Clock Seconds vs Big Digital Clock Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clock Seconds
A highly accurate and customizable digital clock that fills your screen. Offers adjustable colors, sizes, and 12/24 hour formats. Designed for minimal battery usage.
- Largest digital clock display
- Accurate atomic time comparison
- Customizable colors and dimensions
- 12/24 hour format options
- Minimal battery consumption design
- Portrait mode settings access
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Largest and most accurate digital clock to fit your screen, with customizable colors, dimensions, 12/24 hour modes, atomic (compare to https://time.gov) , and more. To customize the clock use Portrait, tap the clock to show / hide settings. The app was designed to minimize battery consumption on your device. Compare accuracy to https://time.gov
Big Digital Clock Widget
Display a large digital clock on your device's screen, optimized for iOS 17 StandBy mode. View the current time easily from a distance, either within the app or using its widgets. Offers a free experience with an optional one-time purchase for expanded customization.
- iOS 17 StandBy mode optimization
- Large format digital clock display
- Single and dual widget options
- Viewable from a distance
- Customization options via purchase
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Designed for iOS 17, Big Digital Clock Widget allows you to see a large format digital clock in one or two widgets in StandBy mode. Easily see current time in digital time format from far away in the app or its widgets. Free with no ads! There is a small one-time purchase available to enable more styling options.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Clock Seconds at 5.0 against Big Digital Clock Widget's 4.5. Clock Seconds also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Big Digital Clock Widget's advantage is ratings volume (245 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Clock Seconds sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Big Digital Clock Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Clock Seconds holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Digital Clock Widget has 245 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Clock Seconds ships an update every 4 weeks, Big Digital Clock Widget every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clock Seconds | Big Digital Clock Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.5 (245 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 245 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Engler - Apps | Cromulent Labs |
Customer experience
Clock Seconds
Big Digital Clock Widget
In-app purchases
Clock Seconds
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Unlock$9.99
Big Digital Clock Widget
- Premium Version$2.99
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