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
A simple utility app offering a large digital clock and stopwatch functionality. It features customizable backgrounds to suit day or night viewing.
- Digital clock display
- Stopwatch functionality
- Day mode background
- Night mode background
- White background option
- Black background option
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This is a Big clock with stopwatch. changing digital clock or stopwatch changing background for day or night mode ---Function--- +digital clock +stopwatch --Background---- +white +Black
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NiceClock Digital at 3.8 against Big clock's 2.1. NiceClock Digital also leads on ratings volume (49 vs 7). Big clock's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NiceClock Digital holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NiceClock Digital has 49 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of NiceClock Digital's written reviews are positive against 43% of Big clock's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NiceClock Digital | Big clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (49 ratings) — better | 2.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.4% of reviews — better | 43.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| 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 | 8.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NiceApps GmbH | Sakura apps |
Customer experience
NiceClock Digital
Big clock
In-app purchases
NiceClock Digital
No in-app purchases
Big clock
No in-app purchases
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