6 colors: 2 included [Bar / Arabic Numerals (12-3-6-9)] + 4 available via in-app purchase [Roman Numerals / Roman Numerals (XII-III-VI-IX) / Arabic Numerals / Triangle] ･ 11 hand styles × 6 colors (12 colors for the second hand): 2 included [Bar / Dauphine] + 9 available via in-app purchase [Round / Pencil / Alpha / Lozenge / Baton / Leaf / Arrow / Spade / Breguet] ･ 3 hand movements [Sweep / Beat / Step] ･ Automatically rotates to portrait, landscape, or upside down to match your iPhone’s orientation ･ Date display [On / Off] ･ Auto-Lock [On / Off]
NiceClock Digital
This app transforms your iOS device into a beautiful digital clock with customizable themes and a night mode. It offers a clean interface and prevents auto-lock for continuous viewing.
- Beautiful digital clock display
- Customizable themes
- Night mode for dimmed viewing
- Disable auto-lock function
- Helvetica New font
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NiceClock is one of the most beautiful clocks for your iOS device. Put your iPhone in the docking station and let NiceClock do its magic. With the function "Disable Auto-Lock" the app stays open. Enjoy the nice view of the time with the beautiful swiss font "Helvetica New". You can chose between many nice themes. Thanks to the new night mode you can use NiceClock with a dimmed screen during night. This application is financed by advertising. Additional features of the pro version: - Even more themes. - No advertisements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NiceClock Digital at none against Rect Clock's 5. NiceClock Digital also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). Rect Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (59% vs 49%). On price, rating, monetization model 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. Rect Clock sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. NiceClock Digital asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Rect Clock against 3.8 for NiceClock Digital. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 168 and 46 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Rect Clock's written reviews are positive against 49% of NiceClock Digital's.
Rect Clock ships an update every 2 weeks, NiceClock Digital every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rect Clock | NiceClock Digital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (168 ratings) | 3.8 (46 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.2% of reviews — better | 49.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 168 — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | y-design | NiceApps GmbH |
Customer experience
Rect Clock
NiceClock Digital
Bugs and requests
Rect Clock
Reported bugs
9 issues- Blank white screen on launch (iPhone XR, iPad Air 2)
- App doesn't stay on when phone locks
- App crashes or won't open after purchase
- Settings screen appears on any touch
- Unresponsive UI elements on iPad
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- Battery percentage display frozen
- Orientation doesn't adjust to device rotation
- Ads still appear after paid purchase
- App stopped working after updates
Requested features
13 requests- Alarm functionality
- Lock screen integration
- Live wallpaper capability
- Apple Watch compatibility
- Landscape/rotation support
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- Always-on display when plugged in
- Ticking sound effect
- Adjustable brightness/dimming for night
- Round clock face option
- GMT/timezone hand option
- Larger date/time display option
- Screen saver mode
- Additional color variations (red retro style)
NiceClock Digital
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rect Clock
- Add All Faces$0.99
- Add All Indexes$0.99
- Add All Hands$0.99
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- Remove Ads$0.99
- Full Version$2.99
NiceClock Digital
No in-app purchases
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