Comparison

My Digital Clock vs Clock Wave

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

Head to head
About

My Digital Clock

Personalize your time with a clean and elegant digital clock. Choose from multiple themes, fonts, and activate night mode for a comfortable display. Optimized for performance and a distraction-free experience.

Highlights
  • Multiple clock themes
  • Custom font selection
  • Night mode support
  • Clean interface
  • Easy-to-use settings
Features
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Your Time. Your Style. My Digital Clock is a clean and elegant digital clock app designed for simplicity and personalization. Customize your clock with beautiful themes, stylish fonts, and night mode — perfect for bedside tables, work desks, or daily time display. Lightweight and optimized for smooth performance. Features • Multiple clock themes • Custom font selection • Night mode support • Clean and distraction-free interface • Easy-to-use settings • Smooth and responsive design Designed for Comfort Whether you prefer a bright, colorful look or a minimal dark display, My Digital Clock adapts to your style. Perfect for: • Bedside clock • Office desk clock • Focus sessions • Minimalist home setups Simple. Elegant. Reliable. No ads cluttering your experience. No complicated setup. Just a beautiful digital clock, ready when you need it. Download now and personalize your time.

About

Clock Wave

Calibrate your radio-controlled watch or clock using your iPhone or iPad. Simply tap 'Transmit' and place your device near your watch to automatically sync the accurate time.

Highlights
  • Calibrate radio-controlled watches/clocks
  • Transmit accurate time automatically
  • Supports 5 major global time signal stations
  • Manual station selection for compatibility
  • Automatic time signal transmission
Features
Currently charting
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Clock Wave allows you calibrate radio controlled watch or clock anytime and anywhere. Just click "Transmit" button, set your watch or clock to manual receive time signal, and place it nearby your iPhone/iPad's speaker, it will be calibrated in a few minutes. Clock Wave features: - Covers 5 major longwave time signal stations all over the world. * USA: WWVB * Japan: JJY * China: BPC * UK: MSF * DE: DCF77 - Automatically transmit the accurate time. * If your radio controlled watch/clock doesn't support station BPC, select station JJY manually to use in China. * If your radio controlled watch/clock doesn't support station MSF, select station DCF77 manually to use in UK. * If your radio controlled watch/clock support only a specified timezone or station, (e.g. Using a radio controlled clock support only JJY station in Australia.), select the watch/clock timezone manually in app settings.

Screenshots

My Digital Clock4 screens
Clock Wave3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: My Digital Clock at Free against Clock Wave's $1.99. My Digital Clock also leads on ratings volume (7.5K vs 248). Clock Wave's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence 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

My Digital Clock is free to download; Clock Wave costs $1.99 up front. My Digital Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Clock Wave asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for My Digital Clock against 4.7 for Clock Wave. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Digital Clock has 7.5K ratings behind it against 248, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of My Digital Clock's written reviews are positive against 92% of Clock Wave's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Digital Clock ships an update every 5 months, Clock Wave every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
My Digital Clock versus Clock Wave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Digital ClockClock Wave
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (7.5K ratings) — better4.7 (248 ratings)
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews91.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.5K — better248
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#41 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArumugam Kalaichelvan震 任

Customer experience

My Digital Clock

All ratings7,057 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews188 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral7.4%
Negative11.2%

Clock Wave

All ratings248 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral0.4%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews285 reviews
Positive91.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative7.4%

User reviews

My Digital Clock

From 7.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🕰️ Accurate time display
  • 📆 Clear date and time
  • 🔍 Large, easy-to-read numbers
  • 🎨 Customizable colors
  • ⏱️ Seconds display

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Ads disruptive
  • 🔀 Time display inconsistent between app and home screen
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🔒 Restore purchases not working as expected

Clock Wave

From 248 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Works as advertised
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Syncs watches quickly
  • 💡 Clever solution for remote areas
  • 👍 Reliable and consistent

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Doesn't work for some watches
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or failures

Bugs and requests

My Digital Clock

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Time display incorrect when app is closed
  • Crashes when trying to remove ads

Requested features

6 requests
  • Widget support
  • 24-hour time format option
  • Ability to hide seconds
  • Customizable font and size
  • Always-on display mode
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  • Integration with Apple Watch

Clock Wave

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incompatibility with certain iOS versions
  • Incorrect time zone adjustments

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to transmit signal automatically
  • Support for more watch brands/models
  • Improved volume/signal strength control

In-app purchases

1 purchases

My Digital Clock

One-time1
  • Remove Ad$0.99
None

Clock Wave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Digital Clock free?
My Digital Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clock Wave free?
Clock Wave costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Digital Clock or Clock Wave?
My Digital Clock is rated higher. My Digital Clock averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7.5K ratings, while Clock Wave averages 4.7 from 248 ratings.
Do My Digital Clock or Clock Wave have ads?
My Digital Clock shows ads; Clock Wave does not.
Which is updated more often, My Digital Clock or Clock Wave?
My Digital Clock ships an update every 5 months, and Clock Wave every 2 months. Most recently, My Digital Clock was updated on September 24, 2026 and Clock Wave on September 26, 2026.

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