FaceClock Analogue vs Smart Digital & Analog Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FaceClock Analogue
This app offers a highly customizable analogue clock experience with various clock faces, color schemes, and background image options. It includes features like time announcements in multiple languages, an alarm with snooze, music player controls, and battery indication.
- Customizable clock faces and color schemes
- Background picture customization
- Time announcements in 6 languages
- Alarm clock with snooze
- Music player control
- Battery indicator
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FaceClock is free to use with six minimal clock faces, all color themes, wall colors, the digital time and a full alarm. FaceClock turns your iPhone or iPad into an analog clock you'll actually want on your nightstand, your desk or your kitchen counter. Twenty clock faces Pick from four groups: Minimal (bars, dots, rings), Numerals (including Roman, Arabic-Indic and Chinese numbers), 24-Hour dials, and Counter-Clockwise faces that run backwards. Choose a color theme, including a dim red Night theme that won't keep you awake, and a light theme for bright rooms. Make it yours Set any wall color or use your own photo as the background, then drag and pinch to frame it. Add the date, the digital time in 12- or 24-hour form, and the current temperature. Drag up or down anywhere on the clock to dim the screen for night-time. A real alarm Built on Apple's alarm system, so it rings even when your phone is locked or on silent. Choose the time, which days it repeats and how long snooze lasts. Sleep timer Count down with white noise, or an alarm at the end. The timer keeps going on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Weather on the face Local temperature and conditions from Apple Weather, right on the dial. Visual effects behind the clock can follow your weather: sunlight, fog, rain or snow. Hear the time Have the clock speak the time on the hour, half hour or quarter hour, in your choice of language. Or just double-tap the clock whenever you want to know. Widgets Clock widgets for the Home Screen in every size, including extra large on iPad, plus a minimal clock for the Lock Screen. They follow the clock settings you chose in the app. Also included Now Playing controls for the Music app · battery ring with charging status · keep-screen-awake for bedside use · full iPad support in portrait and landscape Unlock everything with a single purchase: all twenty clock faces, photo backgrounds, weather, visual effects, the sleep timer, the music player, spoken time announcements and widgets. One purchase, no subscription. Already bought it in an earlier version? Tap Restore Purchase.
Smart Digital & Analog Clock
This app offers a customizable dual clock display with both digital and analog options. It includes home screen widgets, a built-in calendar for event management, and extensive visual personalization for colors and display modes. Keep your screen awake with smart management options and easily copy the current time.
- Dual digital and analog clock display
- Home screen widgets
- Built-in calendar with event management
- Extensive color and size customization
- Light/Dark mode and auto-switching
- Smart screen awake management
- Copy time to clipboard
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Beautiful dual clock display with extensive customization options! This elegant clock app shows the current time with both digital and analog displays. The analog clock features a smooth-moving second hand for precise timekeeping, while the digital display shows the date, day of the week, and time in an easy-to-read format. KEY FEATURES ■ Home Screen Widgets Add convenient widgets to your home screen to display today's date and current time at a glance. Simply long-press the app icon or home screen to add widgets to your device. ■ Built-in Calendar Swipe right while viewing the clock to access the integrated calendar. • Add events by double-tapping a date or tapping the plus button in the popup • Delete events by swiping left on them in the popup screen • Reorder events with long-press and drag • Disable the calendar in settings if not needed ■ Extensive Customization Options *Size Adjustment* Use the top-right button to resize both digital and analog clocks to perfectly fit your screen dimensions and viewing preferences. *Complete Color Customization* Personalize every aspect of your clock's appearance: - Background color - Text and numbers - Analog clock hour hand, minute hand, and second hand - Individual settings for Light and Dark modes *Flexible Display Modes* - Toggle between Light and Dark modes - Auto Dark Mode: automatically switches to dark mode during specified hours (when auto mode is enabled, manual toggle is disabled) - Show/hide title bar (swipe from left edge to access settings when hidden) - Show/hide status bar for an immersive, clutter-free display *Smart Screen Management* Keep your screen awake while the app is running with three convenient options: - Always keep screen on - Keep screen on while charging only - Normal screen timeout *Additional Useful Features* - Copy current time to clipboard in your preferred format with one tap - Backup and restore all your settings to/from a file for easy transfer between devices PERFECT FOR: - Using your phone or tablet as a stylish desk clock while studying or working - Those who prefer analog clock displays with visible second hands - Quickly checking the current date and time when filling out documents - Creating a personalized timepiece that matches your style or room decor - Anyone who wants a clean, distraction-free clock display - Keeping track of time during presentations or meetings WE VALUE YOUR FEEDBACK Your suggestions help us improve! Contact us anytime via: - Email: mizuki.naotaka@gmail.com - X: https://x.com/NaotakaMizuki - App Store reviews
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smart Digital & Analog Clock at 5.0 against FaceClock Analogue's 4.5. Smart Digital & Analog Clock also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). FaceClock Analogue's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (369 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. FaceClock Analogue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Smart Digital & Analog Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Smart Digital & Analog Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FaceClock Analogue has 369 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of FaceClock Analogue's written reviews are positive against 63% of Smart Digital & Analog Clock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
FaceClock Analogue ships an update every 5 weeks, Smart Digital & Analog Clock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FaceClock Analogue | Smart Digital & Analog Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (369 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews — better | 63.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 369 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iReka Soft | Yuuki Shimizu |
Customer experience
FaceClock Analogue
Smart Digital & Analog Clock
Bugs and requests
FaceClock Analogue
Reported bugs
3 issues- Alarm not working when app is closed
- Ads reappearing after purchasing ad-free version
- Clock freezing at certain times
Requested features
6 requests- Option to display clock on lock screen
- Ability to set as main system clock
- More clock face design options
- Customizable hand colors
- Alarm clock functionality
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- Ability to disable music controls
Smart Digital & Analog Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FaceClock Analogue
- Unlock All Features$1.99
Smart Digital & Analog Clock
- Remove ads$1.99
Questions
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