ADClock Blackboard vs NiceClock Analog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ADClock Blackboard
This utility app displays analog and digital clocks with a unique "Blackboard" design theme. It offers customizable display formats, date indications, and orientation mirroring. Users can also control time signal voice sounds and auto-lock settings.
- Analog and digital clock display
- Blackboard design theme
- 12/24-hour format switch
- Date indication (EN, JP, KR)
- Auto lock ON/OFF
- Horizontal/vertical inversion
- Time signal voice sound
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Analog and digital clock. This design theme is "Blackboard". You can set the various functions in the 2 settings button. General setting -> Setting button. Specific settings for each design -> (Q)uick Setup button. You can see the detail operating movie. Please press information (i) menu, and you will find app website. FEATURES ・12/24-hour display format switch. ・Date indication switch (English, Japanese, Korean). ・Auto lock ON/OFF. ・you can invert the design horizontal or vertical (reflect to mirrors and glass, etc.) ※ Shake -> invert switching. ・Time signal voice sound ON／OFF (English, Japanese). ※ You can switch 30 or 60 minutes intervals. NOTE: ・When this app does not start up, please try double-push the home button, and quit other running apps. ・There is no alarm function. ・Use iPhone or iPod Touch charging up for long term usage. ・Time accuracy is according to the internal clock. There is no time synchronization function. ・The design may be subject to change without notice due to circumstances in the version up.
NiceClock Analog
This app displays a beautiful analog clock on your iOS device. It offers various themes and a night mode for dimmed viewing. The "Disable Auto-Lock" function keeps the app open, making it ideal for docking stations.
- Beautiful analog clock display
- Multiple themes
- Night mode with dimmed screen
- Disable Auto-Lock function
- Ideal for docking stations
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NiceClock Analogue is one of the most beautiful analog clocks for your iOS device. Put your iPhone into the docking station and let NiceClock Analog do its magic. With the function "Disable Auto-Lock" the app stays open. Enjoy the nice view of the time with the beautiful design. You can chose between many nice themes. Thanks to the new night mode you can use NiceClock Analog with a dimmed screen during night. This application is financed by advertising. Additional features of the pro version: - Even more themes. - No advertisements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ADClock Blackboard at 5.0 against NiceClock Analog's 3.7. ADClock Blackboard also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.5). NiceClock Analog's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ADClock Blackboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NiceClock Analog has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ADClock Blackboard ships an update every 10 months, NiceClock Analog every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ADClock Blackboard | NiceClock Analog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 87.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hiroyuki Otsuka | NiceApps GmbH |
Customer experience
ADClock Blackboard
NiceClock Analog
In-app purchases
ADClock Blackboard
No in-app purchases
NiceClock Analog
No in-app purchases
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