Donec vs Clocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Donec
Track upcoming events with customizable countdowns. Log your thoughts and feelings as developments occur, and revisit the anticipation. Organize events with tags and receive timely notifications.
- Customizable countdowns
- Event journaling
- Tag categorization
- Event notifications
- Home screen widget
- iCloud sync
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Picture this: A cool new game, movie, or show is revealed, …but it's releasing in a few months, ...or a few years. If you are the kind of impatient person that would like for time to go by faster & you are always informed about every little development on what you're interested in, Donec was made for you. Create Countdowns for all the things you are looking forward to. Write down your thoughts and feelings about them as developments happen, and eventually, relive the experience of waiting for them. Did your opinion change over time? · Add Tags to categorize your Countdowns · Get notifications for the Same Day, 1 Day, 3 Days and a Week before the big event · Pin the next upcoming event to your Home Screen with a widget · Keep your countdowns synced across all your devices with iCloud
Clocks
Transform your device into a beautiful clock and weather display. Offers customizable clocks, animated backgrounds, and font options for a personalized experience. It's a private, ad-free alternative to standby modes, with optional matching screensavers for macOS.
- Animated backgrounds
- Customizable clock variations
- Font and color options
- Private and ad-free
- MacOS screensaver sync
- Shortcuts support
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The Clocks app transforms your phone, tablet, or mac into a beautiful clock display, perfect for any home office, bedroom, or studio. It's perfect as an alternative to Standby Mode with even more options: ◎ 28+ gorgeous and intentionally designed animated backgrounds ◎ 15+ variations of clocks you can pair in any combination ◎ Some font and font color options for more personalization ◎ Private, no ads. Designed to be simple and stunning. ◎ Pro Park includes a download for matching screen savers on MacOS so your display can match across your entire work setup. ◎ Three clocks and three backgrounds are usable for free! ◎ Best used on a MagSafe charger, but also works on phones without it. ◎ Shortcuts support to allow Clocks to open automatically when connected to a charger Does Clocks open automatically? Not by default, but within Settings there's a tutorial on how to set it up using Shortcuts. Does Clocks replace Standby mode? We think Clocks is better fitted for daytime use and the official Standby for night time. Will you release more packs in the future? Yes! I plan on designing more backgrounds and clocks in future updates, some which will be free some which will be paid (but affordable). Roadmap - Coming soon: - Timers - More font options and settings
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Verdict
Donec and Clocks both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Donec's written reviews are positive against 59% of Clocks's. Donec also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Clocks's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (476 vs 3). On price, rating, ads 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. Clocks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Donec asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Donec against 4.6 for Clocks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clocks has 476 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Donec's written reviews are positive against 59% of Clocks's.
Donec ships an update every 6 months, Clocks every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Donec | Clocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.6 (476 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 59.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 476 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ANDREA COPELLINO | Daniel Destefanis |
Customer experience
Donec
Clocks
Bugs and requests
Donec
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Clocks
Reported bugs
1 issue- Infinite loop of pop-up ads when trying to use the app
Requested features
3 requests- Timer with start/stop functionality
- Numbered screen savers for easier selection
- Widget support
In-app purchases
Donec
No in-app purchases
Clocks
- Clocks Pro Pack$3.99
