Comparison

The Clocks vs Clock

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

Head to head
About

The Clocks

This app offers a variety of clock styles including flip, digital, and analog. It features customizable alarms with music options, a world clock for multiple locations, and several user-friendly controls for brightness, touch lock, and flashlight activation.

Highlights
  • Flip, Digital, and Analog clock types
  • In-app music alarms
  • World clock with 500+ cities
  • Customizable clock appearance
  • Adjustable snooze interval
  • Flashlight by shaking
Features
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The Clocks of Simplicity. Three fundamental clock types featuring in-app music alarms and a world clock. Clock Types: • Flip Clock • Digital Clock • Analog Clock • Detailed customization options for each clock Alarm Clock: • Supports up to 5 alarms • Adjustable snooze interval • Use your own iPod music as alarm sounds (while the app is running in the foreground) World Clock: • Displays times for 6 locations • Supports over 500 cities and countries Miscellaneous: • Touch lock • Intuitive gestures • Burn-in protection • Activate flashlight by shaking • User-friendly button interface • Adjustable brightness, scale, and position

About

Clock

This app helps you manage your time across devices. It offers features like a world clock for global time zones, customizable alarms with music options, a stopwatch for measuring durations, and timers for countdowns.

Highlights
  • World Clock for global time zones
  • Customizable Alarms with music
  • Stopwatch with lap recording
  • Multiple Timers with labels
  • Sleep schedule integration
Features
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Clock helps you manage your time on iOS, iPadOS and macOS. Check the current time anywhere with World Clock, make sure you wake up on time with Alarms, or keep track of passing time with Stopwatch and Timers. World Clock Check the current time in cities around the world. Or quickly see the time difference compared to your local time to make coordinating across time zones easy. Alarms Set regular alarms for any time of day. Choose to set them to repeat on specific days, give them a label and select the sound that plays with each. When your alarm goes off, you can choose to play from a selection of sounds, or pick a song from your Apple Music library. You can also adjust your wake up alarm and sleep schedule from Health right in the Clock app so you can wind down with a Sleep Focus and make sure you always wake up on time. Stopwatch Measure the duration of an event. You can see how much time has lapsed with either a digital or analog stopwatch face, and you can quickly record laps or splits throughout the time. Timers Count down seconds, minutes or hours. Or count down using multiple timers, and add labels and distinct sounds to each. You can also choose to set a timer that stops any music playing in the background—perfect for getting to sleep with your favorite playlist.

Screenshots

The Clocks4 screens
Clock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Clocks at 78% against Clock's 14%. The Clocks also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. The Clocks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Clocks holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22K and 20K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of The Clocks's written reviews are positive against 14% of Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Clocks ships an update every 2 weeks, Clock every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
The Clocks versus Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe ClocksClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (22K ratings) — better2.5 (20K ratings)
Positive reviews78.4% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings22K — better20K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeanterm Inc.Apple

Customer experience

The Clocks

All ratings22,013 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews870 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative15.5%

Clock

All ratings19,995 ratings
Positive32.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative60.2%
Written reviews4,481 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral8.5%
Negative77.2%

User reviews

The Clocks

From 22K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Excellent clock app
  • ⏰ Great for alarms and timers
  • 🎨 Customizable clock faces and styles
  • 🔍 Large, easy-to-read display
  • 🌙 Dimmable screen for nighttime use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Alarm issues (doesn't always sound, short duration)
  • 🔒 Concerns about privacy and data access
  • 🔄 Orientation/rotation problems
  • 🔆 Brightness changes can be disruptive
  • 💲 Paid upgrade may be required for some features

Clock

From 20K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Useful app
  • 👍 Good alarm clock
  • ✨ Interesting experience
  • 🕰️ Helpful for timekeeping

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Alarm issues
  • 🔇 Quiet/silent alarms
  • 🕰️ Lack of customization
  • 🤯 Frustrating bugs
  • 🕰️ Unreliable timer

Bugs and requests

The Clocks

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Clock style randomly changes
  • Alarm doesn't work when device is locked
  • App freezes or crashes occasionally
  • Time displayed on home screen is incorrect

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add timer and stopwatch functions
  • Allow custom alarm sounds/music
  • Improve alarm reliability and duration
  • Provide more clock face/style options
  • Add date display
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  • Improve orientation/rotation controls
  • Adjust brightness changes to be less disruptive

Clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Alarms not going off or being silent
  • Alarms disappearing or turning off on their own
  • Timer issues like not showing countdown or not working properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to set alarms for specific dates
  • Option to silence all alarms for a period
  • More customization for alarm sounds and snooze
  • Separate volume control for alarms
  • Ability to group and manage alarms
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  • Display seconds in digital clock view

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Clocks

One-time1
  • The Clocks Premium Upgrade$3.99
None

Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Clocks free?
The Clocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clock free?
Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Clocks or Clock?
The Clocks is rated higher. The Clocks averages 4.5 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while Clock averages 2.5 from 20K ratings.
Do The Clocks or Clock have ads?
The Clocks shows ads; Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, The Clocks or Clock?
The Clocks ships an update every 2 weeks, and Clock every 6 months. Most recently, The Clocks was updated on November 7, 2026 and Clock on November 7, 2026.

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