Comparison

Bedside Alarm Clock vs Nightstand ※

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

Head to head
About

Bedside Alarm Clock

Design your ideal clock with AI-generated faces, hands, and colors based on your text descriptions. Enjoy a dimmable bedside mode, reliable alarms with voice control, and glanceable weather updates. Customize your clock and save multiple styles.

Highlights
  • AI-generated clock face customization
  • Dimmable bedside mode with low-light colors
  • Reliable alarms with voice control
  • Glanceable weather updates
  • Customizable clock widgets
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Describe the clock you want. Nightside designs it. Type a sentence — "Japanese neon numbers", "a vintage brass dial with Roman numerals", or just "I'm a peaceful person who loves the sea" — and Nightside designs a complete clock for it: the dial, hands, numerals and colours, with a background picture painted to match. Preview it on your real Home screen, change it in words ("remove the second hand", "make it warmer"), and keep the ones you love. No other clock app on the App Store does this. A CLOCK YOU CAN READ FROM BED • Large time, adjustable to the size you want, in 12- or 24-hour format, with optional seconds • Bedside mode: a quiet, dimmable clock with a brightness dial, black or warm red low-light colours, and controls that fade until you tap • Keep the screen on while it stands on your nightstand or dock, with the next alarm and today's weather at a glance • Portrait and landscape, iPhone and iPad, and layouts for foldable iPhone ALARMS YOU CAN TRUST • Repeat on any days, pick a tone, choose snooze of 5, 10 or 15 minutes, and see exactly when the next alarm rings before you save • Skip just the next occurrence of a repeating alarm without turning it off • On iOS 26 and later, alarms are system alarms that can ring through Silent mode and Focus once you allow them • Say "Stop" or "Snooze" to the ringing clock, hands-free (English) • Clear status on every alarm: active, snoozing, skipped, or needs permission — never a switch that looks on while nothing is scheduled MAKE IT YOURS • 33 clock faces: 13 digital (flip, segment, LED-style, mono, stacked and more) and 20 analog dials • 14 curated looks such as Moderno, Station, Night Garden, Starlight and Sun Path • Use your own photo as the background, or let Nightside paint one from your description • Save as many styles as you like and switch in a tap WEATHER, WITHOUT THE FUSS • Current temperature and conditions for your location or a city you choose, in °C or °F • Works without location permission when you pick a city • Honest freshness: you always see when the weather was last updated ON YOUR HOME SCREEN AND WRIST • Clock widget with the time, next alarm and weather, plus a one-tap Bedside launcher • Apple Watch: see the next alarm, switch alarms on and off, and stop or snooze from your wrist FREE AND PREMIUM Nightside is free to download with one alarm, Bedside mode, voice Stop and Snooze, the Moderno look and a small ad banner that never appears on the clock, in Bedside mode or while an alarm rings. Nightside Premium removes ads and unlocks described (AI) styles, every face and look, photo backgrounds, weather and additional alarms. Premium is a monthly or yearly subscription that renews until cancelled; the price is shown in the app before you subscribe. If you bought ClockIT when it was a paid app, Premium is included for life — just open the app on the same Apple ID. Alarms need notification or alarm permission and depend on your device's sound settings. Weather data by Apple Weather. Described styles send only your description to Nightside's server to design the clock; nothing else leaves your device. Questions or ideas? Reach us at info@creoit.com — we read everything. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Nightstand ※

This app provides a stylish digital clock and a customizable alarm system. Wake up to your favorite music or white noise, and fall asleep to soothing sounds. It offers background alarm support and a sleep timer for a peaceful night's rest.

