NiceClock Digital vs Big 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.
Big Clock
This app displays the time edge-to-edge on iOS devices, offering enhanced readability with crisp fonts for advanced displays. Customize your clock face with bold fonts, choose time formats, and toggle seconds. It functions offline and prioritizes user data privacy.
- Edge-to-edge time display
- Crisp font for XDR/Liquid Retina
- Dark mode support
- 12/24 hour format
- Customizable clock face styling
- Offline functionality
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Big Clock is designed specifically for iOS users. With an optimised layout for iOS devices, the time can be shown from edge to edge on the display for better readability and usability. For devices adopting XDR or Liquid Retina display technologies, a more crisp and clear font can be shown. FEATURES * Dark mode (night mode) is supported natively in app. The clock face can be viewed comfortably whenever it is in day time or in dark. * The clock can be displayed in either 12/24 time format. * Styling your own clock face with bold font, or to choose showing/hiding the seconds counter. * Timing and clock styling are made within the app. No network connection is required. For accurate time display, please make sure your phone’s clock is in-sync with the timezone that you’re in. * As no third-parties is involved within the process, all data are kept within the app. Made by PPES Developers & Contributors
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NiceClock Digital at 3.8 against Big Clock's 2.3. NiceClock Digital also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 31 months) and ratings volume (49 vs 4). Big Clock's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NiceClock Digital holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NiceClock Digital has 49 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 49% and 50% positive.
NiceClock Digital ships an update every 6 weeks, Big Clock every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NiceClock Digital | Big Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (49 ratings) — better | 2.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 31 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NiceApps GmbH | Philip Tam |
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NiceClock Digital
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In-app purchases
NiceClock Digital
No in-app purchases
Big Clock
No in-app purchases
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