Comparison

Rect Clock vs StandBy Clock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Full-screen analog display
  • Customizable clock faces
  • Interchangeable index styles
  • Variety of hand designs
  • Adjustable hand movement
  • Screen rotation support
  • Configurable date and lock
Features
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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]

About

StandBy Clock

Transform your device into an elegant bedside or desk clock with multiple aesthetic faces, a world map showing the day-night boundary, and optional offline sleep audio. Enjoy a calm, low-light viewing experience with practical everyday details.

Highlights
  • Classic flip clock design
  • World map with day-night boundary
  • Offline sleep audio
  • Warm greeting messages
  • Analog and digital clock faces
  • Photo background cycles
  • Adjustable standby brightness
Features
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Elevate Your Desk and Nightstand Transform your device into a premium, beautifully crafted desk and bedside clock. Designed with elegance and minimalism in mind, this app turns your screen into a sophisticated timepiece: multiple distinctive clock faces, a world map with a live day–night boundary, and optional 72 minutes offline sleep audio when you want something gentle in the background. Whether you are focusing at your desk, unwinding in the evening, or starting the morning at home, enjoy a calm, low-light–friendly viewing experience that pairs refined visuals with practical everyday details. KEY FEATURES • Classic Flip Clock — Nostalgic flip digits reimagined with smooth motion and clean, modern typography. • Dotted Map & Day–Night Boundary — Follow sunlight across a dotted world map with a real-time terminator line (updated on a relaxed cadence), your approximate location when you allow it, and optional local weather where available. • Sleep audio — bundled & your library — The app includes 72 minutes of sleep-ready audio, playable offline with no streaming. Import your own tracks for a simple bedtime player. Open the full-screen music experience from the in-app menu, start playback, and return to your clocks while audio continues in the background for the session. • Warm Greetings — Time-aware greeting messages that help start and wind down the day with a human touch. • Analog & Digital Faces — Choose from bold digital layouts and refined analog-style faces that stay readable from across the room—plus more expressive designs to match your taste. • Photo backgrounds — Photos Clock cycles through 11 bundled, beautifully curated images in a random order and zooming with The burn kern effect each session. Optional weather context when location and connectivity allow. • StandBy brightness — Your personal dim level applies automatically while you enjoy the clock—easy on the eyes at night. Trust the exit — Auto‑Lock and brightness restore the instant you leave—your device returns to its normal rhythm. SIMPLE PRICING Pay once to download—no subscriptions, no tiers, and no recurring charges to use the app you see today. Future updates are included at no extra cost; major new paid offerings, if ever introduced, would be communicated clearly in advance.

Screenshots

Rect Clock1 screens
StandBy Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rect Clock at 3.7 against StandBy Clock's 1.0. Rect Clock also leads on ratings volume (168 vs 1). StandBy Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rect Clock sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. StandBy Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rect Clock holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rect Clock has 168 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rect Clock ships an update every 2 weeks, StandBy Clock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rect Clock versus StandBy Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRect ClockStandBy Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (168 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews58.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings168 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB65 MB
Age rating+44+
Developery-designOnur Isik

Customer experience

Rect Clock

All ratings168 ratings
Positive67.3%
Neutral6.0%
Negative26.8%
Written reviews282 reviews
Positive58.9%
Neutral9.2%
Negative31.9%

StandBy Clock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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)

StandBy Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Rect Clock

One-time5
  • 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
None

StandBy Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rect Clock free?
Rect Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StandBy Clock free?
StandBy Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rect Clock or StandBy Clock?
Rect Clock is rated higher. Rect Clock averages 3.7 out of 5 from 168 ratings, while StandBy Clock averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Rect Clock or StandBy Clock have ads?
Rect Clock shows ads; StandBy Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Rect Clock or StandBy Clock?
Rect Clock ships an update every 2 weeks, and StandBy Clock every 3 weeks. Most recently, Rect Clock was updated on October 1, 2026 and StandBy Clock on September 29, 2026.

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