# Big Day vs Floating Clock

The clearest difference is price: Floating Clock at Free against Big Day's $3.99. Floating Clock also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Big Day's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (81 vs 19). On in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Floating Clock is free to download; Big Day costs $3.99 up front. Big Day sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Floating Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Floating Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 81 and 19 respectively.

Big Day ships an update every 5 weeks, Floating Clock fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Big Day | Floating Clock |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $3.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.0 (81 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/big-dayevent-countdown-clock/id581481166/reviews) | **[4.9 (19 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/floating-clock-stw-and-countdown/id1548400822/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **81** | 19 |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 35 MB | 41 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 14.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [WW Productions BVBA](https://appshunter.io/developer/1171837096) | [贵东 赵](https://appshunter.io/developer/1501632193) |

## What reviewers say

### Big Day

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/big-dayevent-countdown-clock/id581481166)

This app helps you track the time until important life events with customizable countdowns. It offers detailed timers, personalized visuals, and repeating alerts to enhance anticipation for holidays, anniversaries, and more.

**Highlights:** Comprehensive event countdowns, Hour, minute, and second timer, Customizable background visuals, Personalized countdown timer, Repeating and multiple alerts, Social sharing of events, Unlimited event tracking

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| package of 32 different Anniversaries background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Holidays background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Parties background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Events background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Celebrations background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Yearly background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Career background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| package of 32 different Personal background images | $1.99 | one-time |
| All background images | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 💡 Customizable with own photos
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Accurate countdown
- 👍 Helpful for visualizing time
- 👍 Multiple events supported

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes and freezes on some devices
- 💰 In-app purchases required for more features
- 🔧 Occasional issues with time/date accuracy
- 🔧 Background image resizing not possible

**Reported bugs**

- Countdown time not always accurate
- Inability to restore purchased content
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

**Requested features**

- Ability to set recurring events
- Widget support for home screen
- More free background image options
- Countdown alerts/notifications


### Floating Clock

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/floating-clock-stw-and-countdown/id1548400822)

This digital clock tool offers stopwatch and countdown functionality, allowing it to be suspended over any app or mobile desktop. Customize the background and font of the floating window for a personalized experience.

**Highlights:** Floating clock overlay, Stopwatch functionality, Countdown timer, Customizable background, Customizable font, Suspends over other apps

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| VIP month | $6.49 | per month |
| VIP year | $29.49 | per year |
| VIP | $1.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Big Day free?

Big Day costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Floating Clock free?

Floating Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Big Day or Floating Clock?

Floating Clock is rated higher. Big Day averages 4.0 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Floating Clock averages 4.9 from 19 ratings.

### Do Big Day or Floating Clock have ads?

Floating Clock shows ads; Big Day does not.

### Which is updated more often, Big Day or Floating Clock?

Big Day ships an update every 5 weeks, and Floating Clock fortnightly. Most recently, Big Day was updated on September 26, 2026 and Floating Clock on July 7, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*