NiceClock Digital vs Alarm Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Alarm Clock
Transform your device into a free, easy-to-use digital alarm clock with a classic interface. Features large buttons, a bright LCD-style display, and customizable alarm sounds for a simple wake-up experience.
- Large buttons
- Big display
- Red LCD style
- Customizable alarm sounds
- Retina display support
- Automatic clock format settings
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This is a super simple alarm clock with large buttons. It turns your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch into a beautiful digital alarm clock for free! Alarm Clock is designed to work exactly like a classic digital alarm clock. It's easy to use with the features you really need. Features: ◉ Gorgeous red LCD style display ◉ Personalize with 5 built-in alarm sounds ◉ Retina display ◉ Big buttons ◉ A large display ◉ It automatically uses your iPhone clock settings, like 24/12 hour clock format and AM/PM settings. ◉ Control the foreground brightness by sliding the clock screen from left to right. ◉ Very useful and easy to use. Download this alarm clock today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Alarm Clock at 4.3 against NiceClock Digital's 3.7. Alarm Clock also leads on ratings volume (187 vs 49). NiceClock Digital's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 20 months). On price, ads, 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. Alarm Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NiceClock Digital asks for nothing beyond the download.
Alarm Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 187 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of NiceClock Digital's written reviews are positive against 35% of Alarm Clock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
NiceClock Digital ships an update every 2 weeks, Alarm Clock every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NiceClock Digital | Alarm Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (49 ratings) | 4.3 (187 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.4% of reviews — better | 35.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 187 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NiceApps GmbH | Netviking AB |
Customer experience
NiceClock Digital
Alarm Clock
In-app purchases
NiceClock Digital
No in-app purchases
Alarm Clock
- Ad Removal$1.99
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