Highlights
  • Stylish designer clock themes
  • Background alarm support
  • Wake up to favorite music
  • Sleep to white noise or songs
  • Sleep timer
  • Customizable alarm options
Features
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CLOCK • Large digital clock; screen stays awake; fills the screen on iPad • Choose your font, including a Dot Matrix LED look • Custom colours and date style • 12 or 24-hour time, optional AM/PM, optional seconds • Show or hide the date, day and battery level • Swipe up or down to dim, with the brightness level shown ALARMS AND SLEEP • Alarms with your choice of sounds • Calm sunrise wake-up screen • Sleep timer with soft white noise • Clear warning if notifications are off IPHONE DUO • Clock and date centred on the outer screen • Fold Mode: half-fold and the clock moves to one side; tap to switch sides EXTRAS (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) • Weather under the clock: temperature, icon and your area • Time Announcement: hear the time on an interval or by double tap, in your language • All backgrounds and styles • Multiple alarms • Every future update included • No subscription GOOD TO KNOW • Weather information is provided by Apple Weather • Location is used only to show your local weather and is never shared • Questions or ideas? Visit the support page from the About screen

Screenshots

Bedside Alarm Clock4 screens
Nightstand ※4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nightstand ※ at none against Bedside Alarm Clock's shown. Nightstand ※ also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 115). Bedside Alarm Clock's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 41%) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Bedside Alarm Clock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Nightstand ※ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nightstand ※ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nightstand ※ has 2.1K ratings behind it against 115, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Bedside Alarm Clock's written reviews are positive against 41% of Nightstand ※'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bedside Alarm Clock versus Nightstand ※: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBedside Alarm ClockNightstand ※
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (115 ratings)4.4 (2.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.4% of reviews — better40.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1152.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCreoiReka Soft

Customer experience

Bedside Alarm Clock

All ratings115 ratings
Positive72.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative24.3%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive50.4%
Neutral13.6%
Negative36.0%

Nightstand ※

All ratings1,698 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral5.5%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews185 reviews
Positive40.5%
Neutral11.4%
Negative48.1%

Bugs and requests

Bedside Alarm Clock

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Weather data fails to load or displays 'null'
  • Alarm doesn't sound when phone is muted
  • App crashes when weather updates
  • Brightness setting doesn't uniformly dim display
  • Deleted alarms continue to trigger
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  • Music alarm feature doesn't work - plays default sound instead
  • App won't stay in foreground or closes during night
  • Snooze button doesn't function properly
  • Alarm goes off at wrong time
  • App brightness setting changes device brightness
  • Weather icons don't display
  • Music library files won't select as alarm sounds
  • 24-hour mode doesn't apply to alarm settings
  • App incompatible with iOS 9+ and newer devices
  • Support page returns error or is unavailable

Requested features

16 requests
  • Variable clock size adjustment
  • Brightness adjustment for white bottom line/bezel
  • Multiple font choices
  • Display next alarm time on screen
  • Show alarm on/off status on display
Show 11 more
  • Seconds display in addition to hours/minutes
  • Battery level indicator
  • More alarm sound options
  • Ability to upload custom music
  • Override mute button for alarms
  • Home time display while traveling
  • Calendar integration
  • Screen burn-in prevention with number movement
  • Persistent brightness setting between sessions
  • 24-hour format for alarm settings
  • Fade-out effect for swipe-up bar

Nightstand ※

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bedside Alarm Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$0.491 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$3.991 Year
1 purchases

Nightstand ※

One-time1
  • Extras Awesomeness$2.99

Questions

Is Bedside Alarm Clock free?
Bedside Alarm Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nightstand ※ free?
Nightstand ※ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bedside Alarm Clock or Nightstand ※?
Nightstand ※ is rated higher. Bedside Alarm Clock averages 3.9 out of 5 from 115 ratings, while Nightstand ※ averages 4.4 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Bedside Alarm Clock or Nightstand ※ have ads?
Bedside Alarm Clock shows ads; Nightstand ※ does not.
Which is updated more often, Bedside Alarm Clock or Nightstand ※?
Bedside Alarm Clock ships an update every 6 weeks, and Nightstand ※ every 6 weeks. Most recently, Bedside Alarm Clock was updated on November 1, 2026 and Nightstand ※ on November 1, 2026.

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